Context Population Health Metrics enable the health status of populations to be described using a small number of comparable indicators and to be monitored over time or compared across regions and population groups. However, many countries still face major challenges, including limited access to relevant data sources, variable data quality,…
This page is currently under development. An overview of the project will be published shortly. In the meantime, you are welcome to visit https://ghpp.de/en/projects/ for information about further projects within the GHPP. Thank you for your patience. Facts Duration 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2028 Budget…
This page is currently under development. An overview of the project will be published shortly. In the meantime, you are welcome to visit https://ghpp.de/en/projects/ for information about further projects within the GHPP. Thank you for your patience. Facts Duration 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2028 Budget…
Context The Western Balkans (WB6: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia) went through a particularly dramatic initial COVID-19 pandemic course, with inter alia high excess mortality (direct and indirect pandemic related deaths), low vaccination rates and stressed public healthcare systems. Consequently, the risk of future waves of…
Context In recent years, there have been efforts to upscale HIV treatment and prevention in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, including conducting studies among men who have sex with men (MSM). One commonly used method to recruit participants for these studies has been respondent-driven sampling. However, this…
Context The COVID-19 pandemic put a heavy strain on many public health systems, which had to deal with high numbers of severely ill people and deaths and with challenges regarding vaccination and medical supplies. The Balkan region was seriously affected by the pandemic, highlighting the importance of strengthening preparedness and…
Short Description COVID-19 strongly affects the living conditions of people, showing the value of reliable and timely information. The burden of disease (BoD) methodology is a suitable instrument to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on population health, but while illness and death impose a considerable impact, the disease…
Short Description National Immunisation Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs) are multidisciplinary panels of national experts providing independent and evidence-based guidance to Ministries of Health on immunisation policies and vaccine use in the population. The main task of the NITAGs is to gather, review, evaluate and structure evidence on specific vaccination topics…
Short Description GET PrepaReD helps project countries prepare for and respond to outbreaks of infectious diseases. Depending on the project country’s requirements and commitments, this project can address all stages in the crisis management cycle. GET PrepaReD supports project countries with the following objectives: Advancement of surveillance systems for the…