Huh? Yeah, cost up to? Well, fasten your seatbelt, you risk falling off your chair: up to $500,000

2.2 billion ar… Seriously, do you have it? Oh yes, seriously, in the land of the outrageous (the United States), it can reach that level.

This price obviously includes everything: hospitalization, the antidote (antitoxin), equipment (artificial respirator), rehabilitation, etc.

Here in France, the patient obviously doesn’t have to pay anything; social security and mutual insurance companies cover the bill, which we imagine is still hefty.

Maybe not like in Uncle Sam’s country, but depending on the severity of the case, 5- or 6-figure bills wouldn’t surprise me at all.

And in Madagascar? 🤣 Oh well, when you see these astronomical prices, it’s no wonder some people are desperate to make sure it’s not botulism, because, as we showed off in front of the cameras, the state was covering everything.

… 50 people X $500,000… waaaa. Well, maybe not as outrageous as across the Atlantic, but apparently the medication alone is expensive. Very expensive.

So botulism is not good at all. It would already further damage the reputation of this moribund Jirama and, by extension, that of the entire state. Then there are these exorbitant hospitalization costs, what the hell?

Aaaah, how good it is in France. This medical argument, don’t look any better anywhere else in the world, there’s no comparison.

And then, cleanliness, for goodness’ sake. Don’t tell me all that. Some people, for example, prefer to show off with 16 brand-new Chinese sedans rather than provide a minimally clean hospital environment?

In short, is healthcare just another gadget reserved for rich countries? I already wrote about it when the little prince was born, so I won’t harp on the subject.

Petite pensée aux hôpitaux qui n’ont même pas d’eau

To return to this botulism (or not), the carnage caused by this Ambohimalaza tragedy is therefore not all that surprising.

No poison control center, no specialized lab, a hospital system from the last century in agony, without water, dirty, haphazard treatment, because we don’t even know what poisoning is involved, the result is there: 29 deaths to date. It’s appalling.

But all this is secondary: what is priority, urgent, and important are the water jets, the drones, the fireworks, the electric buses, the 8 kilometers of highway, and the 16 luxury sedans.

Mba tongava saina anakay, as the saying goes. Rehefa tsy misy saina bah so we will always only have the leaders we deserve?