Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG) | |
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Formed | 1961 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Germany |
Headquarters | Rochusstraße 1 53123 Bonn Friedrichstraße 108 10117 Berlin |
Employees | 700 |
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Website | www |
The Federal Ministry of Health (German: Bundesministerium für Gesundheit), abbreviated BMG, is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its headquarters are located in Bonn with a second major office in Berlin. It is the highest German federal government department responsible for health. The ministry is officially located in Bonn and with a second office, which houses the ministry's management, location in Berlin.
The Federal Ministry of Health was founded in 1961; in 1969 it was merged with the Federal Ministry for Family and Youth to create the new Federal Ministry for Youth, Family and Health.
In 1991, the Federal Ministry of Health was restored. In 2002, it was expanded to include social affairs and renamed "Federal Ministry of Health and Social Security" (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit und Soziale Sicherung). In 2005 it was again reduced to health, and responsibility for social affairs was moved to the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social affairs (Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales).
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