Despite Germany's highest doctor visit rate in Europe, its life expectancy remains average, prompting calls for efficient healthcare management alongside local prevention efforts in Nuremberg.
Baden-Württemberg promotes anonymous medical treatment projects to support uninsured and vulnerable groups, urging federal adoption of similar initiatives.
Despite Germany's highest doctor visit rate in Europe, its life expectancy remains average, prompting calls for efficient healthcare management alongside local prevention efforts in Nuremberg.
German hospitals warn of severe impacts on patient care due to planned 1.8 billion euro funding cuts and call for a political crisis summit amid broader social security reform debates.
The German government introduces a savings package aiming to stabilize health and nursing care insurance contributions in 2026, addressing a multi-billion euro funding gap amid healthcare cost pressures.
Germany is progressing on key health and care reforms, including simplifying long-term care laws, loosening sick leave notification rules, and evaluating care service efficiency to address systemic challenges.
Germany is formulating a youth mental health strategy that faces challenges in meaningful youth involvement and addresses critical staffing shortages in schools.
Many children in Germany face serious health risks as hundreds of thousands miss mandatory pediatric check-ups, exposing gaps in the healthcare monitoring system.
Multiple German regions are advancing mental health awareness in October 2025 through campaigns, events, and celebrity testimonies focusing on youth support and stigma reduction.
The FDZ Gesundheit in Berlin has started operations, granting researchers secure access to extensive statutory health insurance data from 2009 to 2023 to drive medical research and healthcare improvements.
The German government and educational sectors are enhancing nationwide initiatives to support mental health among children and adolescents with strategies, school programs, and awareness events planned by 2026.