Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC

24. August 2016 – SDC, Freiburgstrasse 130, 3003 Bern

Health in Fragile Contexts

A conference organized by MMS, SDC and the Swiss Red Cross

MMS In an increasing number of countries the implementation of health programmes is challenged by fragile contexts. At the same time, fragility of a state is considered as one of the main causes for malfunctioning health services. Emergency situations aggravate such situation and reveal the weaknesses of the system. These settings evoke not only questions on how to adapt to shaking working environment or on sustainability, but also whether health programmes could make a contribution to reduce fragility.

25.01.2016

Ban Ki-moon in Zürich

United Nations The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has left no doubts in his speech at the annual conference of the Swiss Development Cooperation, that it represents a major challenge to organize the implementation of the adopted sustainability goals (SDGs) in September 2015.

Agnès Adjou-Moumouni, SDC: SDC's strategie for the promotion of mother and child health. The Benin exemple