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Newsletter 07.06.2019

Editorial

Dear colleagues, if you were unable to attend the vibrant GIZ Regional Conference on digital health and social protection in Bishkek, make sure to read this summary article - it will make you feel sorry that you weren’t there. In a farewell interview, Ruth Hildebrandt makes a case for in the German approach to technical development cooperation. Find out more about Germany’s support to vocational training for biomedical technicians and health staff in Ethiopia. And take a closer look at this training manual to learn the latest about gender-responsive human resource management. Enjoy the reading! Your editorial team Karolina Luczak Santana & Anna von Roenne Current news topics Digitalisation and the Future of Health and Social Protection in Asia and Eastern Europe On May 27-28, GIZ staff, counterparts and guests from 20 countries gathered in Bishkek to explore the latest trends in digital health and social protection. E-governance and artificial intelligence were high on the agenda. The success of the meeting shows that the Silk Road retains its power as a conduit for exchange and innovation. More Our focus on partner interests is precious and unique! ‘I have always valued that the German approach to development cooperation allows us to do two things simultaneously’, says Ruth Hildebrandt. ‘To try and pull the right levers at a systems level, and to support real people - our partners - in their personal and professional development.’ In May 2019, we met to reflect on the challenges and highlights that shaped her career. More Biomedical technology: a new focus of Ethiopian-German cooperation German Technical Cooperation is working with Ethiopia’s ministries of health and education to establish a practical model of vocational training and education for biomedical technicians and health staff. Launched in February 2019, the project will help to build the systems and capacities needed to improve the management of medical equipment in Ethiopia’s health system. More Gender and the Health Workforce German Cooperation has developed a short-term training in “Gender Responsive Human Resources for Health Planning, Development and Management.” The training was used to train human resources managers of Liberia’s Ministry of Health. The training manual can be used to replicate and adapt the training as needed. More Connect with Healthy DEvelopments on social media:          Disclaimer    Site notice    © 2010-2019 Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development