World Aids Day

World AIDS Day is observed each year on December 1, and the 2025 international theme is: “Rethink. Rebuild. Rise.

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Reporting on hygiene and medicine

The magazine Hygiene & Medicine provides comprehensive coverage of the Freiburg Infectious Diseases and Hygiene Congress 2025, focusing in particular on the wide range of presentations and the latest scientific findings.

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Reporting by clinicum

The magazine clinicum provides comprehensive coverage of the highlights of the 2025 Freiburg Infectious Diseases and Hygiene Congress. 

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BeGX 2025

What is the occupational health situation of people working in the care sector? The Occupational Health Index shows how factors that place strain on and relieve the work and health of care staff have changed over the years. Read more (German only): BeGX 2025

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Hand hygiene that's fun!

Looking for motivation for staff training? Hand disinfection is part of everyday life and is often done as an afterthought. But with Vinzenz the InfluenzA and Dr Mic, it's now a real eye-catcher!

Our new video brings excitement to the hygiene routine: entertaining, memorable and guaranteed to get people involved.

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Save the date

We are pleased to announce that the Freiburg Infectiology and Hygiene Congress 2026 will once again take place at the Konzerthaus Freiburg on October 7 - 9!

Post-coronavirus hygiene: what remains important?

The coronavirus pandemic has changed our awareness of hygiene. What is still important and useful about hygiene? And where are particularly large numbers of bacteria, viruses, or germs lurking? Ernst Tabori, Managing Director and Medical Director of the BZH discusses these issues in an interview with the business magazine Netzwerk Südbaden.

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Courses for CME/CNE

Further your education with our blended learning course
 

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Congress 2024 - archives

Here you can view the impressions of the Freiburg Infectious disease and Prevention Congress 2024.

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BZH-CIRS-BPL Portal (German only)

Our "Critical Incident Reporting Systems" (CIRS) portal has been expanded to include "Best Practice Learning" (BPL). Click here for positive examples of successful infection prevention.

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About us

For over 20 years, the BZH has stood for the implementation of practical infection prevention based on scientifically sound recommendations. Do you already know our story?

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