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Helping premature infants in Uzbekistan to survive – and thrive

February 12, 2024

Helping premature infants in Uzbekistan to survive – and thrive

Participation in an international study on delivery room management has given neonatologists in Uzbekistan the chance to hold up a mirror to their own practice.

Improving newborn care in Uzbekistan: A German-Uzbek partnership sparks learning and change 

January 18, 2024

Improving newborn care in Uzbekistan: A German-Uzbek partnership sparks learning and change 

A multi-disciplinary team from Dresden is working with Uzbek neonatologists, surgeons and nurses to integrate new diagnostic and treatment technologies – and to strengthen the overall approach to care for premature and sick babies.  

WHS 2023:  Germany co-hosts the first pledging moment for the Global Financing Facility’s ‘Deliver the Future’ campaign

October 31, 2023

WHS 2023:  Germany co-hosts the first pledging moment for the Global Financing Facility’s ‘Deliver the Future’ campaign

The atmosphere was electric at this major pledging event which attracted a full house in the Rudolf Virchow Room, the Summit’s largest venue.

Reaching out to young people in Burundi with quality health services

August 31, 2023

Reaching out to young people in Burundi with quality health services

Burundi’s Reproductive Health Programme combines Systemic Quality Improvement in health centres with Community-Based Networking for adolescent and youth health.

Getting Kyrgyz women the antenatal care they’re entitled to: Closing the gap between paper and practice

August 30, 2023

Getting Kyrgyz women the antenatal care they’re entitled to: Closing the gap between paper and practice

Pregnant women in Kyrgyzstan are entitled to a basic package of antenatal care services through the country’s national social health insurance. Yet accessing these services can be like navigating an obstacle course. A German-supported project is raising women’s awareness of their rights and making it easier for pregnant women who are uninsured to get covered.

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Sexual and reproductive health and rights

Promoting the well-being of the most vulnerable members of society: mothers, children and adolescents

Progress has been slow in maternal, child and adolescent health. Globally, about 810 women die each day during pregnancy and childbirth (UNICEF, 2020). In 2019, over six million children and young adolescents died, of which 5.2 million were children under the age of five (UNICEF, 2020). Most of these deaths were preventable. 

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation is getting worse. Projections suggest that even a moderate decrease in the provision of pregnancy, childbirth and neonatal care could result in 28,000 additional maternal deaths and 168,000 newborn deaths. More than 47 million women in low- and middle-income countries could lose access to contraceptives, resulting in up to 7 million unintended pregnancies. 

To address these and related challenges, German development cooperation supports a many-faceted response, starting with universal access to information about sexual and reproductive health and to reliable methods of contraception. Health staff are trained and equipped to provide rights-based family planning, pre- and postnatal care and assisted deliveries, as well as treatment of sexually transmitted infections – including prevention of mother-to-child transmission. Young people are targeted with tailor-made programmes promoting healthy lifestyles through school health programmes, special youth clinics and GIZ’s ‘Join-in Circuit’. You can discover these German-supported approaches in the articles, studies and events on this page.

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