Maladi kache pa gen remèd

Meaning

It means there's no cure for someone who hides his or her illness from everyone.

It stresses the dangers of keeping an illness secret instead of consulting others and seeking treatment.

Translation: A hidden sickness does not have a cure!

Literal Meaning: Sickeness hidden does not have cure!

Apa w ou pa t janm di doktè a ou gen kansè? Maladi kache pa gen remèd!

Unbelievable! You never told the doctor you have cancer? There's no cure for a hidden disease!

Cheri, ou te sipoze fè m konnen ou pa santi w byen. Maladi kache pa gen remèd. Ou pa ka refè poukont ou.

Honey, you were supposed to tell me you were not feeling well. A hidden disease has no cure. You can't get well on your own.

You can also use this saying for someone who keeps secret a mental illness, troubled conscience or a negative trait.

Therefore, this expression is not limited to just physical illnesses.