Alongside providing recommendation for structural developments, the board must also accompany the implementation of said recommendations. The board will present an initial report to the government and states by the end of October 2021. The report will pay particular attention to the management of pandemics and health crises by the public health services. Ansgar Gerhardus is a member of the Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research’s Board of Directors, Professor of Health Services Research within the Faculty of Human and Health Sciences, and head of the Health Services Research department at IPP.