A Monegasque delegation has returned from a 10-day mission in Madagascar, reaffirming the Principality’s enduring commitment to development, health, and civil society partnerships in its top priority country for cooperation.
From the 24th March to 4th April, a delegation led by Isabelle Rosabrunetto, Director General of the Department of External Relations and Cooperation, travelled to Madagascar to meet with local partners, beneficiaries, and national authorities. The visit served to strengthen Monaco’s two-decade-long development partnership with the island nation, which remains the primary beneficiary of Monegasque cooperation.
Over 40 active projects span the Malagasy territory, combining the efforts of public institutions and civil society organisations. Since 2016, cooperation in the health sector has been formalised through bilateral agreements, with a broader framework agreement signed in 2022. During this latest mission, the delegation met with Madagascar’s Minister of Public Health, Professor Zely Arivelo Randriamanantany, to discuss the ongoing expansion of universal health coverage — a key government strategy supported by Monaco and the World Health Organisation.
The delegation visited four regions across the country, where they witnessed both the daily challenges of poverty — affecting over 80% of the population — and the resilience of communities driving change. From Sainte-Marie to Fianarantsoa, Monaco’s representatives engaged with dozens of local and international stakeholders across sectors such as public health, food security, education, child protection, and entrepreneurship. “We are impressed by the diversity and quality of the initiatives we support, and by the commitment shown by our partners on the ground,” said a spokesperson for the delegation.
Highlights of the visit included exchanges with the agricultural transition consortium FERT/FEKAMA/FIFATA, discussions at the entrepreneurial hub of Miarakap, and on-site evaluations of long-standing collaborations with the IECD in hospitality training and the Sandrata child protection programme led by Apprentis d’Auteuil. The mission also reviewed progress on Monaco Collectif Humanitaire’s paediatric cardiac surgery programme and paid a visit to the Rainier III preventorium, warmly welcomed by the religious community managing the centre.
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