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Newsletter 13.05.2020

Editorial

Dear colleagues,

for health and social protection experts around the world the past ten weeks have been a time of intense learning. And yet, there are still far more questions than answers regarding COVID-19 and how to adequately respond to it in different contexts. What does this mean for development cooperation on the ground?

In this issue, we document how German-supported programmes in Malawi and Liberia support their partners’ COVID-19 responses and present a rapid response policy advice service for partner governments rushing to set up basic social protection as their economies grind to a halt.

And if you, like us, have ‘No time to waste’, read this eye-opening report on the way Nepal is transforming its healthcare waste management.

Enjoy the reading and stay healthy!

Your editorial team
Maja Opua & Anna von Roenne

Current news topics

With Malawi against COVID-19: The challenges Could a ‘one size fits all’ lockdown response end up harming more people than the virus itself in least developed countries, such as Malawi? Are the ‘right’ measures being put in place and are they working? These are the questions pondered by German Development Cooperation and other partners working with the Government of Malawi in the COVID-19 crisis. More	No more simulations: pandemic preparedness gets real Since 2016 the Liberian-German Health Programme has worked to strengthen systems for disease surveillance and response at the national, county and community levels. With the arrival of the novel coronavirus, years of preparation are now being put into practice. The quick activation of the epidemic preparedness and response system shows the progress that has been made. More
Mobilising social protection expertise in an emergency As economies worldwide grind to a halt due to lockdown measures, the star of social protection is rising: Governments which saw social protection schemes as ‘nice-to-haves’ now recognise that they are essential for their populations’ and their own political survival. What can be done, right here, right now? A rapid response team provides orientation. More	Hot off the press: 'No time to waste' in Nepal This publication offers a snapshot of the challenges, as well as the progress being made in healthcare waste management in Nepal. It distils some of the key themes and learnings from a national workshop, provides examples of diverse healthcare waste management initiatives, and presents the views of individuals who are transforming waste from a problem into an opportunity. More
Keeping women and girls at the center during COVID-19 The German government has joined a global call to protect sexual and reproductive health and rights in the COVID-19 crisis. On May 6th 2020, 59 governments and 39 ministers from around the world released a statement which reaffirms the need to put women and girls at the center of COVID-19 response efforts. More	World Malaria Day 2020 Overshadowed by the global COVID-19 crisis, malaria continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives around the world each year - the vast majority of them in Africa. Germany is one of the main contributors to the global fight against it. On 25 April 2020, World Malaria Day, we take a closer look at the challenge and German-supported efforts to eradicate it. More
’We have saved the lives of so many newborn children’ Saving mothers’ and newborn babies’ lives, increasing essential medicine supplies and providing a functioning social health protection scheme have been major challenges in Tanzania for a long time. Tanzanian-German development cooperation in the health sector which began almost three decades ago has tackled these and other issues, reaping promising results. More