Federal Institute for Prevention and Education in Medicine

Federal Institute for Prevention and Education in Medicine
Bundesinstitut für Prävention und Aufklärung in der Medizin (BIPAM)
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Germany
HeadquartersBerlin and Cologne
Agency executive

The Federal Institute for Prevention and Education in Medicine or Bundesinstitut für Prävention und Aufklärung in der Medizin (BIPAM) in Germany is an independent federal public health authority being planned by the Federal Ministry of Health (Germany), spearheaded by health minister Karl Lauterbach, and expected to be implemented by January 2025.[1] It is charged to focus on non-communicable diseases like cardiac disease, cancer and dementia, and will subsume health education tasks, so far handled by the Federal Centre for Health Education in Cologne.[1]

The law making process began in 2023, and the bill is expected to be sent to the Bundestag before summer. The designated head of BIPAM will be Johannes Niessen, previously head of the Cologne department of health.[2]

  1. ^ a b Biedermann, Ferry (24 February 2024). "German public health reforms draw ire". The Lancet. 403 (10428): 714. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00347-7. ISSN 0140-6736.
  2. ^ "Präventions-Institut im Aufbau". www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de (in German). 4 October 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.