In high spirits and festive atmosphere, representatives of BMZ, Global Fund, BACKUP partners, WHS delegates and BACKUP team members celebrated 20 years of BACKUP’s unique way of delivering technical assistance to the GF and other global health initiatives.
Germany co-hosts the pledging moment for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s 2022-2026 strategy
At a WHS 2022 session on financing and strengthening health systems, global leaders and politicians unanimously agreed on the urgent need to invest in systems for community health, as a fail-safe, high-return investment for stronger health systems and building resilience for future pandemics
Insights from a debate on where we stand, what must change and how Germany can contribute.
The innovative concept of a Catalyst Dialogue – generating critical insights of high-level experts to inspire Germany’s global health policy – was tested in a panel discussion on 5 July in Berlin.
On 5 July 2022, the Global Health Hub Germany hosted 80 delegates live and over 600 delegates online at its hybrid Global Health Talk in Berlin.
Although mosquito nets offer effective protection against malaria, they are under-used in Malawi. BACKUP Health and World Vision Malawi demonstrate a holistic approach to bringing about change.
The last mile of worldwide polio eradication proves to be the hardest: With support from the German government, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) calls for renewed commitments to achieve a polio-free world by 2026.
The Board of the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) just endorsed the Framework for the Global Fund Strategy 2023-2028. In a joint EU statement, Germany and partners emphasise the need for several strategic shifts to be spelled out in the Strategy Narrative in the coming months.
A German-supported coordination mechanism, and one key advisor in particular, indicate a possible way forward with the big ‘4Gs’.
