Prof. Dr. Albrecht Jahn
Medical Doctor and Professor at the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health at Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, HCE member since 2011.
My key research questions are:
- The interaction between social determiants of health and environment
- How do environmental and social factors influence reproductive health in general and fertility in particular?
- How can complex problems be addressed through a transdisciplinary approach and culture
Why I joined the HCE
After working at the EU in the Research Directorate (RTD) and being closely involved with the SDG Process, I came back to Heidelberg and looked actively for a forum to promote and support the sustainability and SDG agenda through research and was happy to find the HCE.
My highlights so far
Exchange beyond disciplines and joint projects, in particular with political science colleagues. Given that health and environment are closely linked, broader collaboration through the HCE is amost a necessity for a meaningful engagement with ciimate change related health issues and the ONE-HEALTH agenda.
My key partners
- Institute of Political Sciences
- Institute of Public Health, Muhimbili Unversity of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) Daressalaam Tanzania
- Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Maastricht University, Netherlands