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Stronger midwives, healthier communities

Midwives can deliver up to 90% of essential maternal and newborn health services. GIZ’s support in Malawi, Nepal, and Sierra Leone highlights how investing in midwifery—through regulation, education, and mentorship—can save lives, expand access to services, and strengthen health systems.

Biodiversity and biosecurity Why One Health matters in the Democratic Republic of Congo

From rainforest loss to zoonotic spillovers: discover why DRC is a global One Health hotspot, and what actions are taken to protect the health of people, animals and ecosystems.

Digital Public Infrastructure for Health Security: Operationalising One Health in Africa

Across Sub-Saharan Africa, the spread of infectious diseases is accelerating under the combined pressures of climate change, urbanisation, ecosystem degradation and other factors. GIZ’s One Health Data Alliance Africa (OHDAA) project, has been focusing on addressing these systemic barriers to

Stopping the Next Pandemic Before It Starts

When a disease passes from an animal to a person in a remote village in West Africa, it may sound like a local issue. But in today’s connected world, it can quickly spread across countries and continents.

Building sustainable digital public goods through academic partnerships: the approach of openIMIS

Partnerships between openIMIS and academic institutions create a win-win  building local digital capacity, embedding digital public goods in health and social protection systems, and strengthening the long-term evolution of openIMIS.

Stories

  • World Health Assembly 2026 in Geneva

    World Health Assembly 2026 in Geneva

    At WHA 2026 in Geneva, one message stood out: evidence alone is not enough. From adolescent health to maternal care and supply chains, discussions focused on turning proven solutions into financed, integrated action that truly reaches those most in need.

  • Strengthening Health Systems Through Partnerships: BMZ Advances Private-Sector Engagement in Africa

    Strengthening Health Systems Through Partnerships: BMZ Advances Private-Sector Engagement in Africa

    On the sidelines of the World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Nairobi, BMZ, GHA – German Health Alliance, and the German-African Business Association convened a high-level dialogue on the future of health cooperation in Africa. Representatives from governments, international organizations, and the African and European health sectors discussed how partnerships, investments, and local production can…

  • Towards better care for mothers and newborns: lessons from Central Asia

    Towards better care for mothers and newborns: lessons from Central Asia

    Health systems are often designed around institutions rather than people. For patients – especially pregnant women – navigating these systems can be complex, fragmented, and at times overwhelming.

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Map of the German Last Mile Initiative

Turning vaccines into vaccinations

Across the world, turning vaccines into vaccinations remains a challenge. As part of its G7 Presidency in 2022, Germany supports vaccine logistics and vaccination campaigns with its Last Mile Initiative, including through bilateral projects of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Explore this interactive map to learn more.

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Map of German-supported digital health solutions

German development cooperation aims at enabling its partner countries to realise the full potential of digital technology in building scalable, sustainable and interoperable digital health systems.

This map shows the digital health solutions Germany currently supports in its partner countries.

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