Diabetes: a condition in which the blood sugar level is higher than normal, due to the autoimmune destruction of the pancreas which results in a decrease in insulin production. It can be difficult for diabetic women to have children if they are not properly controlled and monitored. Symptoms: for those under 30 years of age, a need to pee and drink water frequently, unexplained weight loss, fatigue; for those over 40 years of age, the pancreas generally does not produce enough insulin. Worldwide, people die of diabetes every 7 minutes...
♦ Occupational healthcare: a treatment using quality equipment, managed by a professional doctor who is trained monthly, and using quality medicines . ♦ Quality medicines: medicines tested and controlled according to European standards (quality control, stability test) .
Calculus: small stones or crystals get stuck in the pipe that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder (ureter). Our body sometimes lacks water when the weather is so hot, which makes it easier for crystals to form. Malnutrition is one of the main causes of kidney stones. Symptoms: sudden and intense pain in the back, bloody urine and a burning sensation when urinating .
Worldwide, 120,000,000 people are infected with Lymphatic Filariasis, especially in these regions: in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, but there are 104 districts affected in Madagascar, where the Ministry is carrying out info-awareness campaigns. Lymphatic filariasis is a swelling of the legs or genitals, or breasts. A swelling caused by filarial parasites that enlarge and block the blood vessels and are transmitted by mosquito bites .
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, You who have come in such large numbers to take part in this national pilgrimage, as well as all of you who are following it from home through the media. We, the bishops of Madagascar, would like to express our deep gratitude to you for having responded to our invitation and for having brought this jubilee initiated by Pope Francis to life spiritually. With you, we take up Mary's song: ‘My soul exalts the Lord’ and we repeat with her: ‘What shall I repay the Lord for all the good he has done me?’....
Read more ...Christmas is a great joy, because it is the love of God that has come to us, proclaims Fr. Bizimana Innocent, Provincial Superior of the Salesians Don Bosco of Madagascar and Mauritius, presenting his Christmas greetings. Salvation is accomplished, so life is not in danger of disappearing. It is this love and this salvation that we wish to fill our life so that we have peace.
Read more ...The short film "Zatti, our brother" (Argentina, 2020) focuses on one of the most difficult episodes of his life. We are in Viedma, in 1941: at the age of 60, Zatti is forced to leave the hospital he has attended for decades. His faith and strength are tested.
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