Our method of working  

 
Our method of working (Flash animation, big view)

 
Through the synergistic linking of

• think-tank activities (research, publications, consultation and information work),
• practical project and program work in the health sector and
• development policy dialogue and networking

we seek to combine theory and practice and try to join forces with others to develop and promote more effective and efficient approaches to poverty-related health issues in developing countries. Our scientific analyses provide us with a framework for project planning. Often our theoretical work leads to new concepts, which we then try out in practice. Dialogue and cooperation with other development organizations also benefit from the results of our research work. Many of the insights, ideas and perspectives of these partners enrich both our scientific and our practical work. Our experiences – good and bad alike – and our stubborn insistence on exemplary implementation of our development programs serve as a basis for reviewing our initial hypotheses. We also present them to our development policy network for discussion – which in the best case will in turn provide new impetus for our further work.