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Development and cooperation

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Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

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Poverty Reduction

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

Michael Moyo

Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa

In the 90s, South Africa became an epicenter of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. HIV is mostly a sexually transmitted disease. Intravenous drug users are at risk too, however, and so are people who need blood transfusions. HIV/AIDS initially spread fast among the...

Global Governance
Dirk Messner
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Historically unprecedented”

Only international cooperation can prevent looming global disasters

Health supply chains
Alan Brooks

A STEP in the right direction

East African countries make efforts to improve health management

Pharmaceuticals
Shushan Tedla
Irmgard Buchkremer-Ratzmann

Needs-based care in disaster situations

Emergency kits help medical teams respond effectively in disaster situations and administer needs-based treatment later

Comment
Afshan Subohi

Much needed injection of capital

If the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor works out well, it could jumpstart Pakistan’s economy

Zika virus
Renata Buriti

Virus shines light on structural problems

Zika proves that Brazil needs better sanitation and health services

Food security
Lea Diehl

Better figures

Global Hunger Index 2016 reckons that things have improved – but almost 800 million people still suffer hunger

Neglected disease
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Life-saving rubber boots

Thailand’s third most deadly disease is melioidosis

Comment
Linda Kleemann
Lukas Borkowski
Tobias Stöhr

Conservative innovators

To innovate more, smallholder farmers need better financial services and competent advice

Medical research
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Diseases of the poor

Neglected tropical diseases affect more than a billion people worldwide

Health
Lea Diehl

Global health challenge

Experts want poor people in tropical countries to benefit from advances in medical technology

Poverty Reduction

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

Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating
Biogas innovation: Clean energy and fertiliser for Malawi’s farmers
Why we believe in our Digital Monthly

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
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Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy