Overview
- Research minister Dorothee Bär and health minister Nina Warken launched the National Decade against Postinfectious Diseases with €50 million per year over ten years.
- A new interministerial alliance will steer care efforts, with the Health Ministry allocating about €119 million for projects through 2028.
- Funding priorities include a national data base with genome sequencing, expanded project grants, clinical trials and support for early‑career researchers.
- Care measures target more local clinics, greater physician awareness and closer collaboration between clinicians and researchers, with drug repurposing explored where feasible.
- Officials and reports note roughly 1.5 million people in Germany are affected, the budget was enabled by a Bundestag committee’s clearance of funds and no therapies are yet approved.