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Agora: The collaboration platform for the public health service in Germany

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With the Agora collaboration platform, the public health service in Germany can collaborate better and learn more from each other to be best prepared for future challenges. Currently, 345 out of 376 health authorities and other public health service organisations are registered on the Agora web application.

Agora facilitates internal and inter-authority communication through chat and video call functions, for example, and enables secure document sharing. Knowledge is organised in the Wiki and contact persons can be found using the address book. Agora is free of charge for the Public Health Service. No additional software needs to be installed to use it.

Date: 24.06.2024

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What we do

What we do

The Robert Koch Institute is the public health institute in Germany. Around 1,500 people including 700 scientists work here. Learn more about the tasks and projects of the institute’s departments and units.

RKI informative film

RKI informative film

Robert Koch – who was he and what does the Robert Koch Institute do today? The RKI informative film provides an overview over the institute in two and a half minutes – in German, English and French.

International Activities

International Activities

The Robert Koch Institute is a global health hub. The institute cooperates closely with partner countries and institution from all over the world in order to investigate pathogens, tackle outbreaks, provide reliable diagnostics, train staff and more.

Acute Respiratory Infections - COVID-19, Influenza and others

Acute Respiratory Infections - COVID-19, Influenza and others

Especially in the cold season, respiratory viruses are circulating in the population, including SARS-CoV-2, influenza, RSV and various cold viruses. RKI provides regular information on the current situation in Germany and recommendations.

Health reporting

Health reporting

Robert Koch Institute's federal health reporting continuously informs about the health status of people in Germany - in various reports as well as in the Journal of Public Health (available also in English).

German Centre for Cancer Registry Data

German Centre for Cancer Registry Data

The German Centre for Cancer Registry Data at RKI combines, checks and analyses data from the population-based cancer registries of the German federal states.