The Oky app gives girls of all abilities the information they need to manage their periods and answers their questions about sexual and reproductive health. As an inclusive digital solution created ‘by girls, for girls,’ it offers an entry point to practice and improve digital skills.
Once reliant on foreign health professionals, Libya is now strengthening its healthcare system by investing in local talent. By providing more modern and practice-oriented education, the country is equipping midwives and nurses with the skills to deliver quality care – ensuring better health outcomes based on capacity building.
Midwives and Nurses: Pillars of Libya’s Health System Mehr lesen
A global campaign aims to tackle taboos, ignorance and misinformation about menstrual health and hygiene by using the award-winning German-Kenyan social impact film Impure as a catalyst for change.
A call to action: A new social impact campaign tackles menstrual taboos Mehr lesen
Global leaders unite at the at the World Health Summit 2024 to address the specific health needs of women.
WHS 2024: Women’s health is key Mehr lesen
Poor sanitation comes with a cost – it affects the affected individuals’ and populations’ health status and their productivity. Zambia, for example, loses 1.3 percent of GDP due to public health impacts of poor sanitation which results in child malnutrition, illness and premature death.
Development cooperation policymakers are increasingly keen to give refugees a voice in decision-making processes and platforms. But what does meaningful participation look like? And how can development actors best support refugees, particularly young people, to speak out?
Meaningful refugee participation: how young people are making their voice heard Mehr lesen
In Malawi, where malnutrition is widespread, men tend to make key decisions which affect the nutritional status of their families. Engaging them to think differently about their roles as husbands and fathers is crucial for improving nutrition.
Burundi’s Reproductive Health Programme combines Systemic Quality Improvement in health centres with Community-Based Networking for adolescent and youth health.
Reaching out to young people in Burundi with quality health services Mehr lesen
Pregnant women in Kyrgyzstan are entitled to a basic package of antenatal care services through the country’s national social health insurance. Yet accessing these services can be like navigating an obstacle course. A German-supported project is raising women’s awareness of their rights and making it easier for pregnant women who are uninsured to get covered.
In Minya Governate, the Generation Dialogue exceeded all expectations: ‘I never could have imagined that I would see young women stand up at a public meeting and speak openly before older members of the community.’
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