MHH-Professor Krause moves to WHO

With a new task in the WHO: Gérard Krause Copyright: Verena Meier/HZI Head of Epidemiology at the HZI takes over a new department at the World Health Organisation in Geneva. After twelve years as head of the Department of Epidemiology at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Prof Gérard Krause is moving to the World Health Organization (WHO) where he will become the director of a newly established department for "Surveillance Systems" on 1 March 2023. Under his leadership, various digital health tools such as SORMAS, PIA and SafeVac were developed and brought to market at the HZI, new laboratory diagnostic methods were developed, and several large epidemiological population studies were conducted. In addition to his position at the HZI, Krause also holds affiliations with Hannover Medical School (MHH), the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), the NAKO Health Study and TWINCORE. He was also active in the RESIST Cluster of Excellence , which is headed by the MHH. Dedicated educational work on the Corona pandemic. "As an internationally renowned epidemiologist, Gérard Krause has made several significant contributions to research and the strategic direction of the HZI over the past twelve years.