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Shaping Global Health Policy Global health challenges call for solutions that have impact beyond sectoral boundaries and national borders. Over the last decade, Germany has positioned itself...

Open image in enlarged view The Federal Ministry of Health (BMG), with offices in Bonn and Berlin, is responsible for a wide variety of policy areas. The work of the Ministry is focused on the...

Not only has Putin’s murderous war of aggression claimed the lives of many and left countless injured. The ongoing suffering, the loss of loved ones and these dramatic experiences traumatise entire...

According to its Constitution, WHO’s objective is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. In pursuing this objective, it remains firmly committed to the principles...

The decision to draft an international Pandemic Accord was adopted at a World Health Assembly Special Session in December 2021 by the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO),...

Background and objective In Germany, a large number of diverse actors and stakeholders from various sectors are engaged in advancing global health. This is where the Global Health Hub Germany...

Deliberation and decision-making in Parliament Deliberations in the German Bundestag begin with the first reading of a draft bill in the plenary. After that, the draft bill is referred for...

The goal of this bilateral health policy is to advance healthcare and maintain good public health by means of collaboration and exchange of experience based on mutual interest. This includes the...

A historic result in global health policy: After two long years of intense negotiation, on 1 June 2024 amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) were adopted in Geneva. The over 190...

This forward-looking strategy addresses new challenges, such as the increase in antimicrobial resistances, or the emergence of cross-border infectious diseases such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The...