Context Since 2020, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) collaborates with Namibia’s Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) to establish the Namibia Institute of Public Health (NIPH) and to strengthen different Public Health (PH) functions. The NIPH was approved by the Namibian Cabinet in March 2024. National Public Health Institutes…
Context Governments in low- and middle-income countries face staff shortages in public health research due to limited resources. This limits their ability to address local health problems and contributes to increased mortality and morbidity. The project SCAPHeR builds on the GHPP project CARe and aims to strengthen applied public health…
Context Acute health crises put pressure on health systems and undermine access to medical care in the affected regions. Building on the previous projects EMT TT and EMT TTT, this project supports EMT response mechanisms and partnerships in the WHO AFRO and EURO regions. This is to ensure quality health…
Context National health systems in sub-Saharan Africa lack sufficient and stable structures to regulate the sustainable supply of blood and blood products. Moreover, the availability of these products remains severely limited. These shortcomings pose significant health risks and contribute, among other factors, to high maternal and child mortality rates, whose…
Context Healthcare systems and animal health services in OH-NET partner countries face a diverse range of challenges. The widespread risk of infection from endemic pathogens with zoonotic potential is as prevalent as the emergence and spread of pathogens with epidemic potential and the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Context Tuberculosis remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases and is closely linked to low socioeconomic and poor sanitary conditions. The increasing emergence of tuberculosis strains resistant to key medicines poses a serious threat to global tuberculosis control. In many countries with a high disease burden, rapid diagnostic methods…
Context In many countries in Western and South-Eastern Africa, access to safe and effective medicines remains a challenge. A key factor is the limited capacity of national drug quality control laboratories. Insufficient structures, resources or standardised procedures hinder reliable quality testing. As a result, substandard or falsified medicines may reach…
The Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) training took place from 24 to 27 June and was implemented as part of the EMT Twinning partnership between Johanniter EMT and the Ministry of Health and Social Services of Namibia. It was hosted and coordinated at the…
As part of the German-Namibian Twinning Project TwiNit 2.0, the Robert Koch Institute supports the Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) in the strategic development of the national crisis management structures. This also includes the creation of guideline documents. In line with international standards, the central coordination and…