Dear colleagues,
2020 has been a challenging year: COVID-19 and its economic impacts have put health and social protection squarely on the political agenda - in Germany, in partner countries and globally. On all these levels, German-supported programmes have responded to pandemic-related emergencies without losing sight of longer-term development objectives. And they have learned how to do this under lockdown conditions.
During this time of intense learning, Healthy DEvelopments is here to help you document and share your experiences with others.
Stay safe and sane through the holiday season and let’s reconnect in the new year!
Your editorial team
Maja Opua & Anna von Roenne
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At a WHS high-level event hosted by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Charité, Dr Maria Flachsbarth, Parliamentary State Secretary, made it clear: ‘To gird ourselves against future pandemics, we must recognise that humans, animals and environment are connected, and act accordingly.’ Prominent scientists and representatives of leading international agencies voiced their support for a multisectoral One Health agenda.
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COVID-19 has exposed the gaps in pandemic preparedness from the local to global level, and delivered a potent reminder of the high cost of complacence. At a panel discussion organised by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Charité, experts weighed in on lessons from the current response and identified steps that can be taken to break ‘the cycle of neglect and panic.’
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The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse decades of progress in maternal, child and adolescent health. To stem this dangerous tide, at a side event of the World Health Summit high-level delegates, including BMZ, reaffirmed their full commitment to the Global Financing Facility, a global multi-stakeholder partnership determined to ensure access to health services for just these groups.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on the sexual and reproductive rights of millions of people, including on their access to sexual and reproductive health services. Ways to safeguard both access and rights during and after the current pandemic were at the heart of the International Dialogue on Population and Sustainable Development in 2020.
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The regional programme ‘University and Hospital Partnerships in Africa’ supports partnerships between German and African university hospitals to jointly develop responses to priority health issues. Where multiple partnerships work on the same issue, they are encouraged to form networks to generate broader solutions for a lasting impact.
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In the midst of the global pandemic, World AIDS Day calls upon us to stand in solidarity with those affected by another life-threatening virus which last year infected a child every 100 seconds. Today, as experts warn of a drastic setback in global HIV programming, an increase in infections and in HIV-related stigma, Germany announces a new assistance package in solidarity with 38 million people worldwide living with HIV.
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