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.
Keywords: Health; Health equity; Poverty; Social inequality; Solidarity.