German Society of Tropical Paediatrics & International Child Health (GTP)
16.000
Children die every day from diseases that are mostly curable. 1 million children die every year during birth.
42/ 1.000
Children in the world do not live to their 5th birthday due to infections and malnutrition.
80%
of child mortality are still carried by countries with limited ressources in Africa and South Asia.
Committed to Global Child Health
As an international network of physicians, scientists, and healthcare professionals, we work both preventively and curatively to improve the healthcare for children and adolescents in resource-limited settings.
GTP Code of Conduct
At the 43rd General Assembly in 2025, a Code of Conduct was adopted for the first time as a shared framework guiding our work in GTP projects, partnerships, research, and events.
It protects all those involved, promotes respectful and non-discriminatory collaboration, and strengthens our commitment to children’s rights and global health.
We invite all members and partners to familiarize themselves with the Code and to actively uphold it.
News
TropPaed 2027 – 17th Intensive Course on Tropical Paediatrics and Global Child Health
The 16th TropPaed Intensive Course will take place from 16 to 20 March 2026 at the beautiful castle in Borken.
45th GTP Annual Conference 2027 – Rostock
Save the date!
The 45th GTP Conference will take place from June 11–13 in Rostock on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast.
IPUN Ultrasound Courses
The EKFS GTP Paediatric Ultrasound Network offers international ultrasound courses. We look forward to your registration!
WANTED: Voluntary Guest Lecturers in Neonatology
Malawi-German Collaboration in Neonatal Training: Voluntary Guest Lecturers WANTED!
Become a member
Get involved in global child health and learn how to become an active member of our international network.
Support Our Work
Would you like to support our efforts to improve the health of children worldwide? Every contribution—no matter the amount—helps us make a difference. We greatly appreciate your support!
Projects
Digital ETAT Solution – Digital Emergency Support for Children in Malawi
Together with the Ministry of Health Malawi, the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, and Swiss TPH, GTP is developing the Digital ETAT Solution – a digital, always-accessible decision support tool for healthcare workers, enabling faster, standardised, and safer treatment of critically ill children.
Clinic Partnership GTP – Neonatology at QECH Blantyre/Malawi (2024-2026)
To support and strengthen neonatal care, the GTP has been involved in the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, in cooperation with the GIZ, financed by the EKFS and the BMZ, since 2024.
!!! We are currently looking for lecturers!!!
Clinic Partnership GTP – Thyolo District Hospital, Malawi (2023–2025)
The project aims to improve maternal and child health at Thyolo District Hospital through a combined gynaecology and neonatal programme.
Former Projects
This section provides an overview of former GTP projects that have contributed to improving pediatric care worldwide in collaboration with local and international partners.
Clinic partnership GTP – Department of Paediatrics & Child Health at the University of Dodoma, Tanzania (Phase I: 2021-2024; Phase II: 2024-2026)
Building on the success of the specialist training program for aspiring pediatricians in Mwanza and Dodoma, the GTP has been offering specialized training in Dodoma since 2021, in collaboration with GIZ and funded by EKFS and BMZ.
We are currently looking for lecturers!
Clinic partnership GTP – Newborn Unit at the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) in Dar Es Salaam (Phase I: 2018-2020; Phase II: 2020-2023; Phase III: 2024-2026)
In a cooperation project with GIZ, funded by EKFS and BMZ, GTP has been involved in newborn care at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania since the end of 2018.
!!! We are currently looking for lecturers !!!