Madagascar Health Camp

The Dawoodi Bohra Department of Health & Wellbeing, under the banner of Project Rise, organised a ten-day medical camp across Antananarivo and Diego Suarez in July 2026. For many families in Madagascar, receiving specialist care can mean long waits and difficult journeys. Dawoodi Bohra volunteer doctors, Malagasy health professionals and local volunteers came together across Antananarivo and Diego Suarez to help bridge that gap. Working alongside Madagascar's Ministry of Public Health, the 10 day medical camp brought consultations, treatment and surgical care across twelve specialities to hundreds of patients.

1. ANTANANARIVO

1. ANTANANARIVO

Registration for the camp opened in the highlands, where volunteers guided patients through registration, vital checks and consultations, while doctors and specialists provided checkups and treatments across multiple sectors.

Impact

  • 2,578 consultations
  • 100 dental procedures
  • 35 doctors

Hospital tie ups

  • Hôpital Loterana Ambohibao (Lutheran Hospital, Ambohibao, Antananarivo)
  • Clinique Médico-Chirurgicale de Tanjombato (private hospital in the Tanjombato suburb of Antananarivo)

2. DIEGO SUAREZ

2. Diego Suarez

A week later, the camp came to Diego Suarez, with representatives of the Ministry of Public Health, regional hospitals and the Dawoodi Bohra community to mark the start of the camp.
Across 18 specialities, ranging from cardiology to urology, doctors conducted 2,280 consultations and performed 165+ surgeries. The camp also included Diego Suarez’s first minimally invasive procedure to treat an enlarged prostate, performed using endoscopic technology.
Medical professionals from eight countries worked alongside local healthcare teams throughout the week.

Impact

2,280 consultations

200 dental procedures

39 doctors

165+ surgeries performed

Hospital tie ups

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Tanambao I (public university hospital)
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Place Kabary (also known as "Hôpital Be," Antsiranana's oldest hospital, est. 1901)
  • HOMI — Hôpital Militaire d'Antsiranana (the Military Hospital of Antsiranana)
  • Samaritan Health Clinic (Clinique / Polyclinique du Samaritain)

Specialities list-

Cardiology · Gastroenterology · General medicine · Dermatology · ENT · Ophthalmology · Dental surgery · Orthopaedics · Gynaecology · Neurology · General surgery · Urology
Our Overall Impact
346
Surgeries
Done
300+
Dental Procedures
Done
18
Specialists
Across Both Campuses
4,858
Consultations
Done
2
Locations
Madagascar
Testimonials
A beneficiary
A beneficiary
Dr Husain Gheewala
Our Annual Impact 2025