Summer is an unavoidable season every year, there are always incidents and disasters and different diseases. There are diseases that occur during the summer, among them: stomach aches caused by contaminated drinking water; there is also an eye infection that is easily transmitted by contact, a disease caused by microbes or viruses; scabies, which is a disease that also affects the skin as a result of various pollution. To prevent all these diseases: everyone is encouraged to use clean water, to respect hygiene, and to go to the health center in case of a suspected case of ill health...

When the sciatic nerve is narrowed or compressed, it causes pain in the lumbar region, which can be experienced by men between 35 and 55 years of age or by women after giving birth. Causes: wrong movements, herniated discs, aging of the spine, stenosis of the spinal canal. The sciatic nerve is a nerve that ensures both the sensitivity of a part of the lower limb and part of its movements: it is sensory and motor. Symptoms: Pain in the lumbar area, inability to move, numbness in the legs, pain in the lower limbs...

It is forbidden to massage or apply painkillers to the back area if it is painful. Before any action is taken regarding treatment, it should be clear what the cause of the illness or pain is. The spine is a set of bones that keep a person upright and moving, they can be 32 or 33. The back and spine are sensitive. The spine is divided into four parts: the upper part of the neck with 7 bones; the second is those facing the chest with 12 bones; the lumbar 5 bones, the lower part continues with the pelvis, 9 bones...

Measles is a notifiable disease, classified as a rash. At the beginning of November, this disease was again present. Measles is a disease caused by the "paramyxovirus", and can affect children from 6 months to 5 years of age, but it can also affect adults. Mode of transmission: person-to-person via saliva or runny nose. Signs: rash starting on the face, white patches in the mouth, fever and high temperature, runny nose, swollen throat, loss of appetite, red eyes, coughing, fatigue...

Message from the Bishops at the end of the Pilgrimage

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?’....

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Love and Salvation

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.

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Zatti, our brother

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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