Germany

Associated staff and scholars: Alexander Ptok, Insa Kuschnerus, Maída Hernández Lara, Julius Lax, Sophia Ayissi, Eliana Schueler, Jonathan Dobrawa, Nele Frie, Miriam Behrendt, Clara Baumann, Ronja Zysk,

Situated in Western and Central Europe, Germany is the most populated country in the European Union and home of the third-largest number of international migrants worlwide. The country has developed a very high standard of living and a comprehensive system of social security. It holds a key position in European affairs and maintains a multitude of close partnerships on a global level. Germany is recognised as a scientific and technological leader in several fields.

Although Germany’s HIV and AIDS percentage is still relatively low, at 0,09 %, it has been growing rapidly since 2000 from 45,000 to over 70,000 infected Germans in 2011.