Monika Pohle
Research Memberships Projects Teaching Monika Pohle study programme and section coordination +49 228 287-51520 monika.pohle@ukbonn.de
Dr. Eva Mertens
Research Memberships Virology Epidemiology Biosafety and Biosecurity German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA) Projects Teaching MSc Global Health at University of Bonn Dr. Eva Mertens study programme and section coordination +49 228 287-10317 eva.mertens@ukbonn.de
Research Assistants
About me Tasks Katharina Gries is currently pursuing her second degree which is in Nutrition and Food Science at the University of Bonn. Between 2018-2022 she completed her Bachelor of Arts in English and Social Sciences (Teaching) at the University of Bonn which included studying abroad for one semester in the US, at Kalamazoo College. For her, Global Health is about improving health and health access worldwide as effectively and sustainably as possible. Additionally, one significant part of Global Health for her is working in interdisciplinary teams which is very educational for her. Due to her study background, she is especially interested in food security and the role of nutrition in Global Health in times of crisis and climate change. Katharina Gries Katharina.Gries@ukbonn.de About me Tasks Mila Maria Rick is currently studying Political Science with a minor in Sociology at the University of Leipzig. She started her journey in Medicine before shifting her attention to the political and social dimensions of health, with a focus on how social and economic conditions shape health and healthcare access. For her, Global Health means understanding how these broader determinants impact health outcomes, health decisions and access to care. Through her studies and involvement in health and human rights projects, she has explored topics such as structural inequality, intersectionality, and health justice. She is especially interested in how health systems can become more inclusive and equitable through research and policy. Mila supports the Global Health Academy, an initiative of the German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA). She organizes the monthly GLOHRA Academy Series, coordinates the GLOHRA Training Certificate and regularly updates the GLOHRA Training Repository. Mila Rick Global Health Academy About me Tasks Robert Neumann is currently studying medicine at the University Hospital Bonn. Before attending University Bonn, he studied political science in Berlin and Edinburgh. For him, Global Health is the interdisciplinary approach of social and natural sciences that attempts to examine the lack of health from different perspectives in order to improve the access to a healthy life globally in a holistic manner. Of particular interest to him at the moment are emergency and disaster relief, vaccinations, and global oncology. Robert Neumann s4roneum@uni-bonn.de About me Tasks Lina Bartusevicius is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in International Health Sciences at Fulda University of Applied Sciences, she is particularly interested in female health and how global policy changes can drive improvements in women’s health outcomes. For her, Global Health is a multidisciplinary field that combines scientific, social, and political perspectives to address health inequities worldwide. Her focus lies in understanding and shaping the policies that influence access to healthcare, aiming to create lasting change through evidence-based and equitable approaches. Lina supports the Global Health Academy, an initiative of the German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA). She assists in planning and implementing training programs hosted by GLOHRA members and initiatives of the Global Health Academy. Lina Bartusevicius Global Health Academy About me Tasks Elena Schweizer is currently pursuing her medical degree at the University of Leipzig. For her, Global Health is about global cooperation and interdisciplinary approaches tackling current challenges to promote universal health coverage as well as striving for a more equitable world. Due to her aspiration to become a gynecologist, she is especially interested in maternal and child health, along with mental well-being and the role of decolonization in Global Health. Elena supports the Global Health Academy, an initiative of the German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA). Her main task it to assist in planning and implementation of Training Offers that are hosted by GLOHRA members, as well as initiatives of the Global Health Academy. Elena Schweizer Global Health Academy
Global Surgery
+ News News × 01.08.2025: Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Global Surgery Foundation, Geneva Switzerland and UNITAR/Surghub + Recent Publications Recent Publications × Optimal surgical timing for ear reconstruction with autologous cartilage: Analysis of the computed tomography scan characteristics of the ribs. Asirova G, Wynands J, Frolov S, Almeida D, Davydenko P, Madina S.J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024 Jan;88:15-23. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.10.064. Epub 2023 Oct 17.PMID: 37950987 Improvement of Quality of Life After Microtia Reconstruction Using a Modified Firmin Technique-Case Series of 130 Patients. Asirova GV, Wynands J, Almeida DL.Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2025 Feb 7. doi: 10.1007/s00266-025-04697-z. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39920383 ↓ Projects Global Surgery The incidence of disability due to injury, tumor disease, or congenital anomalies is significant, and there is a shortage of qualified surgeons to perform specialized plastic reconstructive surgery – especially in Africa. Lead Partners Dr. med. Jan Wynands Leader Global Surgery About Me Partners & Cooperations ・Global surgery foundation (here) ・UN Surgery Learning Hub (surghub) ・UN Institute for Training and Research (unitar) ・Ando Modular Aid (here) ・International Red Cross (icrc) ・Ärzte ohne Grenzen (MSF) Universities: ・Karolinska Institutet, Sweden (here) ・University of Cape Town, South Africa (here) ・University of British Columbia, Canada (here) Research Areas Current Studies Treatment of complex soft tissue defects of the lower extremities after high velocity trauma Peripheral nerve injuries in war injuries Implementation of extended reality in resource-poor settings Master’s and doctoral students (Master’s theses field research on war injuries) Curriculum development Surgeons’ Perspectives on the Use of Extended Reality (XR) for Surgical Applications in Low-Resource Settings AI-enhanced 3D Models for Reconstructive Surgery in a Low-income Country Conflict-Related Trauma, Delayed Surgery, and Disability: The Hidden Burden in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Projects LAMU Hospital – Centre for Reconstructive Surgery and Global Surgery Preview Only + News News × Construction Works of a Seminar Building at LAMU Hospital – Centre for Reconstructive Surgery and Global Surgery, Jinja, Uganda Opening June 2025 + Description Description × + Partner Organisations Partner Organisations × ANDO – modular aid Bulamu Bukondhe Foundation Humanitarian Missions Preview Only + News News × + Description Description × + Partner Organisations Partner Organisations × Coordination of Teaching and Training Activities in Lebanon Preview Only + News News × + Description Description × + Partner Organisations Partner Organisations × Centre of Reconstructive Surgery in Armed Conflicts (CRSAC)
History, Anthropology & Ethics of Health
Prof. Dr. med. Walter Bruchhausen Head Section Global Health About Global Health Ethics Medical Anthropology Global Health History Local Health History Partners Institutions Collaborations: Prof. Marianne Heimbach Steins,Christliche Sozialethik, Münster University Prof. Ole Döring,Hunan Normal University/China Publications Teaching Cross-cultural issues in clinical ethics (Medical education 5th year, Clinical Ethics, obligatory lessons) Global Health Ethics (Medical Education, 1st or 2nd year, Introduction to Global Health, optional course) Ethics and Human Rights (MSc Global Health, module PM1, obligatory lessons) Partners Collaborations: AG Medical Anthropology,German Society for Social and Cultural Anthropology (DGSKA) Zentrum für Religion und Gesellschaft (ZERG) Prof. Klaus von Stosch, International Center for Comparative Theology and Social Issues, Catholic Theological Faculty, Bonn University. Previous Collaborations: Prof. Dr. Dorothea Lüddeckens, Religious Studies, Zürich University Prof. Dr. Simon Peng-Keller, Spiritual Care, Zürich University Publications Teaching International Partners Research Areas Previous Collaborations: Prof. Iris Borowy, History of International Development, University of Shanghai/China Prof. Hubert Steinke, Medical History, University of Bern/Switzerland Publications Dissertations Franziska Hommes, Humanitäre Hilfe und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit im Wandel. Eine Analyse von Diskursen und Aktivitäten deutscher Hilfsorganisationen im Gesundheitsbereich seit 1970, Dr. med. 2018 Carola Rensch, Die internationalen Kooperationen der Bonner medizinischen Parasitologie unter Gerhard Piekarski (1910-1992), Dr. med. 2017 Matthias Egg, Krankenfürsorge im Spannungsfeld von Medizin, Glauben und Gesundheitspolitik, Dr. med. 2015 Susanne Harlfinger, Die Geschichte der Lepraarbeit in Ostafrika. Ein Vergleich der Entwicklung in Tanzania, Uganda und Kenya, Dr. med. 2012 Third party-funded Projects From medical development aid to global health(2013-2016) German Catholicism and health in the German Empire (2008-2010) Past and Present Medical Pluralism in East Africa (2000-2004) Members Prof. em. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Heinz Schott Priv.-Doz. Dr. phil. Ralf Forsbach medizinhistorischesinstitut.wordpress.com ralfforsbach.de geschichte-ethik.uk-koeln.de/forschung/ Publications on Bonn Dissertations on Bonn 2019 Bruchhausen W (2019), Hygiene und Öffentliche Gesundheit in Bonn vom 18. bis 20. Jahrhundert, in: W Bruchhausen, Th Kistemann (Hg.), 125 Jahre Institut für Hygiene und Öffentliche Gesundheit der Universität Bonn (Bonn 2019) 7-56. 2018 Forsbach R (2018a) Verfolgt, vertrieben, rehabilitiert. Alfred Kantorowicz und seine Bonner Kollegen (1933-1962), in: Dominik Groß/Jens Westermeier/Mathias Schmidt/Thorsten Halling/Matthis Krischel (Hg.), Zahnärzte und Zahnheilkunde im „Dritten Reich“. Eine Bestandsaufnahme = Medizin und Nationalsozialismus 6 (Münster: LIT) 197-213. Forsbach R (2018b), Repression und Ideologisierung (1933–1945), in: Dominik Geppert (Hg.), Forschung und Lehre im Westen Deutschlands 1918–2018 = Geschichte der Universität Bonn, Bd. 2 (Göttingen: V&R unipress/Bonn University Press) 115-195. Forsbach R (2018c), Löwenstein, Otto, Psychiater und Pupillograph, in: Biographisches Archiv der Psychiatrie (www.biapsy.de/index.php/de/9-biographien-a-z/274-loewenstein-otto). Bruchhausen W (2018), Wissenschaftlich-technischer Fortschritt und Untergangsängste: Medizinische Fakultät und Universitätskliniken 1870–1933, in: Thomas Becker / Philip Rosin (Hg.), Die Natur- und Lebenswissenschaften = Geschichte der Universität Bonn, Bd. 4 (Göttingen: V&R unipress/Bonn University Press) 40-79. Bruchhausen W (2018), Studienreformen, Fächervermehrung und Schwerpunktbildung: Die Medizinische Fakultät Bonn seit 1970, in: Thomas Becker/Philip Rosin (Hg.), Die Natur- und Lebenswissenschaften = Geschichte der Universität Bonn, Bd. 4 (Göttingen: V&R unipress/Bonn University Press) 122-170. Holzgreve W, Bruchhausen W (2018), Aktuelle Herausforderungen des Universitätsklinikums Bonn – Das UKB in der Balance zwischen Exzellenz und Ökonomie, in: Thomas Becker/Philip Rosin (Hg.), Die Natur- und Lebenswissenschaften = Geschichte der Universität Bonn, Bd. 4 (Göttingen: V&R unipress/Bonn University Press) 170-187. Schott H (2018), Die Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Bonn 1818–1870, in: Thomas Becker/Philip Rosin (Hg.), Die Natur- und Lebenswissenschaften = Geschichte der Universität Bonn, Bd. 4 (Göttingen: V&R unipress/Bonn University Press) 9-40. 2017 Forsbach R, Hofer HG (2017), Der Versuch einer großen Integration. Paul Martini und der erste Nachkriegskongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin, in: NTM – Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Wissenschaften, Technik und Medizin 25, 35-68. Forsbach R (2017), Panse, Friedrich Albert. Psychiater und Gutachter der „Aktion T4“ im Nationalsozialismus, in: Biographisches Archiv der Psychiatrie (www.biapsy.de/index.php/de/9-biographien-a-z/259-panse-friedrich). Rensch C, Bruchhausen W (2017), Medical Science meets ‘Development Aid’. Transfer and Adaptation of West German Microbiology to Togo, 1960–1980, in: Medical History 61(1) (2017) 1-24. Bruchhausen W (2017c), Globale Gesundheit vom Rhein. Die ABC-Region als Ursprung medizinischer Auslandshilfe 1889-1989, in: Axel Karenberg, Dominik Gross, Mathias Schmidt (Hg.), Beiträge des „Rheinischen Kreises der Medizinhistoriker“, Band 4 (Kassel: Kassel University Press) 145-162. 2016 Forsbach R (2016) Die medizinische Versorgung in Bonn während des Ersten Weltkriegs, in: Dominik Geppert/Norbert Schloßmacher (Hg.), Der Erste Weltkrieg in Bonn. Die Heimatfront 1914-1918 = Veröffentlichungen des Stadtarchivs Bonn 72 (Bonn) 295-323. 2015 Forsbach R (2015) Otto Löwenstein, in: Internetportal Rheinische Geschichte (http://www.rheinische-geschichte.lvr.de/Persoenlichkeiten/otto-loewenstein/DE-2086/lido/57c942b85ceb60.44383422). 2014 Bruchhausen W (2014d), Krankheiten und Krankenversorgung in Bonn, 1818-1918, Teil I und II, in: Die Laterne. Bonner Familienkunde 41, 31-35 und 61-65. Forsbach R (2014a), Johannes Steudel (1901–1973) als Begründer der Bonner Medizingeschichte. Anfänge der Bonner Medizingeschichte, in: Medizinhistorisches Journal 49, 159–182. Forsbach R (2014b), Friedrich Albert Panse, in: Internetportal Rheinische Geschichte (http://www.rheinische-geschichte.lvr.de/Persoenlichkeiten/friedrich-albert-panse/DE-2086/lido/57c9580a31d439.44969002) 2013 Bruchhausen W (2013d), Geburtshilfliche Versorgung des Bonner Raums im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert, in: Die Laterne. Bonner Familienkunde 40, 37-45. Forsbach R (2013a), Die Gleichschaltung der Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität Bonn, in: Ursula Ferdinand/Hans-Peter Kröner/Ioanna Mamali (Hg.), Medizinische Fakultäten in der deutschen Hochschullandschaft 1925–1950 = Studien zur Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte 16 (Heidelberg: Synchron), 125–136. Forsbach R (2013b), Studieren in der NS-Zeit, in: Thomas Becker (Hg.), Bonna Perl am grünen Rheine. Studieren in Bonn von 1818 bis zur Gegenwart = Bonner Schriften zur Universitäts- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte 5 (Göttingen: V&R unipress/Bonn University Press) 105-115. Forsbach R (2013c), Erich Hoffmann, in: Internetportal Rheinische Geschichte (http://www.rheinische-geschichte.lvr.de/Persoenlichkeiten/erich-hoffmann/DE-2086/lido/57c83127431d44.43195770). 2012 Forsbach R (2012a), Friedrich Panse – etabliert in allen Systemen. Psychiater in der Weimarer Republik, im „Dritten Reich“ und in der Bundesrepublik, in: Der Nervenarzt 83, 329–336. Forsbach R (2012b), Die Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Bonn im „Dritten Reich“ (1933–1945), in: LVR-Portal Rheinische Geschichte 2012 (Link). Forsbach R (2012c), Erich Hoffmann: Ein arrivierter Dermatologe und dilettierender Dichter als Repräsentant medizinischer Funktionseliten vom Kaiserreich zur Bundesrepublik, in: Magnus Brechtken (Hg.), Life Writing and Political Memoir – Lebenszeugnisse und Politische Memoiren, (Göttingen: V&R unipress) 107-125. 2011 Forsbach R (2011), Paul Martini (1889-1964). Mediziner, in: LVR-Portal Rheinische Geschichte (Link). 2010 Bruchhausen W (2010e), Akademische Hebammenlehrer in Bonn: Vom kurfürstlichen Leibarzt zum preußischen Professor (1777-1828), in: Schäfer D (ed.), Rheinische
Global Oncology
+ News News × + Recent Publications Recent Publications × ↓ Projects Global Oncology The working group sets a focus on health system research and projects for cancer care in LMICs and in particular in Sub-Saharan Africa as well as migrant cancer care in Germany Lead Members | Partners Dr. Oliver Henke, MSc Leader Global Oncology About Me Dr. Christina-Alexandra Conzen, MPH (Researcher & Working Group Coordination) Monika Pohle (Working Group Coordination) Dr. med. Maximilian Rost (Researcher) Dr. med. Jakob von Herder (Researcher) Dr. med. Gustavo Sarria Vargas (Researcher) Katharina Gruner (Medical Student & PhD Candidate) Jenny Bouraima (Doctor & PhD Candidate) Antonia Neeb (Medical Student & PhD Candidate) Rahel Ayo Gebremichael (PhD candidate) Juliana Janina Kassel (Guest researcher) Clara Markiewicz (Master student) Sanjita Banerjee (Master student) Research Areas Current Studies Health System Research in LMICs Global cancer epidemiology Clinical Oncology & Haematology in Sub-Saharan Africa Integrating point of care diagnostics into cancer care Infections and Cancer CML treatment outcome in SSA point-of-care ultrasound in primary health care Current projects Project Information FAST-ABCD sequencing – fast and accurate breast cancer diagnosis using nanopore sequencing Preview Only OOCC – Online Outreach Cancer Clinic Preview Only PalliKaPro – Palliative Care Provision in Kagera Region Preview Only CML-AID Score Preview Only #aboutbreastcancer Preview Only Past projects Project Information INUKA Palliative Care Project Preview Only DescriptionEstablishing palliative home care in Northern Tanzania & cost effectiveness analysis Partner Organisations ELCT DIFÄM Can-START – Cancer Staging and early Referral for Treatment Preview Only DescriptionUsing POCUS in primary health care settings for cancer detection Partner Organisations GIZ Hospital Partnership Programme with Marangu Lutheran Hospital, Tanzania
Dr. Christina-Alexandra Conzen
Research Memberships Emiology Nutritional epidemiology Public Health Projects Teaching Epidemiology Global Health Master Coordination ERASMUS+ Coordination for Global Health Dr. Christina-Alexandra Conzen, MPH study programme and section coordination 0228/287-10317 christina-alexandra.conzen@ukbonn.de
Dr. Jan Wynands
Research Memberships Reconstructive Surgery for War Wounds Healthcare in Danger Humanitarian Negotiation Interplast Germany Deutsche Gesellschaft für Globale und Tropenchirurgie e.V. (DTC) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Plastische, Rekonstruktive und Ästhetische Chirurgie (dgpraec) German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA) ANDO-modular aid e.V. (ANDO) Projects Teaching Dr. med. Jan Wynands Leader Global Surgery Global Surgery – jan.wynands@ukbonn.de
Dr. Oliver Henke
Research Memberships Health System Research in LMICs Global cancer epidemiology Clinical Oncology & Haematology in Sub-Saharan Africa Infections and Cancer Integrating point of care diagnostics into cancer care Steering Committee Member Regional Group Africa, International CML Foundation (since 2022) WHO Roster of Cancer Control Experts (since 2024) Member of Max Think Tank, Max Foundation (since 2024) Gesellschaft für Hämatologie und medizinische Onkologie (DGHO) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Palliativmedizin (DGP) Medical Council of Tanganyika (click) Projects Teaching current projects: FAST-ABCD Sequencing (Fast and Accurate Breast Cancer Diagnosis Using Nanopore Sequencing, NCT06633276), Tanzania OOCC (Online Outreach Cancer Clinic) PalliCaPro (Palliative Care Provision in the Kagera Region), Tanzania CML-AID Score (Development of the CML African Imatinib Decision Score) #aboutbreastcancer Psychosocial challenges, quality of life and social support among women with breast cancer in public hospitals in Ethiopia former projects: INUKA – Establishing palliative home-based care in Kilimanjaro Region & analyse it´s cost effectiveness Can-START (Cancer Staging and timely referral for treatment) – GIZ Hospital Partnership Programme with Marangu Lutheran Hospital, Tanzania UKB: Wahlpflichtfach Global Health UKB: Masterstudiengang „Master of Science Global Health“ Charité: Advanced Module “Global Oncology” “Master of Science in International Health” Bernhardt-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin: Diplomkurs Tropenmedizin Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Oliver Henke, MscIH Leader Global Oncology Global Oncology +49 (0) 228 287 51521 oliver.henke@ukbonn.de
Dr. Esther Evang
Research Memberships The role of nutrition in global health research Impact of food-to-food-fortification with baobab fruit pulp on iron status in Kenyan schoolchildren (RCT) Impact of nutrition education for improved young child nutrition linked with agriculture interventions on nutrition security in Malawi and Cambodia Determinants on decision making of early child feeding in Malawi (FGD) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung (DGE) German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA) Projects Teaching Operations and Outreach Manager of the Global Health Academy– an initiative of the German Alliance for Global Health Research BAOFOOD Module: International Nutrition (BSc) at Giessen University Module: Transition Management (MSc) at Giessen University Module: Epidemiology(MSc Global Health) at University of Bonn Module: Simulation Game on health and nutrition emergencies (MSc Global Health) at University of Bonn Dr. Esther C. Evang, MSc MSc +49 228-28751520 esther.evang@ukbonn.de