WS 19 - Hospital Partnerships for Improved Service Delivery

The Initiative Hospital Partnerships - Partners strengthen Health promotes partnerships between health organizations in Germany and medical institutions in low- and middle-income countries in order to improve healthcare outcomes by enhancing the quality, education and delivery of healthcare worldwide. Professionals such as physicians, nurses, public health specialists, midwives, lab technicians and hospital managers meet on equal terms and share expertise, experiences and ideas to improve healthcare in selected thematic areas. The initiative is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in cooperation with the Else Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation (EKFS) and aims to support the 2030 Agenda with a particular focus on SDG 3 and SDG 17.

The purpose of this session is to explore effects, outcomes and success factors of these collaborations and to identify key lessons learned from current partnerships in terms of opportunities, challenges, barriers and enablers. Stakeholders and healthcare leaders from high-income and low-income countries reflect on their partnership activities, share potentials, expectations and benefits with the audience but also discuss issues concerning sustainability, contributions to the global health agenda and quality of care.