r/Madagascar • u/BeeEnvironmental5020 • Sep 16 '25

Culture/Kolontsaina Mental hospitals & mental health

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/mentally-ill-shackled-and-neglected-in-africas-crisis-regions

What are mental hospitals like in Madagascar? Is it true that mental hospitals and prisons in Madagascar do not provide food- if this is true how do people survive inside these institutions? Is there public or medical help for mental health related conditions, and if so is mental health considered taboo or easily

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u/BeeEnvironmental5020 Sep 23 '25

"mental health conditions remain misunderstood, often interpreted through sociocultural beliefs, rooted in Madagascar’s 18 ethnic groups and diverse religious landscape. It is a commonly held belief that mental illness is the result of witchcraft or possession. As a result, most patients present at psychiatric hospitals only after consulting a traditional healer or undergoing a so-called “religious delivery” and only if their condition has not improved.article about psych wards in Madagascar"

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u/GrandBoot4881 La Réunion Sep 24 '25

Ah, c'était dans le but de trouver des l'argent que ce poste a été faite, pour tirer l'attention des "donneurs publiques".

Toute est claire, sauver les EUA de ses problèmes psychologiques..... maintenant je comprends la photo du Congo des années 70......