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The Netherlands’ Global Health Strategy: “Turn words into deeds”

“The Netherlands is uniquely placed to contribute to global health”, Rosana explains. “Historically, they are one of the largest global … See more

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CEPI: let’s protect ourselves against future pandemics

WEBIn a historic period in which the need for vaccines has become more urgent than ever, Cordaid calls on the Netherlands to step up its contribution to CEPI and support its …

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Fact sheet: Global Solidarity for Worldwide Health Security

WEBFact sheet: Global Solidarity for Worldwide Health Security. Recent disease outbreaks, ranging from COVID-19 to Ebola or Mpox, teach us that a delay in responses …

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Global Health, Global Access

WEBThen you believe in Universal Health Coverage. Global Health, Global Access is Cordaid’s advocacy programme to increase Official Development Assistance for health care. …

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Global health advocacy 2022 in review

WEBTackling the world’s deadliest epidemics. In 2022, Cordaid partnered with Aidsfonds and KNCV (the tuberculosis foundation) to increase Dutch political support for …

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Fact sheet: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for …

WEBIn conflict-prone and fragile contexts, women and girls are more often confronted with aggression and violence. Policies which do not guarantee sexual and reproductive health and rights can lead to unplanned and higher-risk pregnancies, STIs and HIV, as well as unsafe abortions and sexual and gender-based violence.

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More advocacy for global health thanks to Bill and Melinda Gates

WEBCordaid received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for its Global Health, Global Access project that aims to increase the Dutch development support for global health. As one of the major funders in global health, the foundation has awarded the project for the first time in 2017. Then in 2019, it supported the project for the

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The Netherlands in Global Health: Data-driven insights in the …

WEBHalf of the world’s population still does not have access to basic quality healthcare. That is why mobilising finances from high-income countries, like the …

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Majority agrees Dutch government should invest more in epidemic

WEBMore than 70% of the Dutch population agrees vaccines are crucial to preventing and fighting a pandemic and that the Dutch government should invest more …

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System strengthening: the sustainable way forward

WEBCordaid works towards strengthened and transformed systems that benefit underserved people in fragile and conflict-affected settings. This entails strengthening health, food, education and justice systems to be inclusive, equitable and effective. Cordaid addresses underlying obstacles that constrain access to services and rights, whether these

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Penny wise, pound wise: performance-based financing in health …

WEBRBF is an approach which is increasingly being used in low- and middle-income countries to improve health system outcomes. Performance Based Financing (PBF) is a specific form of RBF, distinguished by three conditions: Incentives are given to providers, not beneficiaries: the financing of health facilities is directly linked to their performance.

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Community health workers: life-saving relays on the Burundian …

WEBBurundi - 15 February 2024. Community health workers are an essential part of life in rural Burundi. Cordaid supports and trains them through a project that improves sexual and reproductive health services through performance-based financing. They raise awareness, provide treatments at home and do the necessary follow-ups.

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Enough is enough. Eliminate violence against women and girls

WEBContinuously confronted with violence and aggression. Worldwide, 1 in 3 women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. Only 52% of …

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Psychosocial support for SGBV survivors in refugee settings

WEBPsychosocial support for SGBV survivors in refugee settings. Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) is a global social, and public health concern that harms …

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Mental health care in Yemen: “We’re finally able to breathe again.”

WEBYemen - 12 November 2021. According to psychotherapist Dr. Bilqis Jubari, one in three Yemeni’s suffers from a mental disorder. Most of them are women. And while the war …

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