How and why German development cooperation invests, technically and financially, in local manufacturing of medical and pharmaceutical products.
Strengthening health value chains by partnering with the private sector in the SADC region Read more
SORMAS (Surveillance Outbreak Response Management & Analysis System) is increasingly recognised as a digital system that can provide policy-relevant data and management support across the One Health domains – not only at local and national level, but potentially at regional and global levels too.
A critical juncture for SORMAS: from national to regional outlook and beyond Read more
To reopen – and stay open – schools around the world must translate strict hygiene standards into everyday practice. Indonesia is showing how simple checklists can help school communities do this. Other countries, like Malawi, are adapting the same approach.
Going back to school in the middle of a pandemic Read more
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.
A moonshot for Africa’s health security: Co-creating Africa’s own vaccine industry Read more
At the WHS 2021, a high-level panel considers achievements and shortfalls in the efforts of the international community to reach global vaccination targets
Vaccine Equity: Have we passed the test? Read more
The spread of SARS-CoV-2 has put laboratories in Kyrgyzstan to the test. Since 2020, Germany has been part of a multi-partner effort to broaden and deepen testing capacity in the country, including the introduction of genetic sequencing.
Convincing communities that vaccines are safe and countering misinformation is a major challenge to public health efforts all around the world. In this Healthy Developments podcast we hear about some innovative ways of overcoming those challenges in Malawi.
Tackling vaccine hesitancy in Malawi Read more
A podcast on why Covid-19 must not divert attention and resources from other infectious disease challenges in Africa.
Time to keep an eye on the bigger picture of infectious diseases Read more
Expert teams from Germany provide rapid support for laboratory diagnostics
Standing shoulder to shoulder against COVID-19 Read more
WHS panel calls for more solidarity, intensified coordination and political leadership
COVID can only be beaten together, or not at all Read more
