Palliative care is one of the most unequal areas of healthcare. Access to quality end-of-life care varies based on factors like gender and social background. Current care often ignores the broader social and structural issues that shape experiences of patients and caregivers. A more inclusive…

The "Malawi German Health Programme IV" (MGHP) is being implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) from August 2024 to July 2027 to help the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) strengthen the Malawi health system by focusing on Sexual and Reproductive…

Vaccination services are essential to protect individuals, through their entire life, from disease and premature mortality. Vaccination services are facing increasing challenges, such as the increasing complexity of services deploying new or unused vaccines, the logistics of the cold chain to keep…

Ukraine adopted a National Strategy on Barrier-Free Society 2030 in 2021 defining rehabilitation as its cornerstone. Despite Russia’s full invasion in February 2022, the reform process has not wavered and rehabilitation is now a recognized, essential component of Universal Health Coverage and an…

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health emergency. With 1.3 million annual deaths, TB kills more people than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) is also a main cause of human death due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Recently, the World Health Organization endorsed…

Traffic noise and air pollution, especially particulate matter (PM), are closely linked environmental risk factors that contribute significantly to the development of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and atherosclerosis. In Europe, traffic noise is responsible for the loss of 1.6 million…

In 2018, the Gavi Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) Board approved the inclusion of Rabies vaccine for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (Rabies PEP) into the portfolio of vaccines to be funded in the 2021-2025 strategic period (period extended since then). The 2018 Vaccine Investment Strategy (VIS) Rabies learning…

The overall goal of this project is to strengthen and modernise social protection systems globally by fostering digital transformation, enhancing interoperability, and establishing global standards. By leveraging collaboration between key actors—such as GIZ, the European Union, the World Bank, Inter…

Cambodia and Lao PDR have secured funding from the Global Development Fund (China) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to eliminate Schistosoma mekongi. Funding is through the World Health Organization (WHO), and Swiss TPH together with the National Institute of Parasitic…

This program aims to address the pervasive issue of violence against women and girls (VAWG) and gender-based violence (GBV) across the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) region. According to a recent WHO global review, 26 per cent of women in Eastern Europe and 23 per cent of women in Central…