Currently funded projects

Medical and social aid for leprosy patients in Jharkhand
Organisation: Damien Foundation Belgium
Partner country: India
Partner organisation in partner country: Damien Foundation India Trust, Indian Ministry of Health, Government of Jharkhand

Medical Care For People Affected by Leprosy in India
Organisation: Lepra Mission e.V.
Partner country: India
Partner organisation in partner country: The Leprosy Mission Trust India

Improvement of Child Health in Low-Resource-Settings through Implementation of Ultrasonography
Organisation: German Society of Tropical Paediatrics and International Child Health (GTP) e.V.
Partner country: Malawi, Tanzania, Nepal

Paving the way for pediatric praziquantel accessibility in Madagascar – PEPRAMA
Organisation: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
Partner country: Madagascar
Partner organisation in partner country: University of Fianarantsoa and University of Mahajanga

Training and further education in ultrasound diagnostics for maternity & medical centre including new ultrasound devices
Organisation: Lichtstrahl Uganda e.V.
Partner country: Uganda
Partner organisation in partner country: Lightray Uganda NGO

Tuberculosis Project in Howrah/ Kolkata
Organisation: German Doctors e.V.
Partner country: India
Partner organisation in partner country: Bantra St. Thomas Home; Kajla Janakalyan Samity

Colombia-Germany research program on diagnostics, research, treatment and prevention of Chagas Disease (CD) and emerging infectious diseases in vulnerable groups.
Organisation: Medical Mission Institute
Partner country: Colombia

Development and Implementation of an Antibiotic Stewardship Program in Kampala, Uganda
Organisation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital Leipzig, University of Leipzig
Partner country: Uganda
Partner organisation in partner country: Kiruddu Referral Hospital, Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University

Treat early and broadly: thermotherapy of Buruli ulcer integrated into WHO-recommended wound management in West Africa
Organisation: Sektion Klinische Tropenmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Partner country: Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa
Partner organisation in partner country: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire (CSRS)