A new bio-security lab is boosting Ecuador’s pandemic preparedness
Why Ecuador’s government and health workers are determined to make their health system more resilient – and how German technical cooperation supports this endeavour.
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Strengthening health value chains by partnering with the private sector in the SADC region
How and why German development cooperation invests, technically and financially, in local manufacturing of medical and pharmaceutical products.
A critical juncture for SORMAS: from national to regional outlook and beyond
SORMAS (Surveillance Outbreak Response Management & Analysis System) is increasingly recognised as a digital system that can provide policy-relevant data and management support across the One Health domains – not only at local and national level, but potentially at regional and global levels too.
Reimagining health systems for a billion people with disabilities
New Missing Billion report draws attention to the unmet health needs of people living with disabilities and draws up roadmap for action to ensure they are ‘expected, accepted and connected’.
Seven top experts reflect on health and climate change
A diverse group of researchers, activists, programme managers and practitioners from different sectors and parts of the world grappled with the question: ‘How can a holistic understanding of health guide a holistic response to the climate crisis?’
A new momentum for healthy, green schools in Lusaka
Since the start of the COVID pandemic, the Safe Back to School campaign has shown what’s possible when people come together around a shared aim. As COVID recedes, the campaign’s partners are seizing the momentum to broaden and deepen school health initiatives.
Digital simulators improve medical training in Uzbekistan
Enabling trainees to practice real life scenarios in simulated environments has brought Uzbekistan’s medical training into a new era.
Twelve African and German University Hospitals partner to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
With the help of an innovative app, and through mutual learning, a hospital partnership network has improved how its members collect and use AMR data.
Bangladesh launches pioneering employment injury scheme for the garment sector
On 21 June 2022, Bangladesh launched a ground-breaking employment injury scheme – the first of its kind – providing income protection for workers in the country’s ready-made garment sector.
Why antimicrobial resistance (AMR) calls for a multisectoral One Health approach – NOW
An introduction to the global AMR challenge, what needs to be done to halt it and how Germany is contributing