UN General Assembly
1963

84. In the field of public health, it is worth repeating that free medical care is provided for all citizens of Madagascar. I would like at this juncture to thank the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the French Government's Aid and Co-operation Fund, the European Development Fund, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for their assistance in the fight against certain endemic diseases, such as malaria, in improving and extending our network of hospitals and in setting up pilot areas in which nutritional education will play an important role. 85. Lastly, in the social field proper, the Government's policy is to help the workers first of all by establishing basic health services for them, by giving them a greater sense of security and by concentrating on the creation of a socially adequate wage structure.