Professor Tanja Schultz, our valued member and the distinguished director of the Cognitive Systems Lab at the University of Bremen, has been appointed to the newly established “Health and Resilience” Expert Council of the Federal Chancellery.
The “Health and Resilience” Expert Council is a groundbreaking initiative and succeeds the COVID-19 Expert Council. This advisory body is composed of 23 distinguished scientists from a wide range of disciplines, including public health, epidemiology, ethics, medicine, and many others. The Council’s mission is of central importance: it is intended to support our healthcare system and our society in responding effectively to future health crises, based on scientific evidence.
Chaired by Professor Heyo Kroemer from Charité and co-chaired by Professor Susanne Moebus from Essen University Hospital, the Council is a concerted effort to make our healthcare infrastructure more resilient and robust. This initiative is not only a response to the lessons learned from the pandemic, but also anticipates the challenges of climate change and demographic change.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz strongly emphasized the importance of this initiative: “To effectively manage future health crises, it is essential to establish a diverse council of experts. The pandemic has taught us the invaluable lesson that our health care system must be strengthened. We are not only preparing for potential future health emergencies, but are also taking proactive measures in light of climate change and demographic shifts. This broad-based approach is fundamental to our resilience strategy.”
