BPI Warns German Healthcare Is Unprepared for Converging Crises
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Berlin – November 05, 2026 -- Germany's pharmaceutical lobby BPI says the country's healthcare system is neither crisis-proof nor crisis-resilient, as external shocks collide with structural weaknesses in both the industry base and patient supply. BPI Managing Director Dr. Kai Joachimsen made the assessment at the FORUM-Institut's annual health policy conference, "Pharma Trends 2027".
Joachimsen lists five pressure points behind the "polycrisis"
He cited trade conflicts, a dependence on Asia that is still tending to grow despite repeated warnings, fragile supply chains, cyberattacks, and scarce, expensive energy and raw materials.
Joachimsen argued that policy has not matched the threat level. In his view, health policy is location policy and must now also function as security policy.