Global Surgery

Global Surgery 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 News ↓ Projects ↓ Lead Partners Dr. med. Jan Wynands Global Surgery Lead about me The Global Surgery Fundation SURGHub unitar  Andomodularaid International Committee of the Red Cross  Ärzte ohne Grenzen Karolinska, Sweden University of Cape Town, South Africa University of British Columbia, Canada Dr. med. Jan Wynands Global Surgery Lead about me The Global Surgery Fundation SURGHub unitar  Andomodularaid International Committee of the Red Cross  Ärzte ohne Grenzen Karolinska, Sweden University of Cape Town, South Africa University of British Columbia, Canada Research Studies Treatment of complex soft tissue defects of the lower extremities after high velocity trauma Implementation of extended reality in resource-poor settings Curriculum development Peripheral nerve injuries in war injuries Master’s and doctoral students (Master’s theses field research on war injuries) 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 Treatment of complex soft tissue defects of the lower extremities after high velocity trauma Implementation of extended reality in resource-poor settings Curriculum development Peripheral nerve injuries in war injuries Master’s and doctoral students (Master’s theses field research on war injuries) 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 News ↓ International Ugandan – German Symposium For Amputation &Rehabilitation 2026 more information 30.03.25 Dr. Jan Wynands ins Content Committee des UN SurgeHub berufen Global Surgery 08.08.25 older news Erneuter chirurgischer Einsatz im Gazastreifen more information 30.03.25 Erneuter chirurgischer Einsatz im Gazastreifen more information 30.03.25 Projects ↓ Humanitarian Missions LAMU Hospital – Centre for Reconstructive Surgery and Global Surgery Coordination of Teaching and Training Activities in Lebanon with the Centre of Reconstructive Surgery in Armed Conflicts (CRSAC) Preview Only Information Preview Only Information Preview Only Information Preview Only Information Preview Only Information Preview Only Information

Global Oncology

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 Publications News ↓ Projects ↓ Lead Partners Dr. Oliver Henke, MSc Global Oncology Lead 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) Dr. Oliver Henke, MSc Global Oncology Lead 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 Studies Health System Research in LMICs Clinical Oncology & Haematology in Sub-Saharan Africa Infections and Cancer Global cancer epidemiology Integrating point of care diagnostics into cancer care CML treatment outcome in SSA point-of-care ultrasound in primary health care Health System Research in LMICs Clinical Oncology & Haematology in Sub-Saharan Africa Infections and Cancer Global cancer epidemiology Integrating point of care diagnostics into cancer care CML treatment outcome in SSA point-of-care ultrasound in primary health care News ↓ Ultraschallkurs im Rahmen des EKFS-Projekts „Online Outreach Cancer Care“ in Tansania more information 10.06.2025 older news Projects ↓ FAST-ABCD sequencing – fast and accurate breast cancer diagnosis using nanopore sequencing OOCC – Online Outreach Cancer Clinic​ PalliKaPro – Palliative Care Provision in Kagera Region​ CML-AID Score​ #aboutbreastcancer ​ Preview Only Information Preview Only Information Preview Only Information Preview Only Information Preview Only Information Preview Only Information Preview Only Information Preview Only Information Preview Only Information Preview Only Information former projects INUKA Palliative Care Project​ Can-START – Cancer Staging and early Referral for Treatment Preview Only Information Preview Only Information INUKA Palliative Care Project​ Can-START – Cancer Staging and early Referral for Treatment Preview Only Information Preview Only Information Preview Only Information Preview Only Information

History, Anthropology & Ethics of Health

Prof. Dr. med. Walter Bruchhausen Head Section Global Health About me History, Anthropology & Ethics of (Global) Health Many possible improvements in health do not fail due to the non-existence of medical and scientific knowledge and skills, but because of the socio-cultural conditions necessary for their use. Thus, Global Health requires a focus also on cultural and social science perspectives, such as those intensively dealt with in Medical Anthropology and religious studies, human rights discourses, social and cross-cultural ethics as well as debates on colonialism. Historical, anthropological and ethical perspectives are essential for understanding and guiding Global Health. Global Health Ethics Global Health History Medical Anthropology Local Health History Global Health Ethics A new value basis that emphasizes human rights, equity and respect for sociocultural diversity distinguishes Global Health from its many predecessors. Thus, ethics are an indispensable part of Global Health and stood at the beginnings of this new area and era in Bonn, too. Read more Based on his postgraduate studies in Health Care Ethics (University of Glasgow under the supervision of Prof. Robin S. Downie), relevant areas of moral theology (Prof. Bernhard Fraling/Würzburg and Gerhard Höver/Bonn) and the ethical workshops for (future) physicians (initiated by Prof. Ludger Honnfelder/Bonn) that became a starting point for IWE and DRZE, Walter Bruchhausen started teaching in biomedical and clinical ethics at Bonn University in 1997. In cooperation with several partners, this led to lasting institutionalizations of ethics in Bonn such as: Clinical Ethics Committee UKB | Klinisches Ethikkomitee www.ukbonn.de/ueber-uns/zentrale-bereiche/klinisches-ethikkomitee/ Obligatory Seminar in Clinical Ethics (5th year medical students)  Based on his postgraduate studies in Health Care Ethics (University of Glasgow under the supervision of Prof. Robin S. Downie), relevant areas of moral theology (Prof. Bernhard Fraling/Würzburg and Gerhard Höver/Bonn) and the ethical workshops for (future) physicians (initiated by Prof. Ludger Honnfelder/Bonn) that became a starting point for IWE and DRZE, Walter Bruchhausen started teaching in biomedical and clinical ethics at Bonn University in 1997. In cooperation with several partners, this led to lasting institutionalizations of ethics in Bonn such as: Clinical Ethics Committee UKB | Klinisches Ethikkomitee www.ukbonn.de/ueber-uns/zentrale-bereiche/klinisches-ethikkomitee/ Obligatory Seminar in Clinical Ethics (5th year medical students)  Publications Collaborators Monographs Bruchhausen W, Schott H (2008), Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin (Göttingen: UTB). Edited Volume Bruchhausen W, Hofer HG (ed.) (2010), Ärztliches Ethos im Kontext. Historische, phänomenologische und didaktische Perspektiven (Göttingen: v&r unipress/Bonn University Press) Editorial function Bruchhausen W, Forsbach R (eds.), series „Medizin und Kulturwissenschaft: Bonner Beiträge zur Geschichte, Anthropologie und Ethik der Medizin“ (Medicine and Cultural Studies: Bonn Contributions the History, Anthropology and Ethics of Medicine) (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck&Rupprecht/Bonn University Press), 14 volumes, 10 since becoming an editor Dissertations/Theses „Inkulturation und Kontextualisierung medizinischer Praxis als Herausforderung an Ethik“ (Diploma dissertation in Catholic theology, Bonn, 1994, revised and published as Medizin und Moral ohne Kontext, in Zeitschrift für medizinische Ethik) Bruchhausen, W „Moral Issues of Health Care in Developing Countries“ (Dissertation M.Phil, Glasgow, 1990, revised and published in Zeitschrift für evangelische Ethik) Original work in peer-reviewed journals and collected volumes Jacobsen KH, Waggett CE, Adeyi O, Bruchhausen W et al. (2025) An updated definition of global health. Global Health Research and Policy (2025) 10:56 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-025-00460-8 Bruchhausen W (2024c) Global Health (Ethics): Eine Bestandsaufnahme in programmatischer Absicht, in: Jahrbuch für Christliche Sozialethik 64, Münster, 73-101 (Überarbeitung von 108) Bruchhausen W (2024b) Women’s Health, Culture, and Ethics—Anthropological and Socio-Ethical Aspects in Global Health, in: Wacker J, Rothe C, En-Nosse M (ed.), Global Women’s Health. Gynecology and Obstetrics Under Diverse Global Conditions (Berlin: Springer Nature) 79-88. Cook-Deegan M, Böge K, Bruchhausen W, Chagunda M, Chaturvedi M, Esen M, Hanefeld J, Kampmann B, Köhler C, Köhler C, Osei F, Prazeres da Costa C, Rehfuess E, Velavan TP, Anton N (2024 Beyond buzzwords: fostering interdisciplinary and collaborative global health research in Germany and beyond. .Glob Health Action. 2024 Dec 31;17(1):2408884. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2024.2408884. Epub 2024 Oct 21. Bruchhausen W (2024a), Ambiguität in Global Health. Identitätsbildungen zwischen Medizin, Kultur und Religion, in: Klaus von Stosch, Cornelia Dockter (ed.), Ambiguität, Macht und die Formierung religiöser Identitäten = Ambiguitäten – Identitäten – Sinnentwürfe Bd. 3 (Freiburg u.a.: Herder) 97-125. Bruchhausen W (2023b) Global Health (Ethics): Eine Bestandsaufnahme in programmatischer Absicht = Sozialethische Arbeitspapiere des Instituts für Christliche Sozialwissenschaften Nr. 24, Münster, doi: 10.17879/00009794617 Bruchhausen W (2023a), Frauengesundheit, Kultur und Ethik – Anthropologische, ethnomedizinische und sozialethische Aspekte in Global Health, in: Wacker J, Rothe C, En-Nosse M (ed.), Globale Frauengesundheit. Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe unter unterschiedlichen globalen Bedingungen (Berlin: Springer Nature) 83-94. Bruchhausen W, Kuhn E (2023), Human Rights and International Obligations in Pandemic Times – More than Health Protection, in: Reis A, Schmidhuber M, Frewer A (ed.), Pandemics and Ethics. Development – Problems – Solutions (Berlin: Springer Nature), 39-52.  Kuhn E, Henke O, Evang E, Falkenberg T, Bruchhausen W, Schultz A (2023), Silent Triage: Public Health decision-making beyond prioritisation. BMJ Glob Health. 2023 Feb;8(2):e011376. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011376. PMID: 36813304; PMCID: PMC9950902 Bruchhausen W, Kuhn E (2022), Das Menschenrecht auf Gesundheit, seine inhaltliche Einbettung und institutionelle Absicherung. Zeitschrift für medizinische Ethik 68, 279-290. DOI: 10.14623/zfme.2022.3.279-290 Bruchhausen W, Kuhn E (2021), Menschenrechte und internationale Verpflichtungen in Pandemien – mehr als Gesundheitsschutz, in: Reis A, Schmidhuber M, Frewer A (ed.), Pandemien und Ethik (Berlin: Springer Nature), 45-59.  Bruchhausen W (2019e), Medizin als Opfer und Täter – Historische und moralische Lehren aus der NS-„Euthanasie“, in: Dietmar Schulze, „ Auch der ‚Gnadentod‘ ist Mord“. Der Augsburger Strafprozess über die NS-„Euthanasie“-Verbrechen in Kaufbeuren und Irsee, hg. v. Stefan Raueiser und Thomas Düll (Irsee: Grizeto-Verlag 2019), 183-200. Bruchhausen W (2018g), Ärztliches Handeln in kultureller Differenz – Was erwarten Menschen von der Medizin?, in: Guthoff R. F./Bernhard W (Hrsg.), Ärztliches Handeln – Erwartungen und Selbstverständnis = Nova Acta Leopoldina N. F. 420 (Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft) 65-74. Bruchhausen W (2018d), Sterbenarrative im Horizont der Narrative Medicine und Medical Humanities, in: Simon Peng-Keller/Andreas Mauz (Hrsg.), Sterbenarrative. Hermeneutische Erkundungen des Erzählens am und vom Lebensende = Studies in Spiritual Care 4 (Berlin: De Gruyter) 259-282. Bruchhausen W (2017e), The Human Right to Health and Primary Health Care (PHC) Policies, in: Klotz S, Bielefeldt H, Schmidhuber M, Frewer A.

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

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