Development and
Cooperation

Poverty reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

TV sets for poor households in Ghana

A Ghanaian businessman runs two companies that tackle the problem of digital waste. He is in competition with informal waste recycling, which has a poor reputation because it damages the environment, exploits workers and exposes them to harmful substances.

Agriculture

Facing down the armyworm pest

Zambia is debating ways to stop the annual invasion of armyworms that attack its staple crops

Corona virus

Suddenly overwhelmed health sector

Why Iran is struggling to come to girps with the new corona virus

Public health

Paying a price

Even expensive vaccines prove quite cost-effective

Vaccines

A shot in the arm

Vaccination can be a powerful tool in the fight against poverty in sub-Saharan Africa

Ebola

Five years later

After Ebola, Sierra Leone is probably not properly prepared for another major health crisis

Business incubation

Building digital nations

Tech hubs are proliferating all over the world, but face particular challenges in Africa

Sanitation

“A supportive environment”

Progress in promoting awareness of water sanitation and hygiene in Filipino schools

Our view

Systemic market failure

Poverty and poor health are closely interrelated, so public health care is indispensable

Staff and infrastructure

Emergency care in rural Tanzania

Emergency care in rural Africa can be delivered even with limited resources

Marginalisation

Stranded in the slums

Zimbabwe’s urban population is growing fast, and many of the new arrivals end up in slums with disastrous living conditions