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Paramedical sciences programme area

Midwifery

A key player in maternal and child health: follow-up of pregnancy, childbirth and the newborn.

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A health worker listens to the fetal heart with a Pinard horn.
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Degree
Bachelor’s degree in health sciences
Duration
3years
Entry
Common first year (PACES), then a competitive entrance exam for the second year.
Head of degree
Dr ANDRIANAMPY Hoby Anjarasoa
Head of track
Dr ANDRIANAMPY Hoby Anjarasoa

Overview

Become a key player in maternal and child health. The Midwifery pathway trains professionals able to support pregnancy, childbirth and newborn follow-up, with a caring, people-centred approach. Combining theory, practice and placements in hospital and community settings, the programme leads to a career in the public or private health sector and to specialisation at master’s level.

The graduate’s roles

  • Follow pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period
  • Care for the newborn and the child

Required qualities

  • Good powers of observation
  • Interpersonal skills and empathy
  • Good organisation and resilience under stress

At a glance

Entry
Common first year (PACES), then a competitive entrance exam for the second year.
Degree
Bachelor’s degree
Duration
3 years
System
LMD
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Pathway

  1. 1. PACES

    Common first year of health studies.

  2. 2. Entrance exam, then L2

    Entry into the second year; first practical placements, progression exam.

  3. 3. L3

    Final-year dissertation.

  4. ✓. Bachelor’s degree

    Bachelor’s degree in health sciences.

Curriculum

Organisation of studies by semester: teaching units (UE), constituent elements (EC), credits and teaching hours.

Semester 1PACES, first semester30 credits

  1. UE1S1 · MMHL11BIOCH

    Structure and function of biomolecules

    Core unit

    Constituent elements (EC)

    • Organic chemistry
    • Lipids
    • Carbohydrates
    • Amino acids and proteins
    • Nucleic acids
    • Enzymes and coenzymes

    10 credits

    Teaching hours : Lectures 100 hSelf-study 200 h

  2. UE3S1 · MMHL11PHYSIO

    Physiology

    Core unit

    Constituent elements (EC)

    • Neurological physiology
    • Fluid compartment
    • Integrative physiology
    • Respiratory physiology

    9 credits

    Teaching hours : Lectures 80 hSelf-study 170 h

  3. UE5S1 · MMHL11ANATVISC

    Visceral anatomy

    Core unit

    Constituent elements (EC)

    • Respiratory system
    • Cardiac system
    • Peripheral vascular system
    • Peripheral nervous system

    3 credits

    Teaching hours : Lectures 46 hSelf-study 82 h

  4. UE6S1 · MMHL11INCONMED

    Introduction to medicines

    Core unit

    Constituent elements (EC)

    • Legal framework
    • Medicine life cycle
    • General pharmacology

    4 credits

    Teaching hours : Lectures 36 hSelf-study 72 h

  5. UE8S1 · MMHL11SPEC

    Specific units

    Specific unit

    Constituent elements (EC)

    • Osteology

    4 credits

    Teaching hours : Lectures 32 hTutorials 67 hSelf-study 30 h

Semester total30 credits

Semester 2PACES, second semester30 credits

  1. UE2S2 · MMHL12BIOCT

    Cell biology and tissues

    Core unit

    Constituent elements (EC)

    • Cell biology
    • Tissues

    8 credits

    Teaching hours : Lectures 80 hSelf-study 160 h

  2. UE3S2 · MMHL12PHYSIO

    Physiology

    Core unit

    Constituent elements (EC)

    • Digestive
    • Cardiac
    • Renal
    • Of the blood

    7 credits

    Teaching hours : Lectures 70 hSelf-study 140 h

  3. UE4S2 · MMHL12MATBIOSTA

    Mathematics, biophysics, statistics

    Core unit

    Constituent elements (EC)

    • Mathematics
    • Biophysics
    • Statistics

    4 credits

    Teaching hours : Lectures 48 hSelf-study 96 h

  4. UE5S2 · MMHL12ANATVISC

    Visceral anatomy

    Core unit

    Constituent elements (EC)

    • Urinary system
    • Digestive system
    • Male genital system

    3 credits

    Teaching hours : Lectures 36 hSelf-study 72 h

  5. UE7S2 · MMHL12FRANCAIS

    Medical French

    Core unit

    Constituent elements (EC)

    • Workplace communication
    • Medical consultation
    • Data transmission and correspondence

    4 credits

    Teaching hours : Lectures 48 hSelf-study 96 h

  6. UE8S2 · MMHL12SPEC

    Specific units

    Specific unit

    Constituent elements (EC)

    • Embryology
    • Introduction to imaging

    4 credits

    Teaching hours : Lectures 32 hTutorials 67 hSelf-study 32 h

Semester total30 credits

Source: Accreditation file 2017.

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Placement sites

  • University hospital centres
  • Rural and urban community health centres

Skills laboratories

  • Multipurpose clinical biology laboratory at CHU Tambohobe and CHU Andrainjato
  • Pathological anatomy laboratory at CHU Andrainjato

Careers

  • Work in the public or private health sector
  • Continue with a research or professional master’s

Programme heads

  • Dr ANDRIANAMPY Hoby Anjarasoa

    Head of the degree programme

  • Dr ANDRIANAMPY Hoby Anjarasoa

    Head of the track

Admission

Admission requirements

Baccalaureate in series C, D or S, obtained in 2025 or 2026.

Pre-registration for PACES (common first year of health studies) is online, at inscription.facmedfianar.mg, from 7 September to 20 November 2026 at 11:59 pm (Madagascar time). Entry into the second year is then by competitive exam.

Application documents

  • Baccalaureate transcript
  • Recent birth certificate
  • ID photo
  • Receipt for payment of the pre-registration fee

Admission

Application deadline

Fees

National student
50,000 Ar
International student
100,000 Ar

PACES pre-registration fee. Payment to the Faculty of Medicine of Fianarantsoa: BNI 00005 00052 47822090200 82 or Access Banque 00011 00034 24100081885 37.