Why antimicrobial resistance (AMR) calls for a multisectoral One Health approach – NOW
An introduction to the global AMR challenge, what needs to be done to halt it and how Germany is contributing
Health Systems Strengthening
The first Catalyst Dialogue – on global health architecture – featured at the 2022 Global Health Talk
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.
One prescription at a time: Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Liberia
Antimicrobial resistance is now one of the biggest challenges to global public health. German development cooperation has been working to tackle the problem in Liberia – how can the lessons learned be carried forward?
Global Health Talk 2022: Lively debates on current global health issues
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.
Ending ‘invisible diseases’ of ‘invisible people’: Germany’s contribution to the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases
Nearly a quarter of the world’s population suffers from just 20 profoundly disabling tropical diseases, that have largely managed to stay ‘under the radar’. Germany is a major player in a fresh global effort to shine a light on the Neglected Tropical Diseases and overcome their ravages.
Enabling community participation and oversight in the planning and budgeting of Tanzania’s health services
As part of the country’s decentralisation process, Tanzania’s health facilities take on the tasks of planning and budgeting of health services. In the Mbeya and Tanga regions, a Tanzanian-German project has set up structures and systems for effective community participation.
A moonshot for Africa’s health security: Co-creating Africa’s own vaccine industry
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.
Moving beyond project mode: How can quality improvement in healthcare become an integral part of service delivery?
An analysis of implementation experiences in three francophone African countries
Reaching for the skies: How drone technology transforms Malawi’s health system
The Malawi-German Drone and Data Project is using the latest drone technology to ensure that essential drugs and medical supplies can get through to patients in one of the poorest areas of one of the poorest countries in the world.
Young Malawians conquer the skies to deliver lifesaving medicines
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.