BGA = Bundesgesundheitsamt [German Federal Health Department]

BGA = Bundesgesundheitsamt [German Federal Health Department], replaced by several institutions since 1994. The Bundesgesundheitsamt was founded in 1952 as successor of the Reichsgesundheitsamt [National Health Department]. Headquartered in Berlin, it was the central government research institution for public health matters in the Federal Republic of Germany.