Technologies in Global Health

Health technologies such as vaccines, diagnostics, and antibiotics contribute to longer life expectancies and improve quality of life. They are developing rapidly. In practice, however, technological advances do not always reach their full potential. Sometimes they are only available to a limited extent, and moreover, they are not used everywhere. So how can health-promoting technologies be used optimally worldwide? Using specific case studies, researchers from the Berlin University Alliance, under the leadership of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin, aim to find solutions, together with seven partner institutions in Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda.

The Research Unit focuses on the question of how new technologies can be tested, adapted, and successfully implemented. The user perspective is crucial. What conditions promote the acceptance of new technologies, what are the obstacles, and how can they be optimally adapted to regional needs?

Through interdisciplinary research and co-created case studies in vaccinology, antimicrobial resistance, and mental health, the Research Unit develops practical frameworks to guide technology use across the tech-innovation lifecycle.