SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Everyone should have access to basic health services without incurring financial hardship and be protected against communicable and non-communicable diseases. Maternal and child mortality rates should also be reduced.

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Sarah Schmidt

Hello from Bonn

I’m Sarah Schmidt and I work as an advisor for the GIZ Fund for International Agricultural Research (FIA). What’s our goal?

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Ein schwarz-weißes Porträt einer Frau
Three questions

‘Waste management at our hospital is exemplary’

Three questions for the ophthalmologist Dr Meena Kunwar Joshi, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and Deputy Director of the Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) Hospital, which also treats civilians. With the support of GIZ, Dr Kunwar Joshi expanded the hos

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Project photos with Marlen Thieme in Sierra Leone
Interview

‘Cuts won’t get us closer to peace or stability’

Development cooperation and humanitarian aid are important for Germany’s own stability and its role in the world, says the Chair of the Board of Welthungerhilfe. Marlehn Thieme explains how GIZ and Welthungerhilfe are achieving results together and describes the obstacles in their way.
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Dr. Reza Esmaillie und Dr. Robin Bayer
Interview

‘New prospects through WIN NRW.Africa’

A reality check for young German companies: the Cologne-based start-up Detechgene was one of 10 German firms that took part in the exchange programme between Nigeria and North Rhine-Westphalia. In this interview, co-founder Robin Bayer and employee Kai Wageringel talk about their experiences.

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Stanley Mutuma
Portrait

Stanley Mutuma – embracing inclusion in Kenya

Stanley Mutuma is Secretary General of the Kenya National Paralympic Committee. Stanley, a lawyer, is blind and knows what an important role sport plays in inclusion.
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Interview

‘Talking openly about menstrual health’

The Zambian national women’s football team is setting an example for women’s and girls’ health. Ahead of the team’s participation in the Olympic Games in Paris, players have launched the #kickTheSTIGMA campaign in collaboration with GIZ. The aim is to break down taboos surrounding the topic of menstruation.

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Agenda 2030

Nothing less than the ‘transformation of our world’ is at the centre of the 2030 Agenda. Economic progress worldwide should be in harmony with social justice and the protection of natural resources.

Since its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015, the 2030 Agenda, together with the Paris Climate Agreement, has been the guiding principle of German development cooperation and the overarching framework to which GIZ aligns its work.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations

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