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Since 1995, the Poverty and Health Congress has been organized annually by Gesundheit Berlin-Brandenburg e. V. in cooperation with various partners. It is one of the largest regular public health events in Germany. The congress is a platform for exchange between science, practice, civil society, and politics. In 2022, the motto was "What counts now." Public health and health inequalities were discussed in the light of the SARS-CoV‑2 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Professional exchange on various topics took place in over 100 digital events with more than 2000 participants, among them around 500 speakers., (© 2022. The Author(s).)

The annual Poverty and Health congress, which has been organized by Gesundheit Berlin-Brandenburg e. V. since 1995, has become one of the biggest public health events in Germany. It offers an exchange platform for science, practice, and politics. This year's congress topic was "From Crisis to Health in All Policies," which aimed to address the SARS-CoV‑2 pandemic's impact on society in general and public health in particular. Overall, 80 panels were organized with close to 500 experts discussing a wide range of subjects and questions, for example, the connection between poverty and COVID-19, the current challenges in the care sector, the situation of homeless people, and the impact of the pandemic on (young) families or students as well as global questions on vaccination strategy and key issues for a public health strategy for Germany., (© 2021. Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland, ein Teil von Springer Nature.)

The annual congress Armut und Gesundheit (Poverty and Health), which is organized by Gesundheit Berlin-Brandenburg e. V. and takes place at the Technical University of Berlin has become one of the biggest public health events in Germany. It constitutes an exchange platform for sciences, practice, and politics. This year's congress topic was solidarity in health, aiming to emphasize the responsibility that society and its actors have to bear in order to warrant health equity. Overall, 121 activities took place, with more than 500 experts and moderators discussing a wide range of subjects and questions including regional disparities in poverty, ethics in public health, the current situation of homeless and people without insurance, time trends in health inequalities, health and healthcare of refugees and asylum seekers, and the current progress and challenges in connection with the German prevention act.