Strengthening children's rights in healthcare
in the district hospital of Dedza, Malawi
Project overview
Together with the staff of the district hospital in Dedza, Malawi, the team of the Friede Springer Endowed Professorship for Global Child Health is strengthening the rights of children in hospital care as part of the GIZ hospital partnerships.
The aim is to raise awareness of children's rights as an important component of high-quality care, to support healthcare professionals in implementing these rights and to make children and their relatives aware of their rights.
Further information
- Duration: 03/2023 - 08/2025
- Responsible: Friede-Springer Endowed Professorship for Global Child Health
- Project partner: District hospital in Dedza, Malawi
Impressions from the project
Working group for children's rights at the district hospital in Dedza
Development of the child protection guideline at the district hospital in Dedza
Project participants from Witten/Herdecke University and the district hospital in Dedza
Workshop 2 in December 2023 at Witten/Herdecke University with the project team and representatives of the 'Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit' (GIZ)
Workshop in Salima in July 2023 with project participants and stakeholders for an initial situation analysis of the district hospital in Dedza with regard to safeguarding children's rights
Contact us
Martina Fier
Research assistant
Faculty of Health (School of Medicine) | Friede Springer Endowed Professorship of Global Child Health
Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58455 WittenRoom number: C-2.309
