Dear colleagues,
yes, there are other topics than COVID-19: A hospital partnership between Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg and Addis Ababa University has grown into an Ethiopia-wide cervical cancer screening and treatment initiative. In Pakistan, the digital and physical integration of social protection programmes has been a breakthrough. Meanwhile BACKUP Health strengthens accountability, both in health service delivery and in
grant accounting.
And what about German support to COVID-19 responses? In Cambodia, ‘On Demand IDPoor’ ensures that cash transfers reach those who most need them. In Libya, collective efforts to stop the spread of the virus amid ongoing conflicts are underway. And the EAC prepares its aviation personnel to get ready for the ‘new normal’.
Enjoy the reading and stay healthy and sane!
Your editorial team
Maja Opua & Anna von Roenne
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Cervical cancer is easily preventable, but a lack of screening means that many women in Ethiopia are diagnosed late – and then face long waiting times to see a cancer specialist. With support from the Hospital Partnerships programme, multidisciplinary teams from the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg and Addis Ababa University have been tackling these challenges together.
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Assistance to the needy and vulnerable, a core value of Pakistani culture, gets a boost from a German-supported project. In the face of a deepening economic crisis, now compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, the project works on optimising efficiency and coordination of existing social protection schemes both at physical service points and through newly linked data streams.
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A lack of effective community engagement often results in a mismatch between what an intervention is trying to achieve and local needs. Community monitoring initiatives in Zambia and Francophone West Africa are helping to improve the delivery of local health services and strengthen accountability between communities and health sector decision-makers.
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Most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa contract private accounting firms to audit GFATM grants rather than putting their own Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in charge. This is a missed opportunity for enhancing country ownership and it costs scarce grant resources. BACKUP Health and Aidspan entered into a grant agreement to change this situation.
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So far, the Coronavirus sweeping the planet has not claimed a single life in the small South-East Asian nation - yet it has devastated the livelihoods of many. This has spurred the Cambodian government to take a number of measures - including seeking out German Development Cooperation’s expertise to implement rapid responses and address the burgeoning needs.
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Libya is facing enormous challenges, ranging from brutal fighting to attacks on hospitals. Close to 400,000 Libyans have been displaced since the start of the conflict– around half of them within the past year. And now there is also the COVID-19 pandemic. In a double emergency, how can German Cooperation and the EU assist effectively?
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East African airspace shut down in mid-March in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Now, as airports across the region prepare to reopen, it is vital for the safety of both staff and passengers, that all involved in the aviation industry are trained and well versed in how to deal with COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
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