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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Mexico owes many of its tourist attractions to its wealth of indigenous communities. It is important that they are included in the country’s tourism industry in a sustainable, respectful and empowering way.

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

Trade and migration

Fighting the causes of flight

SWP report examines the links between trade policy and migration

SMEs

Innovative drivers of sustainable development

The Up-Scaling programme of DEG, the German development finance institution