The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has spent over three decades in a balancing act between political powers, armed conflicts and subsequent humanitarian and health challenges. Unfortunately, the situation today is no different, with multiple conflicts threatening already vulnerable populations in the eastern regions, at the center of Sub-Saharan Africa.
As part of its new national immunisation strategy, South Africa is adopting a life-course vaccination approach. This shift will protect people of all ages from vaccine preventable diseases while also strengthening preparedness for future pandemics.
Immunising a nation: South Africa lays the groundwork for an adult vaccination programme Mehr lesen
Key insights from the BMZ High-Level Dialogue “The Case for Investing in Health – NOW!” with Parliamentary State Secretary Niels Annen
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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.
Quality management systems are the invisible backbone of high-performing laboratories and a prerequisite for international accreditation. In Cambodia, national mentors are supporting laboratory teams to implement such systems, with encouraging results.
Setting the foundations for quality diagnostics in Cambodian laboratories Mehr lesen
With support from Germany, virologists in Uzbekistan have designed their own reference panel for influenza. Not only will this help to strengthen surveillance for seasonal and pandemic influenza, but it will also ensure quality PCR diagnostics at regional laboratories across the country.
A major step forward for quality assurance in Uzbekistan’s laboratory system Mehr lesen
The video series “Together through the crisis” showcases examples of COVID-19 measures in the fields of health and social protection that were implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) programmes on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Together through the crisis Mehr lesen
The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare brutal inequities in access to medical breakthroughs between Global North and South. A high-level panel debates how this can be changed.
WHS 2023: How can access to health innovations be made more equitable? Mehr lesen
An expert panel discusses power and partnerships in global health.
WHS 2023: Is it time to re-think outbreak response teams? Mehr lesen
‘I can see the barriers breaking already’, said Prof. Thomas Mettenleiter, founding co-chair of the One Health High-level Expert Panel (OHHLEP), as he welcomed 120 invited scientists, decision-makers and implementers to “Breaking barriers: Advancing the One Health agenda with a focus on the environment” in Schloss Friedrichsfelde, situated in the large and green Tierpark Berlin.
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