An African medical student's resolution

This medical student in Madagascar Nadia wanted to be a obstetrics specialist to serve herself for women living in very remote areas of the country. Many of specilists in African countries prefer to stay in a big capital city.
( Mahajanga Province,Madagascar, 2001)

A newborn in a flood refugee camp

Every human being is entitled to good health. Health is a measure of social justice and equity( Taskforce on innovative itnernational financing for health systems,2009).
The baby was born in a flood refugee camp during the heavy rainy season of 2005 in the suburb of Dakar. The midwife caring the baby was also one of the refugees.

Traveler’s tree

This tree welcomes a traveler in a tropical forest.
The tree will hug you.
And the tree also provides water for you by its own body.

Impression, Sunrise

This picture is not “Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant)” by Claude Monet, nor sunrise from the Seine River. But the sunrise from Dakar City, Senegal.

I wish all of you a very peaceful and pleasant new year of 2009!

A hospital was also bombarded

In the Vietnam War Bach Mai Hospital, one of the National Hospitals, located at the city of Hanoi, was also bombarded in 22 December of 1972 and lost some of their medical staff and even their patients. The hospital now functions very much as a top referral and training hospital but they don’t forget their December of 22nd and built a memorial monument in the heart of the hospital.

African, are they dirty?

One day, please try to visit very countryside of Madagascar. There you will meet those charming children who will kindly and politely greet you, while they are sweeping outside of their school.
( Mitinjo,Mahajanga Province,Madagascar,2003)

May peace and equity on earth

Our Sweet Lord comes to everywhere and to everyone. And like this pretty way shall we answer our duty and responsibility?
(one from Antananarivo,Madagascar and two from Pernambucco, Brazil)