Protests were ongoing in the streets of Madagascar on Tuesday, a day after President Andry Rajoelina appointed a new prime minister.
Hundreds of medical students and junior doctors left Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona Hospital — the largest public hospital in Antananarivo — on Tuesday to march to the Ministry of Health.
The demonstration quickly escalated. A few metres from the ministry, police blocked the way. After over an hour of negotiations, security forces used tear gas to disperse the protesters.
However, Medical students and junior doctors went on strike to demand better working conditions and an improved healthcare system.