Behavioral Science for Disease Prevention and Health Care
We design and evaluate interventions to improve preventive healthcare in low- and middle-income countries.
We are a team of behavioral scientists and economists at the TUM School of Medicine and Health at the Technical University of Munich. We are one of the founding groups of the Munich Center for Health Economics and Policy.
Current projects
BEACON-HD
Telemonitoring and community-based care for hypertension and diabetes in rural Rwanda and Uganda. Funded by Horizon Europe, 2026–2030.
BetterHeart
Home-based enhanced counseling delivered by lay health workers to correct misbeliefs and improve hypertension treatment in rural India. Funded by the NIH, 2025–2030.
HD2SS
A human development and demographic surveillance site in Butaro, Rwanda, and a hub for field research and training.