On the occasion of the merger of the three associations German Healthcare Export Group (GHE), German Healthcare Partnership (GHP) and German-Sino Healthcare Group (GSHCG) on January 1, 2020 to form the GHA - German Health Alliance, the members of the new initiative of the Federal Association of Germans Industry e. V. (BDI) met together for the first time. At this meeting at the end of last year in Berlin, the GHA's German Global Health Award 2019 was presented to Professor Dr. Detlev Ganten awarded.

>> With the merger of the three associations to form the GHA, the voices will be combined and the activities and expertise will be bundled. The merger means significant added value for all – then over 100 – members of the three associations, who come from the private sector, NGOs and science sectors. “We can put together larger packages and form alliances,” declared the four board members of the GHA (Göhde, Singer, Fichtner and Dietel) unanimously.
“The medical technology manufacturers, which are mostly medium-sized, are product and innovation driven. The GHE helps them get into foreign markets and not make the same mistakes that might have happened to a fellow association member, e.g. B. Establishing a branch in the “wrong” country. That's what our network has been there for almost 30 years," said Erhard Fichtner, 2nd Chairman of the GHE and future Deputy Chairman of the GHA, explaining the advantages that all GHA members will have from 2020 thanks to the GHE's expertise.
The GHE also brings in its many years of experience in organizing trade fairs with large joint stands at MEDICA and Arab Health. “At our first joint GHA appearance at MEDICA 2019, the members who come from the GHP and the GSHCG were also able to benefit from the strong, interactive network in the GHA lounge,” explained Roland Göhde, CEO of the GHA.
“The multi-sectoral GHP is bringing its extensive activities and contacts from global health policy as well as the support of the BDI into the new partnership,” said Ronald Singer, 1st Chairman of GHE, future additional Chairman of the Board of Directors of GHA, looking forward to the future collaboration.
The GSHCG enriches the GHA with extremely valuable political contacts in China “at the very top” as well as cooperation, developments and projects in and with China. “Our activities can be further expanded through the merger with the simultaneous cooperation of the members,” said Professor Manfred Dietel, Chairman of the GSHCG Board and future Deputy Board Member of the GHA.
The winner of the German Global Health Award 2019 is Professor Dr. Detlev Ganten. With the prize, awarded for the second time since 2017, the GHA, with its over 100 member organizations from the private sector, science and non-governmental organizations, honors Ganten's scientific achievements as well as the outstanding, extremely successful commitment and diverse, great achievements in the field of global health out of. <<