Local-pharma-production.net

Local-pharma-production.net is an internet platform that aims at encouraging the local production of affordable, good-quality medicines and pharmaceuticals in Africa.

The platform provides the most important information for countries and companies on the topics of TRIPS, quality, financial issues, investment and other important matters. Thereby, an information hub is created, offering an overview over existing sources and making it easier to find relevant information.

It is a cooperation between the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ), the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

Mainstreaming HIV in German Development Cooperation

Since 2001, German Development Cooperation (GDC) has responded to the HIV challenge by ‘Mainstreaming’ HIV at its workplaces and in its development projects and programmes in Subsaharan Africa. On this website, find out more about the way this has been done – in different partner countries, in different sectors and by the different German organisations.

The Indonesian Health Platform

The Consolidation Programme Health / Policy Analysis and Formulation (PAF) has launched “The Indonesian Health Platform”. This website aims to share products which have been developed, tested and applied by GIZ supported Health projects in Indonesia during the last 10 years. More than 200 products on health system development are available e.g. toolkits, software, films, evaluation tools, training manuals, IEC materials and studies.  

Web users will also be able to access information on recent and upcoming events, laws and regulation on health and more. The Indonesian Health Platform encourages the creation, sharing, and effective application of knowledge on health development in Indonesia. The platform counts on its users to help make it a valuable tool for all working in the health development sector.

GIZ Health Sector Programme in Kenya

A web log on activities of GIZ Health Programme in Kenya

Health Economics Unit - Bangladesh

Established in the year 1994, the Health Economics Unit  (HEU) is the only department within the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare whose main function is to provide the Ministry with policy advice in the areas of Health Care Financing, Gender, Equity and Voice.

HEU is the Focal Point for Health in PRSP/MDG, Gender, NGO and Stakeholder Participation.

German - Vietnamese Development Cooperation

Vietnam is one of the most important partner countries of German Development Cooperation in Asia. The following priority areas of cooperation have been agreed upon between the Vietnamese and the German Governments:

• Sustainable Economic Development and Vocational Training
• Environmental Policy, Natural Resources and Urban Development
• Health

Fit for School

Fit for School Inc. is a Philippine Non-Governmental Organization that works closely with the health and education sectors, various development agencies and private partners on effective school health programs. It offers information, technical assistance and a high-level network to support the institutionalization of school health programs.

German BACKUP Initiative

The German BACKUP Initiative offers assistance to countries that lack the expertise and structures needed to submit viable project proposals for controlling infectious diseases and put the available money to effective use. Since 2002, this programme has been supporting numerous countries in accessing and implementing Global Fund grants. BACKUP is an acronym which means Building Alliances, Creating Knowledge and Updating Partners.

German-Ukrainian Partnership Initiative for HIV/AIDS Prevention (in German)
Німецько-українська партнерська ініціатива з питань подолання ВІЛ/СНІД

The German-Ukrainian Partnership Initiative for HIV/AIDS Prevention has been implemented by GTZ since 2008 under the Joint Statement on Cooperation in the Field of Health signed between the German Federal Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine in 2007.  

Within the framework of bilateral cooperation, leading German institutions and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) share their experience and know-how in fighting against HIV and AIDS with their Ukrainian partners. The gained experience is intended to give a sustainable impetus to the partners to develop and implement HIV prevention strategies and thus benefit the society as a whole. The main areas of work of the Partnership Initiative directions include HIV prevention, diagnosis and treatment, as well as the provision of social support, epidemiology and surveillance.

The synergies between the projects have led to long term and fruitful cooperations between the fields and regions in which the Partnership Initiative is active, supporting and encouraging the exchange among the Ukrainian partners.

AWiSA Network – HIV & AIDS in the workplace

“AWiSA Network – HIV & AIDS in the workplace” is a non-profit internet based information and communication platform funded through the German Government.

The mission of the AWiSA Network is to contribute to the fight against HIV & AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa by providing relevant information about HIV & AIDS in the workplace, and linking people and organisations working in this field. They foster a work environment free of stigma and discrimination, with an emphasis on gender equality and irrelevant of race or religion.

Founding members of the AWiSA Network are SAfAIDS (Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information and Dissemination Service) 
and GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit).