Vision impairment is the most common disability worldwide. Yet, eyehealth remains an neglected aspect in many public health systems. In this article we assess the willingness-to-pay for eyeglasses in a resource-poor rural setting and give directions for policy and further research.
Junge, unverheiratete Männer gelten als Risikofaktor für die gesellschaftliche Stabilität. Die Autorin dieses GIGA Focus argumentiert, dass der Heiratsmarkt und die Ungleichgewichte zwischen den Geschlechtern auf diesem Markt wichtige Faktoren sind, um das Gewaltpotential junger Männer besser zu verstehen.
Viele Länder in Subsahara-Afrika scheinen die Corona-Virus-Krise bisher relativ gut überstanden zu haben, doch Impfstoff-Zögerlichkeit und drohende Rezessionen fordern die Länder weiterhin heraus. Die Autorinnen analysieren, wie sich die Pandemie auf das Vertrauen in das Krisenmanagement der Regierungen auswirkt.
Indonesia is fighting one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia. On January 13, 2021, the country started one of the world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccination drives. The plan is to inoculate 181.5 million people – two third of the population – in 15 months using primarily the CoronaVac from China’s Sinovac Biotech. The vaccination campaign is ambitious and its success hinges on a number of supply and demand side factors which are subject to investigation in this project. DFG, 2021-2022
The Leibniz Research Alliance INFECTIONS promotes interdisciplinary research across several sections of the Leibniz Association. It focuses on the spread of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) microbes in an urbanizing society. This is a topical issue since a number of endemic infectious diseases are the leading cause of disease and mortality worldwide. In addition, humanity is increasingly challenged by emerging infectious agents that are often zoonotic in nature, such as the coronavirus outbreak. Leibniz Association, 2021-2025
Responsible Innovation Summit, University of Göttingen, Göttingen
Organisation: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Dr. Tevin Tafese (Panelbeitragende:r), Prof. Dr. Renate Hartwig (Chair)
Presentation and participation in panel discussion on "Doing Business in Africa - Spotlighting Opportunities in the World's next Big Market"
COVID-19 Research Results Dissemination Symposium, Online event
Organisation: Uganda National Council for Science and Technology
Prof. Dr. Renate Hartwig (Vortragende:r)
Renate Hartwig presented her research based on an informal sector survey in Uganda in a high-level symposium with several Ugandan ministers.
