Madagascar, an island country in the Indian Ocean has sacked Ahmad Ahmad, its health minister.
This is coming a month after Ahmad had a problem with the President for seeking outside help for coronavirus.
Madagascar saw COVID-19 cases rise in July despite an official campaign to promote a controversial herbal drink touted as a remedy for the virus.
Ahmad removal was announced when a new list was released by Valery Ramonjavelo, the cabinet secretary.
“Jean Louis Hanitrala Rakotovao has been named new health minister,” Ramonjavelo told a press conference, without revealing details about the change.
In July, public hospitals in Madagascar reached maximum capacity and as the country experienced overwhelming surge in the cases of COVID-19 infection.
This prompted the ousted health minister to Ahmad to seek assistance for medical equipments.
His concerns were un-welcomed by the president’s administration, leading to his removal.
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