This parliamentary evening at the German Bundestag to brought together policymakers, researchers, and civil society to discuss how Germany can play a stronger role in promoting equity-driven global health innovation, from research to real-world impact.
On 5 June 2025, under the patronage of German parliamentarian Ruppert Stüwe and hosted by the German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA) with support from the Berlin Institute of Health, Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung, and the World Health Summit, the evening featured a rich program of impulse talks and a high-level panel discussion on key priorities for Germany’s global health engagement.
Key takeaways included:
- Equitable partnerships with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are not just a matter of fairness. They are essential for building global scientific capacity to respond to today’s complex health challenges and improve global health security worldwide.
- Global health innovations need strategic, end-to-end support from basic science to bedside to scalable global health solutions, taking local and intersectional needs into account.
- The coalition agreement explicitly names the promotion of global health as a priority. Reinstating the Parliamentary Subcommittee on Global Health to foster cross-party collaboration will be key to turning this commitment into sustainable impact.
- Data saves lives. Germany can build resilience and reduce response-time to health crises by stepping up its role in health data systems.
The evening featured two keynote speeches from Prof. Ntobeko Ntusi (President, South African Medical Research Council) and MinDirig Thomas Romes (Deputy Head of Department, Federal Ministry for Research, Technology & Space) as well as an expert panel discussion featuring global health voices, including GLOHRA Steering Committee Member Dr. Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Christoph Conrad, Ludi Schlageter, and Roland Göhde, GHA - German Health Alliance, moderated by Prof. Beate Kampmann, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
To maintain commitments to global health in the German parliament, cross-party parliamentary collaboration will be essential for meaningful action towards a healthier, fairer, and more collaborative future in global health research. We thank all speakers, guests, and partners for contributing to this urgent and constructive dialogue.