One Health: BMZ’s new commitment to tackling a multidimensional crisis
Emerging infectious disease outbreaks like Ebola, Zika or the new Coronavirus cast a glaring light on the dangers of ‘zoonoses’ – infectious diseases transmitted between animals and humans
‘I’m paid to change things, not keep the status quo’
On the eve of his retirement, Paul Rückert looks back at an eventful career After 28 years leading German-supported health programmes across Asia, Paul Rückert is retiring from GIZ. ‘I’ve always been driven by a desire to bring about sustainable changes in the countries where I work,’ he says. ‘When you have a motivated team, …
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Cambodian schools aim for the stars
A simple approach to monitoring water, sanitation and hygiene standards is triggering action
Training hospitals in costing in the midst of a pandemic
In Pakistan a GIZ project reinvents its approach to capacity development – with considerable success!
Re-thinking maternity care in Kyrgyzstan during COVID-19
Healthcare workers overcome fear with trust, training and up-to-date guidance
Infection control in Kyrgyz health facilities
Rapid support for primary health care centers in a time of great confusion
Standing shoulder to shoulder against COVID-19
Expert teams from Germany provide rapid support for laboratory diagnostics
Hot off the press: State of Economic Inclusion report
The Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) shares assessment of economic inclusion programmes in 75 countries
How can access barriers to health services be removed?
A practical guide to ensuring human rights in Global Fund-financed HIV, TB and malaria programmes
University hospital partnerships tackle tuberculosis in Africa
Digital solutions offer hope of a breakthrough on an age-old challenge
Public-private synergies for health in times of Covid-19
How Germany’s bilateral health programmes forge public-private cooperation for more resilient health systems
From Ebola to COVID-19 in Guinea
Working towards resilience in a long-suffering health system
In Cambodia, corona’s economic effects take their toll
Zero COVID-19 deaths but severe economic consequences put Cambodia’s social protection systems on the spot
Supporting healthcare in Libya: Mission impossible?
Collective efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 continue amid ongoing conflicts
openIMIS: Co-creating a global good
The journey towards a sustainable open source solution for health financing
openIMIS: Health and social protection’s digital backbone
Enabling the seamless exchange of health financing data in a growing number of countries
Social protection via One-Window Operations in Pakistan
Enhancing coordination and effectiveness for beneficiaries, programmes and government departments
Training for the ‘new normal’ in East African aviation
German cooperation helps mitigate COVID-19 infection risks for EAC’s airline staff and passengers
Can community-based monitoring improve healthcare?
Interesting lessons are emerging from the work of the BACKUP Health Initiative
Better cancer care for women in Ethiopia
A hospital partnership is at the forefront of efforts to improve cervical cancer screening and treatment
Mobilising social protection expertise in an emergency
Rapid response-mode policy support to countries facing COVID19-related social and economic disaster
Hot off the press: ‘No time to waste’ in Nepal
Transforming healthcare waste management for a healthier, more sustainable Nepal
No more simulations: pandemic preparedness gets real
Liberian-German cooperation takes on new meaning in the era of COVID-19
With Malawi against COVID-19: The challenges
Struggling to find the right response in a time of uncertainty
Keeping women and girls at the center during COVID-19
In the current crisis Germany reaffirms sexual and reproductive health and rights as essential for strong health systems
‘Now the whole focus is on COVID-19’
Colleagues report from health projects in Northern Iraq, Cambodia and Kyrgyzstan
Boosting diagnostic capacities for COVID-19 across Africa
Germany enables reference laboratories in East and West Africa to perform the much-needed diagnostic tests
Unprecedented demand from partner countries
Due to COVID-19 the German Epidemic Preparedness Team is working to capacity – and beyond
Supporting ECOWAS and Nepal in fighting COVID-19
First-hand perspectives from two German-supported health programmes
Saving mothers and babies in midst of war
Innovative approaches to maternal healthcare in Yemen
On a fast track to Universal Health Coverage in Pakistan
The political will to prioritise social health protection makes all the difference
Hacking against outbreaks in West Africa
From cyberspace to villages – innovative solutions to help tackle pandemics
A first-hand look at comprehensive patient-centered primary care
Seeing patient-centered care in action in nearby Kazakhstan leaves Kyrgyz delegation deeply impressed
Working together for health and gender equality
Looking back on a 3-year project that improved career opportunities for women in Liberia’s health workforce
Leading the way to a healthier Liberia
A leadership development programme offers new perspectives and tools for tackling workplace challenges
All together now: Extending social protection in Cambodia
A new National Social Protection Council convenes the right players
Investing in laboratories is investing in Liberia’s future
A comprehensive approach to improving laboratories lays the groundwork for better population health
Going the last digital mile in Malawi
An important step towards better patient care
Mobile laboratories hold up in EAC’s pandemic simulation exercise
In Africa’s largest pandemic emergency exercise, faster diagnostics improve preparedness and response
Nepal’s menstrual movement
Reporting on concerted efforts to make life better for women and girls, month after month
Biomedical technology: a new focus of Ethiopian-German cooperation
Developing health sector capacities for vocational training and management of biomedical equipment
Gender and the Health Workforce
A training manual for gender responsive human resource management
What do Cambodia’s public health services cost and why does this matter?
Introducing a routine health services costing system to improve efficiency and quality of health services
Broadening horizons
How a career guidance programme in Liberia is encouraging girls to consider jobs in traditionally male health professions
Reducing the environmental cost of saving lives
Guided by the concept of ‘planetary health,’ it’s time to get serious about waste management in the health sector
Mobile laboratories for Pandemic Preparedness in the East African Community
KfW and Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine shift the frontiers of outbreak detection in the EAC
Looking back on Germany’s regional support to the ESA Commitment
A successful four-year programme is coming to an end
Outbreak preparedness in the East African Community
Three short videos about a One Health approach to preventing and managing epidemic outbreaks in East Africa
Fighting discriminatory practices and ‘period poverty’
Making life better for girls and women in Nepal – month after month
Piloting a social health protection scheme for Bangladesh’s poor
The SSK scheme: a first step towards Universal Health Coverage
Malawi’s bold vision for a Unified Social Registry
Malawi blazes a trail with the creation of a single, integrated database for social protection programmes
Investing in neglected diseases
The Global Health Investment Fund successfully tackles neglected global health problems
Exchange for Change (E4C)
Using LEGO bricks to foster transformative processes amongst Global Fund partners from 16 African countries
Bringing the power of digital data to rural Nepal
How the roll-out of electronic reporting to health posts improves local planning and budgeting
Marked rise in survival rates for mothers and babies in Tanzania
A package of in-house training and mentoring at dispensaries, health centres and hospitals helped save lives
Working life is hard. Make it safe!
How Single Window Service Centres ensure informal sector workers’ access to social protection in Karnataka
Has RSBY made a difference for India’s women and girls?
Considering the impact of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana on women’s healthcare and on their empowerment
Hospital inventory and maintenance in Uzbekistan go digital
How openMEDIS is improving the management and maintenance of high-tech medical devices
The power of a systemic approach towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nepal
How the Leadership for UHC (L4UHC) Programme helped improve drug availability in Nepal
Opioid substitution therapy brings stability to the lives of people who inject drugs in Nepal
Despite increasing levels of injecting drug use, evidence-based drug treatment programmes have been slow to take root in Nepal. A national opioid substitution therapy programme supported by German Development Cooperation points the way forward to integrated care for people who inject drugs.
Improving climate-sensitive disease surveillance in Grenada
In the face of climate change, the introduction of DHIS2 opens the way for greater intersectoral collaboration
Game changer: Automated pharmacy dispensing in South Africa
How Pharmacy of the Future makes it faster and easier for the chronically ill to receive their medications
Ensuring a better distribution of medicines in Cameroon
An innovative approach for easier access to medications
Getting Everyone on the Same Page
A knowledge management platform for development partners supporting Bangladesh’s health reform programme
Towards Universal Health Coverage in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Nepal
The P4H Leadership for UHC (L4UHC) programme’s first Asia cycle is in full swing
Fostering leadership for UHC in Francophone Africa
Four French-speaking African countries embark on the P4H Leadership for Universal Health Coverage (L4UHC) programme
Open source software for social health insurance
How openHIMIS could boost the global community’s efforts to realise Universal Health Coverage
Can health service devolution strengthen accountability?
Western Kenya’s quest for a culture of constructive criticism in healthcare
My needs are the same as yours
Findings from research on persons with disabilities’ sexual and reproductive health in Cambodia
Introducing MADE-IN/MADE- FOR in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
A promising method to estimate maternal mortality for Pakistan’s healthcare system
Keeping knowledge alive: Mapping Namibia’s HIV programme
How a simple knowledge tool brings stakeholders together to preserve six years of HIV prevention insight and success
Ensuring mothers’ and babies’ health in Tanzania
An innovative health insurance scheme, jointly funded by BMZ via KfW Entwicklungsbank and Tanzania’s National Health Insurance Fund, improves pregnant women’s access to safe delivery services and provides financial protection for them and their families at a particularly vulnerable time in their lives.
The power of information: Better data smooths the way for the post-earthquake reconstruction of health facilities in Nepal
One year after a massive earthquake hit Nepal, hundreds of health facilities still need to be rebuilt. A detailed engineering assessment of damaged health facilities is helping those involved with reconstruction efforts to plan their work more efficiently.
The monthly exile: Making life better for menstruating girls and women
In many parts of the developing world, sanitary products and hygiene facilities for menstruating women and girls are unavailable or inadequate
MedNet Malawi: Malawi’s first online network for medical professionals
It is often said that more Malawian doctors work in Manchester than in Malawi itself
Minding the Gap: Adolescents’ access to sexual health treatment, care and support in Malawi
BMZ and UNICEF join forces for adolescents’ access to sexual health treatment, care and support in Malawi
High Level Policy Dialogue for Universal Health Coverage in Zambia
Bringing together the movers and shakers
Catalysing change in Tanzania’s hospitals
A Computer Assisted Hospital Management System increases revenue and improves services
Achieving more together: A public private partnership to support children with heart diseases in Bolivia
Many children in Bolivia are affected by heart diseases. In 2013, German Development Cooperation, the medical technology company Dräger and local partners joined forces to change this.
Asking the Hard Questions
Bernd Appelt, GIZ team leader and senior technical advisor, reflects back on five years at the helm of the Multi-sector HIV Prevention Programme in South Africa.
Implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist in Pakistan
With the introduction of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist to health facilities in two districts of a German-supported project aims to reduce the maternal and newborn mortality in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Following the roadmap to better health data
In accordance with the 2015 Measurement and Accountability for Results in Health summit, Germany supports Nepal in reforming its health information system, and Malawi, where better data has already yielded convincing results.
Coping with catastrophe
Since the earthquake struck in April 2015, German Development Cooperation has focused on helping Nepal build a more resilient health system that will be better able to deal with future disasters.
Stopping AIDS fatigue among students: Future Beats
An innovative South African-German development collaboration aims to counter “AIDS fatigue” amongst South African students by bringing a fresh new beat to HIV media campaigns on campus radio stations.
Making leaders more effective
In March 2015, 30 participants from six countries finished the first edition of the joint GIZ/World Bank Leadership for Universal Health Coverage course. What did they learn and achieve?
Leading the way to Universal Health Coverage
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a priority for many countries but practitioners often find it hard to make change a reality. A new programme run jointly by GIZ and the World Bank aims to develop the leadership skills needed to deliver reform. Download documents: Information Brochure: Supporting Leaders to deliver resultsPDF 845 KB, English UHC Leadership …
All hands on deck against Ebola
German Development Cooperation in Ghana provides rapid and flexible support to the country’s Ebola preparedness efforts
Why social protection for women pays off
Promoting gender equality, inclusive growth and development
We have feelings too! Listening to sex workers in Zimbabwe
This 10-minutes video confronts viewers with the harsh realities of sex workers’ lives in Zimbabwe.