Federal Ministry of Health Jump to main content Jump to main menu Jump to footer Search Deutsch Logo Federal Ministry of Health Menu Topics Long-term care Long-term care insurance Digitalisation Digitalisation in healthcare Digitalisation Strategy Health insurance Statutory health insurance (SHI) International health policy European Health Policy Global Health Policy Bilateral health policy More about the Topic "International" Prevention Vaccinations National Prevention Initiative (NPI) Antimicrobial Resistance Ministry Tasks and organisation Tasks Organisation chart The Ministry’s role in the legislative procedure Leadership Dr. Carsten Linnemann – Federal Minister of Health Dr. Georg Kippels – Parliamentary State Secretary Dr. Christiane Schenderlein - Parliamentary State Secretary Federal Government’s Commissioners Federal Government’s Patient Representative Pflegebevollmächtigte der Bundesregierung Federal Government’s Drug and Addiction Commissioner Contact to us Service Press releases Press contact News Search Please enter search term Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG) © Close copyright © Copyright: BMG/Xander Heinl Bundesgesundheitsminister Dr. Carsten Linnemann mit seinen (Parlemantarischen) Staatssekretären © Close copyright © Copyright: BMG/Xander Heinl Bundesgesundheitsminister Dr. Carsten Linnemann mit seinen (Parlemantarischen) Staatssekretären Handover ceremony Carsten Linnemann new Health Minister Dr. Carsten Linnemann is serving as Federal Minister of Health since July 29, 2026. He has appointed Dr. Georg Kippels (left) and Dr. Christiane Schenderlein (right) as his parliamentary state secretaries. © Close copyright © Copyright: Bundesregierung/Steffen Kugler Article Dr. Carsten Linnemann – Federal Minister of Health Dr. Carsten Linnemann is Federal Minister of Health since July 29, 2026 29.07.2026 © Close copyright © Copyright: gettyimages/imaginima Overview International health policy Find additional articles on the topic of cooperation in the field of international health policy here. 11.04.2025 © Close copyright © Copyright: gettyimages.de/Patrick Foto Overview Digitalisation in healthcare Digitalisation is a central requirement for a modern, efficient and future-proof healthcare system in Germany. 01.06.2026 Search word Please enter search text. Type All Articles News Age All 1-6 months 6-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years 3-5 years Reset filter Search Article National Prevention Initiative (NPI) Mit der Nationalen Präventions-Initiative stößt das BMG einen Dialog- und Vernetzungsprozess an und bietet damit den Akteuren ein Forum für den Austausch. 12.11.2026 Article Global Health Hub Germany (GHHG) 10.08.2026 Article Katja Kohfeld - State Secretary Katja Kohfeld has been State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) since June 11, 2025. 10.08.2026 Article The Federal Government’s Global Health Strategy The importance of Global Health has grown markedly in recent years, both in Germany and internationally. 30.07.2026 Article The Group of Seven - G7 The group of the seven leading industrialised countries (G7) is a forum of major relevance for raising the profile of Global Health. 30.07.2026 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Placeholder for more pages … Page 36 Next page The Federal Ministry of Health We introduce ourselves. © Close copyright © Copyright: BMG/Giesen; Schinkel Bundesgesundheitsministerium Berlin und Bonn © Close copyright © Copyright: Monster Ztudio – stock.adobe.com Medizinische Symbole Tasks and organisation of the Federal Ministry of Health The BMG is responsible for a wide range of policy areas. Its work focuses on the drafting of bills, ordinances and administrative regulations. © Close copyright © Copyright: BMG/Schinkel Bundesgesundheitsministerium Berlin The Ministry’s role in the legislative procedure The Federal Ministry of Health is responsible for a variety of policy areas, whereby its activities focus predominantly on the drafting of bills, ordinances and administrative regulations. © Close copyright © Copyright: BMG/Giesen; Schinkel Bundesgesundheitsministerium Berlin und Bonn Contact form Addresses and telephone numbers of the Federal Ministry of Health in Bonn and Berlin can be found here. Organisation chart It is two principles, in particular, that govern the interactions within a ministry. Contact User Information Data Protection (Privacy Statement) Legal notice Social Media Links X Instagram Facebook Youtube TikTok LinkedIn Telegram Mastodon Bluesky Threads RSS Newsfeed © Copyright 2026 Federal Ministry of Health Please note Dear Sir or Madam, unfortunately you are using a browser version that is no longer supported by the Federal Ministry of Health. In order to use the offer and all functions in full reception, please update your browser to the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge. For security reasons, Internet Explorer is not supported. Close