SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Everyone should have access to basic health services without incurring financial hardship and be protected against communicable and non-communicable diseases. Maternal and child mortality rates should also be reduced.

Keki Adhikari mit dem Menstruation Bracelet

Menstruation: let’s talk!

Menstruation is still a taboo subject. GIZ is working with local influencers to change this. Girls and women around the world should be able to experience menstruation in a healthy way.

Best buddies

Elvis and Brian show us around their school in Uganda. Everyone can come here to learn – with or without disabilities. That’s what inclusion is all about.

‘For girls and women, not against men’

James Macbeth Forbes, GIZ Country Director in Uganda, explains why feminist development policy is important for everyone.

Talking about the most natural thing in the world

A school in northern Uganda demonstrates how to break taboos and address the subject of menstruation.

‘One billion people are affected by neglected tropical diseases.’

An interview with Dr Christina Kreuzberg on neglected tropical diseases and how GIZ is helping to advance health care.

Fast and flexible

How GIZ works with transitional development assistance and why it is becoming increasingly important. Guest Column by Kristian Lempa

‘We need more support with vaccinations’

A pilot project in Malawi is showing how refrigerated COVID-19 vaccines can be transported to remote villages. An interview on the challenges and waiting for vaccines.

Every dose counts

Vaccines need to be kept cold for them to be effective. A pilot project in Malawi is demonstrating how that can work in remote villages.

Eine Gruppe von Personen steht um eine große Solaranlage. Im Vordergrund erklärt ein Mann in einem orangefarbenen Hemd und dunklen Hosen etwas zu einem Jungen und drei Frauen. Die Frauen tragen bunte, traditionelle Kleidung und hören aufmerksam zu. Im Hintergrund sind hohe, grüne Pflanzen und Palmen zu sehen.

‘Taking a holistic view of climate change and agriculture’

The following interview with GIZ experts Christel Weller-Molongua and Jochen Renger focuses on hunger and nutrition.

Human, animal and environmental health

BMZ State Secretary Dr Maria Flachsbarth explains why we need a holistic approach in order to prevent pandemics.

Confidence on wheels

Remote, but forward-looking: Singra shows how e-mobility can change lives – especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘Not just right but necessary’

Aurélia Nguyen is Managing Director of the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility. In this interview, she explains why equal access to vaccines is essential to overcoming the pandemic.

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

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