medico international

For 50 years medico international has been promoting the human right to health. Together with our partners in Africa, Asia and Latin America we are striving to achieve living situations that allow the best possible level of health.

In 1997 medico and other members of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Campaign

Freedom of Movement Fund

Grafik Fonds für Bewegungsfreiheit

Together for the right to protection, refuge and a life in dignity

Interview

Actually, we always arrive too late

How does aid work in the midst of climate catastrophe, authoritarianism and repression? Questions for the Filipino activist Rosalinda Tablang.

Rojava

Rojava perspective!?

The self-administration in north-east Syria is fighting for its very survival. A travelogue. By Anita Starosta.

Freedom of expression

Am I a Berliner?

"Nur für geladene Gäste". Schild in Tür

The policy of raison d'état [reason of state] is also tantamount to a frontal attack on the capital of the Arab exile communities. By Yassin al-Haj Saleh.

Aid in ruins

Everyday nightmare

What are medico's partners in Gaza doing? And is aid still even possible?

Mpox outbreak

Once again nothing learnt

Demo für die Aufhebung des Patentschutzes auf Medikamente, Berlin 2021

Experience from the coronavirus pandemic is being ignored. By Anne Jung.

Bangladesh

A second independence

Mass protests in Bangladesh have toppled the government. We spoke to representatives of the National Garment Worker Federation and our partners, the health organisation Gonoshasthaya Kendra, about the current situation and the underlying reasons for it.

Commentary

Between Windhoek and Gaza

Germany's culture of remembrance is going astray. This has fatal consequences. By Charlotte Wiedemann.

Afghanistan

A day of darkness and gloom

The Taliban came to power three years ago. The situation of medico's partners is bleak and depressing; their message is alarming.

Kenia

The west is loosing

Proteste gegen eine Steuerreform und die Einflussnahme des Westens in Kenia.

The protests against tax reform have long been about more: Western dominance is also being questioned.

Campaign

Freedom of Movement Fund

Grafik Fonds für Bewegungsfreiheit

Together for the right to protection, refuge and a life in dignity

Mpox outbreak

Once again nothing learnt

Demo für die Aufhebung des Patentschutzes auf Medikamente, Berlin 2021

Experience from the coronavirus pandemic is being ignored. By Anne Jung.

Interview

Actually, we always arrive too late

How does aid work in the midst of climate catastrophe, authoritarianism and repression? Questions for the Filipino activist Rosalinda Tablang.

Bangladesh

A second independence

Mass protests in Bangladesh have toppled the government. We spoke to representatives of the National Garment Worker Federation and our partners, the health organisation Gonoshasthaya Kendra, about the current situation and the underlying reasons for it.

Rojava

Rojava perspective!?

The self-administration in north-east Syria is fighting for its very survival. A travelogue. By Anita Starosta.

Commentary

Between Windhoek and Gaza

Germany's culture of remembrance is going astray. This has fatal consequences. By Charlotte Wiedemann.

Freedom of expression

Am I a Berliner?

"Nur für geladene Gäste". Schild in Tür

The policy of raison d'état [reason of state] is also tantamount to a frontal attack on the capital of the Arab exile communities. By Yassin al-Haj Saleh.

Afghanistan

A day of darkness and gloom

The Taliban came to power three years ago. The situation of medico's partners is bleak and depressing; their message is alarming.

Aid in ruins

Everyday nightmare

What are medico's partners in Gaza doing? And is aid still even possible?

Kenia

The west is loosing

Proteste gegen eine Steuerreform und die Einflussnahme des Westens in Kenia.

The protests against tax reform have long been about more: Western dominance is also being questioned.