Launching the Digital Health Map
An interactive overview of digital health solutions that German development cooperation supports in partner countries.
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Stories
Going back to school in the middle of a pandemic
To reopen – and stay open – schools around the world must translate strict hygiene standards into everyday practice. Indonesia is showing how simple checklists can help school communities do this. Other countries, like Malawi, are adapting the same approach.
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A moonshot for Africa’s health security: Co-creating Africa’s own vaccine industry
When health workers in African countries read the labels on the vaccine shots they administer – be they against measles or COVID-19 – they mostly find that they were produced on a different continent.
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Uncomfortable truths: How Shit Flow Diagrams expose the gaps in urban sanitation systems – and help to close them
In rapidly growing cities in Africa and Asia, the sanitation needs of the very poorest are often neglected – to the detriment of public health. By visualising how excreta is managed as it moves through a city, Shit Flow Diagrams can help municipal authorities to prioritise investments where they are needed most.
Against all odds: Giving delicate newborns a chance at life in Tanzania
With infinite gentleness, the life-giving needle is slid into the microscopic vein, the oxygen mask placed over the gasping mouth and nose. The flutter in the tiny chest becomes stronger, the monitor now showing a regular heartbeat. Another baby saved at Mbeya Regional Referral Hospital – and the dedicated staff of the neonatal care unit (NCU) for at-risk newborns can now themselves take a deep breath and relax.
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A perfect synergy: Germany and WHO join forces to take laboratory diagnostics in Kyrgyzstan to the next level
The spread of SARS-CoV-2 has put laboratories in Kyrgyzstan to the test. Since 2020, Germany has been part of a multi-partner effort to broaden and deepen testing capacity in the country, including the introduction of genetic sequencing.
Moving beyond project mode: How can quality improvement in healthcare become an integral part of service delivery?
An analysis of implementation experiences in three francophone African countries
How can remote mental health services help meet refugees’ and host communities’ psychological needs?
In the Middle East conflicts and COVID-19 have increased demands for mental health services – and made them very hard to deliver. A new study commissioned by GIZ on behalf of BMZ explores the potential of remote service provision.
Linking rural health centres up with Malawi’s digital health architecture
An electronic patient register allows health workers in rural facilities to improve diagnoses and treatment and to contribute to, and use, the national health information system.
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Young Malawians conquer the skies to deliver lifesaving medicines
Thanks to the Drone and Data Aid project and its training academy, drones revolutionise access to medicines in hard-to reach rural areas of one of the world’s poorest countries.
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