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The international community may not be cavalier when faced with Ebola. Each outbreak must be met with a swift and decisive response. Therefore, Germany will give 3.5 million US dollars to the World...

The Advisory Board consists of ten German and international experts. Six members of the International Advisory Board on Global Health have already been appointed by the Federal Ministry of Health...

Germany has demonstrated strong commitment to global health over recent years, taking on responsibility on the international plane. In the meantime, we have come to hold a leadership position that...

The subsequent swearing-in ceremony was held at the German Bundestag. Federal Minister of Health Spahn’s predecessor in office, Hermann Gröhe (CDU), had held this office since December 2013. The...

During his trip, State Secretary Lutz Stroppe met with the Ukrainian Minister of Health, Ulana Suprun, to confer on health topics such as self-administration structures for physicians and bone...

This Act radically modernises the training of paramedics and brings it in line with current requirements. The duration of training increases from two to three years. The reform contains a...

Experts all agree that there is no danger to the German population. Germany is nonetheless very well prepared to treat any persons who become infected with Ebola virus disease. The legal basis for...

On 19th November 2014, the Federal Cabinet adopted the programme for the German G7 presidency. The programme's main areas of emphasis at the level of the health ministers are those of:...

10 October 2014. At the invitation of the Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Third German-Chinese Government Consultations were held in Berlin from 9-10th October 2014. Federal Minister, Hermann...

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the worst epidemic since the discovery of the virus in the year 1976. The African states that have been hit by the epidemic have neither the infrastructure nor...