Overview page , 27/05/2025

The 10th Applied Bioinformatics and Public Health Microbiology Conference hosted by Wellcome Connecting Science in Cambridge from 21 to 23 May 2025, U.K., highlighted the transformative impact of microbial and viral genomics, bioinformatics, and data science on modern public health.

Overview page , 27/05/2025

In response to the ongoing outbreak of cholera in Angola, the National Focal Point for Emergency Medical Teams (EMT NFP) at the Centre for International Health Protection at RKI supported the deployment of a joint German EMT by sending a senior expert for infection prevention and control (IPC) and …

Overview page , 23/05/2025

At the invitation of the Mozambican Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS), the annual conference of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) took place in the capital Maputo from April 9 – 10, 2025. More than 100 representatives from 60 national public health …

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"UMID: Umwelt und Mensch – Informationsdienst" provides information twice a year on current topics in the fields of environment and health, environmental medicine and consumer protection. It is published jointly by the Federal Office for Radiation Protection, the German Federal Institute for Risk …

Overview page , 12/05/2025

Welcoming the 2025 GOARN Berlin fellowsThe world is becoming increasingly interconnected, which brings numerous advantages but also poses challenges to the area of public health. Infectious disease outbreaks, natural hazards and man-made disasters need to be considered in a global context to …

Overview page , 12/05/2025

The CARe (Capacity Building in Applied Public Health Research in GHPP partner countries) project will soon hold its last in-person workshop. The workshop is part of an on-the-job training programme in Applied Public Health Research which has been running since October 2023.

Organisational unit , 07/05/2025

The unit is concerned with a broad spectrum of gastrointestinal, zoonotic, and tropical pathogens. Our remit includes the surveillance of infectious diseases and studies on etiology, causes and spread of super-regional outbreaks of disease. In addition, we conduct scientific studies in infectious …