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Strategic health authorities (SHA) were part of the structure of the National Health Service in England between 2002 and 2013. [1] [2] Each SHA was responsible for managing performance, enacting directives and implementing health policy as required by the Department of Health at a regional level. Initially 28 in number, they were reduced to 10 ...
According to the World Health Organization, Germany's health care system was 77% government-funded and 23% privately funded as of 2004. [8] In 2004 Germany ranked thirtieth in the world in life expectancy (78 years for men). Physician density in Germany is 4.5 physicians per 1000 inhabitants as of 2021.
The Federal Ministry of Health is also responsible for the non-disciplinary supervision [4] of the German Federal (Social) Insurance Authority (Bundesversicherungsamt). and the legal supervision [5] of the umbrella organizations of the statutory health insurance schemes.
The Federal Joint Committee (German: Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss (G-BA)) refers to a group of German public health agencies that were merged in 2004, under an independent chairman. [1] It is authorized to make binding regulations growing out of health reform bills passed by lawmakers, along with routine decisions regarding healthcare in Germany .
According to a 2013 micro-census survey, 24.5% of the German population aged 15+ are smokers (29 percent in men, 20 percent in women). [4] Among the 18- to 25-year-old age group, 35.2% are smokers. [5] Obesity in Germany has been increasingly cited as a major health issue. A 2007 study shows Germany has the highest number of overweight people ...
A stringent regulatory authority is a regulatory authority which is: a) a member of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH), being the European Commission, the US Food and Drug Administration and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan also represented by the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (as before ...
Government health agencies of Germany (1 C, 2 P) I. German intelligence agencies (4 C, 10 P) L. Law enforcement agencies of Germany (9 C) P. Paul Ehrlich Institute (1 ...
The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (in German: Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte – BfArM) is the medical regulatory body in Germany. It operates under the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG). It is headquartered in Bonn, Germany. [1] Its president is Karl Broich. [2]