Lange, also President of the German Society for Epidemiology (DGEpi), member of the Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) and spokesperson for the Modelling Network for Major Infectious Diseases (MONID), contributes her expertise in the field of infection epidemiology and pandemic resilience.
The new Expert Council is the successor to the Corona Expert Council, which met for the last time in April 2023. When it came to making complex political decisions in the shortest possible time, the experts made well-founded recommendations. At the time, the HZI was represented by Prof. Melanie Brinkmann and Prof. Michael Meyer-Hermann.
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz: "In order to be able to counter future health crises in the best possible way, we need a broad-based council of experts. One lesson from the pandemic is that we need to make our healthcare system more resilient and robust - also with regard to the consequences of climate change and demographic developments. I would like to thank all members for their willingness to contribute to this future task."
The "Health and Resilience" Expert Council will deal with the question of how the healthcare system and society can best counter future health crises on a scientific basis. The Expert Council can advise the Federal Government on an ad hoc basis on current public health issues.
The committee is made up of scientists from various disciplines, including public health, epidemiology, ethics, medicine, modeling, nursing science, psychology, social sciences and virology. The members work on a voluntary and independent basis. The committee is chaired by Prof. Heyo Kroemer, Chairman of the Board of Charité. Co-chair is Prof. Susanne Moebus from the University Medical Center Essen. At the first meeting, the members jointly define key topics, which the committee pursues in working groups based on a division of labor. This results in statements that are to be published at regular intervals. In addition, the minutes of the plenary meetings are to be published afterwards.
The following members belong to the "Health and Resilience" Expert Council:
- Prof. Nils C. Bandelow
- Prof. Eva Baumann
- Prof. Dirk Brockmann
- Prof. Reinhard Busse
- Prof. Alena M. Buyx
- Dr. Petra Dickmann
- Prof. Jörg Dötsch
- Prof. Christian Drosten
- Prof. Wolfgang Hoffmann
- Prof. Christian Karagiannidis
- Prof. Heyo Kroemer (Chair)
- Dr. Berit Lange
- Prof. Alexander Michael Lechleuthner
- Prof. Wolfgang Lieb
- Prof. Gabriele Meyer
- Prof. Susanne Moebus (Co-Chair)
- Prof. Iris Pigeot
- Prof. Luise Poustka
- Prof. Leif Sander
- Prof. Simone Scheithauer
- Prof. Tanja Schultz
- Prof. Hendrik Streeck
- Prof. Petra Thürmann
Permanent guests of the committee are:
- Dr. Kristina Böhm, Federal Association of Physicians of the Public Health Service (Bundesverband der Ärztinnen und Ärzte des Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes e.V.)
- Surgeon General Dr. Hans-Ulrich Holtherm, Bundeswehr Medical Academy
- Dr. Johannes Nießen, Federal Centre for Health Education
- Prof. Lars Schaade, Robert Koch Institute
- Prof. Katharina Spieß, Federal Institute for Population Research
- Ralph Tiesler, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance
Further Information:
Press Release by the Federal Chancellery (in German)
