The Federal Health Agency (german: Bundesgesundheitsamt) was a federal government agency and the central research institution for

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...

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. It was founded in 1876, named the Imperial Health Agency (german: Kaiserliches Gesundheitsamt). It was succeeded by the Reichsgesundheitsamt in 1918 and by the Bundesgesundheitsamt in 1952 (both meaning Federal Health Agency). The agency was dissolved in 1994, and its responsibilities transferred to three institutions, the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, the

Robert Koch Institute The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is a German federal government agency and research institute responsible for disease control and prevention. It is located in Berlin and Wernigerode. As an upper federal agency, it is subordinate to the Federa ...

and the Federal Institute for Health Consumer Protection and Veterinary Medicine.Hans-Joachim Weise, ''Bundesgesundheitsamt – BGA; 100 Jahre Forschung für die Gesundheit'', 1976

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