Clinical epidemiologist Quarraisha Abdool Karim and pediatrician and health expert Zulfiqar A. Bhutta will receive the Virchow Prize 2025 in recognition of their decades of dedication to improving maternal, neonatal and child healthcare - especially in low- and middle-income countries. The Software AG Foundation has supported the award, which is endowed with 500,000 euros, as a sponsoring partner since 2023.

A study initiated by SAGST and conducted by the Berlin Institute for Population and Development is investigating how voluntary services can motivate young people to enter social and care professions - and thus make a decisive contribution to securing a sustainable supply of skilled workers in these areas.

The Charité Competence Center for Traditional and Integrative Medicine (CCCTIM) in Berlin combines traditional naturopathic methods with the highest scientific standards. The Software AG Foundation supports this pioneering project, which takes a holistic approach to health issues worldwide.

A current study by the Research Institute for Inclusion through Physical Activity and Sport (FIBS), in cooperation with the Gold Kraemer Foundation and other partners such as the Bochum Center for Disability Studies, Diakonisches Werk Recklinghausen and Josefsheim Bigge, is providing new impetus for inclusion research. New concepts for promoting physical activity are being developed in a participatory research process together with those affected, accompanying persons and specialists.  ...