We focus on EU-Africa relations, advocating for a healthy and sustainable future
free from poverty-related and neglected diseases thanks to global health research and innovation
and where everyone can decide over their own body by securing sexual and reproductive health and rights for all.

We focus on EU-Africa relations, advocating for a healthy and sustainable future free from poverty-related and neglected diseases thanks to global health research and innovation and where everyone can decide over their own body by securing sexual and reproductive health and rights for all.

PARTNERSHIP
We work with civil society partners: NGOs, academia, research institutes, and product development partnerships to conduct joint EU-focused advocacy – amplifying messages and sharing information and expertise.

BRINGING EXPERT VOICE TO THE EU
We offer a platform for experts – be it youth champions or research institutes – to voice their concerns towards EU decision makers.

EXPERTISE ON PROGRAMMING & ACCOUNTABILITY
We share our long-standing and recognised expertise in EU programmes and processes through in-depth publications, research pieces, newsletters, webinars, and workshops with partners and EU decision-makers.

TRUSTED EU PARTNER
We partner with EU institutions, providing our technical expertise, and implementing several successful EU-funded projects.
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS (SRHR)
We advocate for the EU to support the full SRHR agenda across its funding and policies, including in development cooperation instruments and programming, the annual budget, the Gender Action Plan, and EU-Africa relations. Read more about our work on SRHR via our various position papers.
GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (R&I)
We work with partners to increase the EU's support for research and innovation into new and improved health solutions to fight poverty-related and neglected diseases - in the EU’s research framework programme Horizon Europe, and in programmes like the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP). Read more about our work via our various position papers.

SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS (SRHR)
We advocate for the EU to support the full SRHR agenda across its funding and policies, including in development cooperation instruments and programming, the annual budget, the Gender Action Plan, and EU-Africa relations. Read more about our work on SRHR via our various position papers.

GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (R&I)
We work with partners to increase the EU’s support for research and innovation into new and improved health solutions to fight poverty-related and neglected diseases – in the EU’s research framework programme Horizon Europe, and in programmes like the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP). Read more about our work via our various position papers.
NEWS

Time for Major Economies to Step Up for Global SRHR: An Urgent Appeal

The EU Global Health Strategy – an opportunity for the EU to step up its leadership in global health

World AIDS Day 2022: why there will be no end to the AIDS epidemic without equalising

Time is ticking to deliver a healthier future for young people

The EU Youth Action Plan: A key tool to empower young people and promote their SRHR

DSW youth advocates speak up for girls’ rights at EWAG 2022

The EU’s pledge to UNFPA: greater challenges require greater resources to address them

Get ready for EWAG 2022!

It’s time to prioritise women and girls in HIV vaccine research, and the EU must play its part

The largest biomedical research partnership between Europe and Africa launched today

Harnessing the potential of research and innovation to protect women from malaria

How to #BreakTheBias and ensure science delivers for women

A roadmap to take AU-EU cooperation on global health R&I to the next level

Tackling NTDs will require closing the gender gap in research and innovation

European Union funding for PRND R&D reached a record high in 2020

The third EDCTP is born: this is what it looks like

Action is needed more than ever to eliminate HIV

Live blog – tracking EU investments in human development in 2022

Global health R&I in a changing environment

Stepping up support for poverty-related and neglected diseases R&I after COVID-19

EWAG 2021: Girls Unite to shape the AU-EU Partnership

DSW Explains – Episode 3: EU-Africa cooperation against epidemics

A conversation on digitalising SRHR in Kenya

Five opportunities and five challenges for HERA

Investing in human development is key to mitigate and revert the effects of the pandemic: we cannot afford to dither and delay

Young people leading the fight for access to contraceptive care

Two DSW Youth Champions transforming young lives in Tanzania

Promoting health innovation on International Youth Day 2021

Youth Champions help to tackle challenges faced by young people in Ethiopia

Health and water at the core of the EU-Africa Partnership

DSW & GIZ team up to showcase why youth should shape how to ‘build back better’

DSW Explains – Episode 2: the post-Cotonou agreement

“We are Generation Equality!” – DSW Youth Champions

European Parliament adopts landmark position on sexual and reproductive rights

Youth Champions driving change for young people in Kenya

Live blog – tracking EU investments in human development in 2022

Youth leaders in Uganda driving change for young people

Talk to her: girls and menstrual hygiene in Tanzania

We need to prioritise African women in HIV vaccine research – its future success depends on it

DSW Explains: a new video series by DSW!

A new era for the post-Cotonou agreement?

Gender-sensitive research and innovation essential to end Malaria

Today’s funding drives tomorrow’s findings

There can be no gender equality without sexual and reproductive health and rights

A new EU-Africa partnership with health, youth and women at its core

Research and innovation key to ending TB by 2030

The EU’s neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument – an opportunity for SRHR?

What women in leadership really means

Celebrating women’s contributions to science and global health

SRHR central to achieving the SDGs

What does Horizon Europe mean for PRND R&I?

World NTD Day 2021: it’s time to #EndTheNeglect

The future EU-Africa partnership must invest in women & youth

A deep dive into the Donors Delivering for SRHR report

A new EU Global Health Strategy & Universal Health Coverage

Gender responsive approach needed to tackle dual epidemics of HIV & COVID19

GAP III – Ambitious commitments must be turned into action

Science with and for society saves lives

DSW Youth Champions connect with EU decision makers

African Research Excellence – Ep.7: DSW Voices from the field

African Research Excellence – Ep. 6: Dr. John Nkengasong, Africa CDC

African Research Excellence – Ep. 5: Shiphrah Kuria, AMREF

African Research Excellence − Ep. 4: Evaline Kibuchi, Stop TB Kenya

African Research Excellence – Ep. 3: Dr. Anatoli Kamali, IAVI

African Research Excellence – Ep. 2: Prof. Geoffrey Setswe, The Aurum Institute and Sibusiso Hlatjwako, PATH

African Research Excellence – Ep.1: Michael Makanga, EDCTP

New podcast: African Research Excellence - DSW in conversation

The European Union's new multi-year budget: a promising proposal that needs to be fully fleshed-out

Africa-EU collaborative research holds the key to tackling malaria and other epidemics

Saving lives and strengthening health systems - What does the EU's COVID-19 response mean?

Collaboration is key to protecting young people in Africa from the impact of COVID-19

Unleashing the power of youth

It's time to end TB

Conversation with Prof Francine Ntoumi
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PUBLICATIONS

The EU’s bilateral cooperation with partner countries What’s really in it for SRHR?

The EU Youth Action Plan: Now What?

Donors Delivering for SRHR - 2023 Report

Making a case for a Priority Review Voucher in the EU

Snapshot: Poverty-Related and Neglected Diseases Through a Gender Lens

Poverty-Related and Neglected Diseases Through a Gender Lens

The EU's bilateral and regional cooperation with partner countries: What's in it for SRHR?

Donors Delivering for SRHR - 2022 report

Poverty-Related and Neglected Diseases: What role for EU Research and Innovation?

The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR): A refresher

Youth Action Plan: a unique opportunity to ensure healthy and self-determined lives for all young people

CEPI: a global R&I partnership for epidemic preparedness and response

How the EU and Tanzania can work together on youth empowerment

The AU-EU Summit: Civil Society Recommendations for Transformative Actions on Health

Team Europe Initiative on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR): An opportunity to advance SRHR for all in Sub-Saharan Africa

Donors Delivering for SRHR - 2021 report

Digitalisation and SRHR in Kenya

How can the EU support youth empowerment in Uganda?

EU-Africa cooperation on epidemic preparedness and health security: success stories and lessons learned from COVID-19

How fighting diseases of poverty contributes to Global Health Security

Poverty-Related and Neglected Diseases through a gender lens

SRHR and economic empowerment factsheet

SRHR and digitalisation factsheet

SRHR and climate change factsheet

Donors Delivering for SRHR

Unleashing Africa's Research Excellence

DSW advocacy strategy

Investing in Africa's youth - how the EU can better support adolescent SRHR

EDCTP 3 position paper

EU support for global health R&I - recommendations for the future FP9

Young people and poverty-related neglected diseases

Adolescence and youth - the healthiest time of life?

Working towards 2030 - DSW's strategic direction for our global future

Going further together - The case for European Union partnership with Africa on regulatory harmonization

Investing in innovation to achieve the SDGs

Sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU-Africa partnership

Youth & the future EU-Africa strategy

Filling the global health gaps

Sexual and reproductive health and rights - investing in youth

The fight for sexual-determination: the next round
