We are physicians practicing physical medicine and rehabilitation, keen to promote this specialty in our country. Thus we grouped in the A ssociation of M edical P hysical and R éadaptation of Mada gascar or "DMPA Mada " that we just created. According to the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the person 's disability , our association aims to contribute to giving people with disabilities the best possible functional independence and a better quality of life for their inclusion in of the society.

The Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics is the official Asia-Pacific regional group within the IMIA and represents an extension of IMIA's global interests in promoting Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in health.