Emergency (organization) as a means to tackle boundaries and inequalities. EMERGENCY begins operations in a specific region or country based on two major factors: the need for specialized medical assistance from the local population, and the absence of similar humanitarian projects in that given country. Once a project is initiated, specialized international personnel construct and operate high-quality facilities, as well as first aid posts, and health centres for basic medical assistance. EMERGENCY also deals with endemic diseases such as polio and malaria and provides basic health care in these circumstances, as well as establishing social development projects, not only in war-torn areas,
21st century Madagascar plague outbreaks in the capital Antananarivo there were two confirmed cases, including one death. On 4 November 2014, the Ministry of Health of Madagascar reported the outbreak to the World Health Organization. A more recent outbreak of plague in Madagascar began in August 2017 and expanded rapidly, with about two-thirds of cases transmitted person-to-person as pneumonic plague, the most dangerous form of the disease. The death toll of 124 by 20 October exceeded that of previous outbreaks. More than half of cases have been recorded in the capital of Antananarivo and the main port of Toamasina, the largest cities in Madagascar. Nine