Rebecca Ingenhoff

Dr. Rebecca Ingenhoff serves as Head of Policy and International Engagement at the German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA), affiliated with Charité - University Medicine Berlin's Center for Global Health. As an accomplished researcher with a PhD in Global Health and Implementation Science from Charité and an MSc in Global Development from the University of Copenhagen, she brings extensive international experience spanning work with NGOs, academic institutions, and United Nations agencies across Uganda, Vietnam, Tanzania, Germany, and Ghana.

Her educational background demonstrates a strong foundation in both medical and social sciences, combining rigorous scientific training with anthropological perspectives on global health. This interdisciplinary approach informs her research methodology and policy recommendations.

Dr. Ingenhoff's research interests focus on health system strengthening, particularly improving access to primary healthcare services and advancing sexual and reproductive rights in resource-limited settings. Her work emphasizes community-based approaches through community health workers to address non-communicable diseases, with significant field experience in Uganda. She has developed expertise in implementation science, focusing on practical challenges of translating research into effective health programs.

Her scholarly output reveals consistent research activity with a clear trajectory toward addressing equity in global health research partnerships. Recent publications demonstrate growing emphasis on decolonial approaches and power dynamics in international research collaborations, alongside continued work on community health worker programs for hypertension, diabetes, and COPD management in rural settings.

Committed to equitable partnerships, Dr. Ingenhoff works to ensure research and policy efforts effectively address the needs of diverse populations, with particular attention to marginalized communities in low-resource settings. Her leadership in policy initiatives promotes evidence-based best practices in global health research while challenging traditional power structures in international collaborations.