German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
PMNCH constituency
Donor and foundation
Focal point
Mr Joachim Schmitt
Position
Division for Health and Population Policy
Health focus
- Health systems strengthening
- Maternal/Reproductive health
Priority action area(s)
- N/A
Mission statement
The aim of development cooperation is to give people the freedom to shape their own lives, by making their own decisions and taking responsibility for them, without suffering material hardship. With this aim in mind, the German government is seeking with its development policy to help make globalisation an opportunity for all. The sectors that German development cooperation will focus on in particular in the future will be education, health, rural development, good governance and sustainable economic development. The guiding principle in all efforts is the protection of human rights. See link: http://www.bmz.de/en/what_we_do/principles/index.html)
Additional information
The focus of German Development Cooperation is also on the following:
- Health as a human right
- Sexual and reproductive health and rights
- Health MDGs