Specialization
Focus of research
Health analytics in Africa. Collection, analysis and interpretation of African health system data, both with respect to supply of healthcare (medical providers), payment of healthcare (insurance) and demand of healthcare (patients, clients). Impact evaluation of interventions to increase efficiencies in healthcare delivery in Africa. Epidemiological and molecular biological research in particular on the development and evalution of innovative and affordable laboratory diagnostics. Monitoring and surveilance of pathogen drug resistance in African patients, e.g. on 1st and 2nd line antiretroviral treatment. Population surveys with respect to biomedical and socio-economic characteristics of clients of health systems. Research on connectivity of diagnostics to healthcare payment systems.