Robert Koch Institute
The Robert Koch Institute is one of the central institutions for
health protection in Germany. It serves the Federal Ministry of Health
as a central scientific institution in the field of biomedicine. The
Institute combines risk research with political advice. Its most
important tasks include protection against infectious diseases and the
analysis of the health situation in Germany.
The classical work area of the Robert Koch Institute is research into
infectious diseases. Various teams use molecular biological methods to
examine, for instance, the traits and transmission routes of specific
bacteria, the
HI virus or the
BSE
pathogen. Furthermore, on the basis of the new Protection against
Infections Act - which strengthens the position of the Institute as a
central institution in the health system - the incidence of numerous
infectious diseases is recorded and evaluated nationwide.
Furthermore, the spread and trends of many non-infectious diseases
are examined at the Robert Koch Institute and the data of the federal
states on the frequency of cancer cases are also collected there.
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Robert Koch Institute's Official Website