Forschung, Wissenschaft

How the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is working with partners to promote local vaccine production in Africa.

In order to reduce Africa’s dependence on global supply chains, Germany is working with partners to support local vaccine production.

While the fight against many neglected tropical diseases continues to receive too little support, the situation with dengue has changed. One major reason for this is that the disease is now increasingly recognised as a problem in richer countries too.

When it comes to major infectious diseases in the global south, most people inevitably think of the “Big Three”: HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. However, “neglected tropical diseases” (NTDs) also deserve attention.

Families struggle to take their children to university, barely five percent will receive government sponsoring to pursue their studies.

Official development assistance has risen to record levels, but aid flows still often fail to deliver the intended results

As new experiences are made, development thinking keeps changing – slowly, but continuously

The Ugandan government is conducting a census after a decade, estimating the country’s population to be over 40 million people.

A German sociologist’s systems theory highlights limits of global governance

World Bank development report presents policymakers with solutions for managing global migration