Overview
- Health Minister Nina Warken and Research Minister Dorothee Bär announced a federal program targeting Long Covid within a broader category of post-infectious conditions.
- The initiative commits €50 million annually over ten years to fund basic research, drug development and repurposing, and improvements in patient services.
- Plans include establishing more local ambulatory clinics so patients can access help quickly and close to home.
- The government aims to better connect physicians and researchers while increasing clinician awareness to improve recognition and diagnosis.
- Warken noted that no disease-specific therapy exists yet and said the ministry will accelerate access to existing medicines where appropriate and intensify consultations to identify care gaps.