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Good Health and Well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

Over the last 15 years, the number of childhood deaths has been cut in half. A substantial amount of money and resources have been spent to treating a wide range of preventable illnesses. The SDG goal for worldwide Good Health promotes healthy lifestyles, preventive measures and modern, efficient healthcare for everyone.
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Diálogos de sanación en Guatemala

Apenas hay hospitales o consultas médicas en Petén. En vez de profesionales con formación clínica,...

Heilsame Dialoge in Guatemala

Spitäler und ärztliche Praxen gibt es in Petén kaum. Anstatt klinisch geschulter Fachkräfte kümmern sich...

Health impacts of large natural resource extraction projects in Tanzania

Tanzania is rich in natural resources and saw a rapid growth of the extractive industries...

Gender in public health research: overcoming resistance and leveraging opportunities

There are significant gender inequalities in public health. To address these inequalities, it is crucial...

Mehr Wissen bedeutet mehr Sicherheit: Pestizide im kubanischen Kartoffelanbau

Wie sich ausgebrachte Pestizide in kubanischen Böden und Kartoffeln verhalten, wusste man bisher nicht. Das...

Más conocimiento significa más seguridad: los plaguicidas en el cultivo de la papa en Cuba

Hasta ahora no se sabía cómo se comportan los plaguicidas aplicados en los suelos y...

How to bring evidence from research into policy? Lessons from five global public health projects

In public health, evidence generated by research can form the basis of effective new laws,...

Impacts sanitaires de l’exploitation minière industrielle en Afrique subsaharienne : le cas du Burkina Faso

Le secteur minier en Afrique subsaharienne, notamment au Burkina Faso, a connu une croissance rapide...

Health impacts of industrial mining in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa

Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana, have mineral deposits in commercial quantities. While industrial...

Material for life: Writing an autobiography of waste in South Asia

Cities in the region struggle with mismanaged waste. Can they learn from past crises to...

Traces of a hard life: Mental health problems on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa

Are depression and anxiety disorders only typical of affluent societies? Given how widespread they are...

Spuren eines harten Lebens: Zunehmende psychische Erkrankungen in Subsahara-Afrika

Sind Depressionen und Angststörungen typische Wohlstandskrankheiten? Angesichts ihrer starken Verbreitung in industrialisierten Ländern könnte man...

Treating the causes of depression in Malawi

Mental illnesses in rural areas of Malawi are mainly caused by economic worries and physical...

Understanding health impacts around large mines in Africa

Large natural resource extraction projects like gold mines affect the health of local communities in...

Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Agro-industrial and Smallholder Farming Systems in Kenya

Farms in the global South show heavy use of pesticides such as herbicides, insecticides and...

Hoffnung säen auf fruchtbaren Böden

Die Kleinbäuerinnen und -bauern Westafrikas produzieren hauptsächlich für lokale Märkte. Forschende des r4d-Programms gingen der...

Growing hope on fertile soils

Small farmers in Western Africa produce mostly for local markets. Researchers from the r4d programme...

How could we improve community health around large gold mines in Burkina Faso?

Mining projects have positive and negative impacts on the health of the inhabitants in surrounding...

Geothermal exploration for green energy in Mongolia

The burning of coal for heating is a major cause of harmful air pollution and...

How could we improve community health around large gold mines in Tanzania?

Natural resource extraction projects impact the health of local communities in several ways. This videoclip...

Behandlung zuhause führt zu erfolgreicherer Therapie von HIV-Patienten

In Lesotho haben Schweizer Forschende mit Partnern vor Ort zur Bekämpfung von HIV einen Kaskaden-Ansatz...

From Door to Door: Providing Home-based HIV Testing and Care in Rural Lesotho

Lesotho’s population is among the most hit by the HIV epidemic. One out of four...