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.
At the WHS 2021, a high-level panel considers achievements and shortfalls in the efforts of the international community to reach global vaccination targets
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.
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.
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.
Convincing communities that vaccines are safe and countering misinformation is a major challenge to public health efforts all around the world. In this Healthy Developments podcast we hear about some innovative ways of overcoming those challenges in Malawi.
A simple approach to monitoring water, sanitation and hygiene standards is triggering action
A podcast on why Covid-19 must not divert attention and resources from other infectious disease challenges in Africa.
In Pakistan a GIZ project reinvents its approach to capacity development – with considerable success!
Healthcare workers overcome fear with trust, training and up-to-date guidance
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