Social Health Protection – Healthy DEvelopments

Building sustainable digital public goods through academic partnerships: the approach of openIMIS

Healthy DEvelopments — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:53:42 +0000

Partnerships between openIMIS and academic institutions create a win-win  building local digital capacity, embedding digital public goods in health and social protection systems, and strengthening the long-term evolution of openIMIS.

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World Health Summit 2025: The Importance of Effective Partnerships and Digital Transformation to Achieve Health for All

Healthy DEvelopments — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:00:37 +0000

At the “Partnering for Efficiency: Strengthening Collaboration in Health Financing and Digital Health in Times of Resource Constraints” side event, hosted by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), global health leaders showcased how smart, digitally powered partnerships can help countries build stronger, more equitable health systems - even when resources are tight.

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Empowering Girls in the Shadow of K2: How Nutrition Education Sparks Change

Healthy DEvelopments — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:49:06 +0000

Supported by the German Government through GIZ, the SOPRAN initiative is helping adolescent girls in Skardu (Pakistan) understand nutrition, improve their health, and adopt stronger eating habits. But the impact goes deeper: as girls begin making informed choices, they also gain the confidence to express their needs, influence decisions at home, and guide their peers. Through stories like Adila’s, the article shows how nutrition education is not only strengthening health but also nurturing a quiet shift in behaviour and voice—one that is gradually reshaping families and communities.

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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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SEEG and partners tackle the Mpox outbreak in East-DRC: Responding to a public health emergency in a conflict area

Healthy DEvelopments — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:28:28 +0000

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.

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Her Money, Her Control

Healthy DEvelopments — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:19:01 +0000

Discover how the Benazir Income Support Programme, with support from the EU and Germany, is empowering women across Pakistan through Digital Social Protection Wallets — giving them secure, dignified access to what is rightfully theirs and moving the country toward a cashless future.

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Immunising a nation: South Africa lays the groundwork for an adult vaccination programme

Healthy DEvelopments — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:10:58 +0000

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.

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Why Investing in Health Has Never Been More Important

Healthy DEvelopments — Wed, 07 May 2025 08:25:56 +0000

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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openIMIS powers Cameroon’s long-term vision for universal health coverage

Healthy DEvelopments — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:09:50 +0000

Cameroon has adopted the digital public good openIMIS to bring together different health financing schemes in one digital UHC platform. This is improving scheme efficiency, transparency and governance, and extending access to health services for those in need.

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