Hub Community on Global Health & Migration’s scientific contributions

We, members of the Global Health Hub Germany, welcome the initiative from the Federal Government to address connections between the environment, climate change and health in a holistic way. We hope that this marks the beginning of a collaboration between both scientists and industry-experts as well as “experts-by-experience”, i.e., those affected by climate change and/or living with mental health concerns. In this policy brief, we focus on two central themes: 1. The climate crisis as also a crisis of mental health that requires transdisciplinary thinking and collaboration at all levels. 2. Examples of good practice exist both nationally and internationally that can guide the implementation of actions.

The Global Health and Migration Community was invited to submit a statement to the German Bundestag's Sub Committee on Global Health on shortages of the health workforce in Germany and its impact on global health dynamics. Sub Committee members appreciated the feedback, stating that the Community’s “in-depth analysis brought very valuable information to the policy debate". The Sub Committee is considering uploading the statement on the official website of the Bundestag.

For the first time since the foundation of the Global Health Hub Germany in 2019, the members voted on an overarching and crosscutting topic for 2022: mental Health and well-being. By choosing this topic, Community members aimed for a deeper understanding of the relevance of mental health for the work of various Hub Communities and to start a conversation on the cross-cutting topic of mental health and health system strengthening. The Communities include key stakeholders across the fields of academia, clinical practice, civil society, and private sector in Germany and therefore hold a unique and multifaceted perspective on the Global Health landscape in Germany. https://www.globalhealthhub.de/fileadmin/user_upload/20230511_GHHG_Policy_Brief_Mental_Health.pdf