WHS 2024: Women’s health is key
Global leaders unite at the at the World Health Summit 2024 to address the specific health needs of women.
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Health and gender
Global Health and bodily autonomy- a short film by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
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.
Meaningful refugee participation: how young people are making their voice heard
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?
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Father-to-Father groups in Malawi: Towards a gender-transformative approach to improving nutrition
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.
Reaching out to young people in Burundi with quality health services
Burundi’s Reproductive Health Programme combines Systemic Quality Improvement in health centres with Community-Based Networking for adolescent and youth health.
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Getting Kyrgyz women the antenatal care they’re entitled to: Closing the gap between paper and practice
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.
The Generation Dialogue in Egypt: Creating space for conversations about the persistence of Female Genital Mutilation
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.’
Why ‘MenstruAction’ is a gender-transformative approach: BMZ and GIZ‘s commitment to a movement that has come a long way
How a neglected yet vital issue has climbed up the development agenda, why it matters and what still needs to be done.
India’s transgender people gain access to social health insurance
In an inspiring example of Germany’s feminist development policy in action, the Indo-German Universal Health Coverage (IGUHC) project is supporting the Government of India to extend social health insurance to the transgender community, upholding their rights to free, quality health services.
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Planting seeds of change in India: How communal gardening and learning about nutrition improves families’ lives and transforms gender roles
In the central Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra a gender-transformative project is breaking the cycle of malnutrition to empower women, through knowledge and employment, to access a balanced range of nutritious home-grown foods for their children, themselves and their families.