Forschung, Wissenschaft

In an increasingly interconnected world, higher education plays a central role in shaping the future of individuals and therefore the future of societies. In countries like Uganda, having a foreign university degree makes a big difference.

Traditional landraces are nutritious, resilient and indispensable for the food security of poor communities.

Students at the Malawi University of Sciences and Technology (MUST) are developing AI-powered solutions for healthcare and agriculture, showcasing the role of technology in solving Malawi’s problems.

How developing countries’ national agricutultural research systems will become stronger.

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