Social protection and gender – Healthy DEvelopments

The Digital Frontline: Africa’s One Health Champions

Healthy DEvelopments — Tue, 19 May 2026 09:15:57 +0000

In an era where urbanization, climate change and recurrent infectious disease outbreaks are reshaping the public health landscape across the African continent, countries face not only increasingly complex epidemiological threats but also a critical shortage of expertise required to prevent, detect and respond to them. Yet amid these challenges lies a distinct comparative advantage: a young, technologically adept population driving innovation and digital transformation across the continent. This presents a unique opportunity to leverage digital approaches to strengthen integration across One Health sectors at both continental as well as global levels.

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Digital Public Infrastructure for Health Security: Operationalising One Health in Africa

Healthy DEvelopments — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:42:57 +0000

Across Sub-Saharan Africa, the spread of infectious diseases is accelerating under the combined pressures of climate change, urbanisation, ecosystem degradation and other factors. GIZ’s One Health Data Alliance Africa (OHDAA) project, has been focusing on addressing these systemic barriers to unlock the transformational potential of data for health security in Africa and by extension, the world.

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Digital and Financial Literacy: Empowering Women and Building Climate Resilience in Sindh (Pakistan)

Healthy DEvelopments — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:17:50 +0000

The Digital and Financial Literacy Training (DFLT) programme equips women across Sindh (Pakistan) with practical financial and digital skills, enabling them to manage household resources effectively, access government support, and make informed decisions. By integrating climate-smart adaptive practices, the programme helps women prepare for and respond to climate-related shocks such as floods, heat waves, and other extreme weather events, strengthening both household and community resilience.

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Gender equity in tech is essential for stronger social protection systems

Healthy DEvelopments — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:06:51 +0000

Women play a critical role in developing the digital technologies that underpin the delivery of social protection systems, but remain underrepresented and often undervalued in their field. Women working at the nexus of digital technology and social protection reflect on challenges they face and opportunities to encourage more women into tech careers.

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Germany–Pakistan Cooperation Powers a New Era of Social Protection in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Healthy DEvelopments — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:24:26 +0000

The piece highlights how the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with support from the German Government through GIZ, is transitioning from fragmented welfare schemes to a more coherent and inclusive social protection system. It also captures the voices of key government officials who contributed to shaping the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Social Protection Strategy 2025–2030.

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Fighting Anaemia with Bread and Tablets

Healthy DEvelopments — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:26:11 +0000

Across Pakistan, a quiet revolution is taking place in schools, homes, and community mills. Through the SOPRAN initiative, the Government of Pakistan, the German Government, the Gates Foundation, and partners including BISP, Nutrition International, CERP, and WFP are tackling anaemia among adolescent girls with fortified wheat flour, iron tablets, and nutrition education.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the Edge: Navigating Disaster Risks & the Need for Adaptive Social Protection

Healthy DEvelopments — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:21:00 +0000

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faces escalating climate risks — from glacial lake outburst floods to cloudbursts and landslides — that strike with increasing frequency and severity. This article explores how stronger disaster risk management and adaptive social protection can help the province safeguard vulnerable communities and break the cycle of loss.

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Mobile Registration Vans: Expanding Access to Social Protection in Pakistan

Healthy DEvelopments — Mon, 05 May 2025 13:22:42 +0000

In remote regions of Pakistan, distance and mobility barriers—such as the need to travel long distances and bear transport costs—often prevent vulnerable families from reaching Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) offices to register for assistance. To address this, BISP, with support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through GIZ Pakistan, has launched Mobile Registration Vans. These vehicles bring the National Socio-Economic Registry (NSER)—a nationwide database that collects household information to determine eligibility for social protection programmes—directly to people’s doorsteps. This initiative makes inclusion possible for elderly individuals, women, and labourers who might otherwise be left out. The video captures how this innovative outreach is transforming access to social protection in Pakistan.

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A call to action: A new social impact campaign tackles menstrual taboos

Healthy DEvelopments — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:34:53 +0000

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.

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WHS 2024: Women’s health is key

Healthy DEvelopments — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:54:39 +0000

Global leaders unite at the at the World Health Summit 2024 to address the specific health needs of women.

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