Medicine and health
Cutting-edge research, exciting innovations and health insurance for everyone: a look into Germany’s medical landscape.
How to become a medical doctor in Germany
This guide provides information for doctors to be licensed and helps future-doctors find the path to become a doctor in Germany.
Systematic healthcare
Cutting-edge research and health insurance for everyone – a look at medical care in Germany.
Health has a future
Germany is looking for workers in the health sector. We present four courses of study that can make you a sought-after specialist.
“We can make a difference”
Paediatric nurse Heidi Anguria has been working for Médecins Sans Frontières all over the world for 30 years
Medical innovations from Germany
Robotics, artificial intelligence, new materials: intense medical research in Germany for the future. Three examples.
Digital Health: Learning from others
Estonia, Canada and others are pioneers in digital healthcare solutions. What are their impulses for Germany?
New possibilities for studying medicine
The conditions for admission to medical school are changing in Germany. International applicants have excellent chances.
Coveted qualifications: how to become a nurse
How nurses and geriatric carers in Germany are trained, what their duties are and how much they earn.
Skilled personnel welcome
A new law faciliates the migration of skilled workers to Germany. Here are the requirements.
“A contribution to the health of all peoples”
Rolf Horstmann fights for global health from his base in Hamburg. He leads the Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Diseases.
My daily routine as a male nurse
Steffen Roesel loves being a nurse, even though it’s a demanding job. Here he talks about his daily routine.
A programme with three advantages
Whereas Germany has a shortage of nurses, other countries have too many. How the “Triple Win” programme is helping on three different levels.
A new start as a nurse in Germany
Opportunities for skilled workers and refugees from abroad: these start-ups have successful concepts for addressing the shortage of qualified nurses.
Providing help in acute emergencies
She knows no fear: Fiona Bay is a nurse on an aid mission with Ärzte ohne Grenzen (doctors without borders) in Yemen. Here she describes her experiences.
Labour market: new jobs in nursing
Germany needs more nurses to care for the old and the sick. This gives rise to opportunities for qualified nurses from abroad.
A medical website for ‘translating’ your doctor’s diagnosis
The medical website washabich.de (‘what do I have?’) translates doctors’ diagnoses into easily understandable German. It has already won many awards.
Healthy and protected
Treatment, vaccinations and global alliance: Germany contributes to prevention campaigns and development projects all over the world.
Health insurance in Germany
The German system of mandatory #healthinsurance is one of the oldest in the world and remains a successful model until today. We explain to you how it works!