About Us

The Global Health Policy Lab (GHPL) aims to become the reference platform and partner for public, comprehensive, up-to-date and validated evidence in global health policy-making.

We plan to build an accessible digital repository of health laws and policies and disseminate an annual report that includes an analysis of health policy trends, challenges, opportunities and threats. The GHPL is hosted by at the Virchow Foundation for Global Health in Berlin, Germany. The initiative builds on a collaboration involving the Charité Center for Global Health (CCGH, Berlin) and the Health Systems’ Innovation Lab (HSIL) at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health (Boston), supported by the Virchow Foundation and working in association with the World Health Summit (WHS). The NOVA IMS Center for Global Health Lab (Lisbon) is our technical partner.

Our Team

Branwen Hennig

Dr. Branwen J Hennig

Executive Director GHPL, Berlin, Germany.

Caleb Kumar

Caleb Kumar

GHPL, Health Systems Innovation Lab (HSIL) at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA.

Scientist

Scientist - To be appointed

GHPL, Charité Center for Global Health (CCGH), Berlin, Germany.

As global health specialist, Branwen’s expertise covers the spectrum from research & development through to translation into policy & practice. She assumed directorship of the GPHL in spring 2024 and serves on the Board of Directors of MalariaNoMore UK. In previous roles Branwen consulted for TDR at the World Health Organization on implementation research in low-resource settings and was Interim Head of International Operations at Wellcome in London, UK, overseeing their Africa & Asia Programmes. Branwen's experience builds on leading her own research in infectious disease epidemiology at the MRC Unit The Gambia / London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and beyond.

Caleb Kumar, a member of the global health policy team, is designing artificial intelligence (AI) tools for public health policy analysis. As student at Stanford University, he patented a machine learning technology, founding a company that won the University World Startup Cup in 2015 and was later acquired in 2021. Caleb was inject team lead of Stanford’s cyber defense team, and his research focused on improving opiate-related patient-provider communications. After graduation, Caleb worked on generative AI models at Medtronic. He co-founded several digital health apps, including iRecover for brain injury rehabilitation, IndexoRx to address pharmacy challenges, and Jaid to enhance EHR interoperability. Now at the Harvard HSIL, Caleb hopes to continue developing data-driven healthcare solutions.

Our Team

Branwen Henning

Dr. Branwen J Hennig

Executive Director GHPL,Berlin, Germany.

As global health specialist, Branwen’s expertise covers the spectrum from research & development through to translation into policy & practice. She assumed directorship of the GPHL in spring 2024 and serves on the Board of Directors of MalariaNoMore UK. In previous roles Branwen consulted for TDR at the World Health Organization on implementation research in low-resource settings and was Interim Head of International Operations at Wellcome in London, UK, overseeing their Africa & Asia Programmes. Branwen's experience builds on leading her own research in infectious disease epidemiology at the MRC Unit The Gambia / London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and beyond.

Caleb Kumar

Caleb Kumar

GHPL, Health Systems Innovation Lab (HSIL) at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA.

Caleb Kumar, a member of the global health policy team, is designing artificial intelligence (AI) tools for public health policy analysis. As student at Stanford University, he patented a machine learning technology, founding a company that won the University World Startup Cup in 2015 and was later acquired in 2021. Caleb was inject team lead of Stanford’s cyber defense team, and his research focused on improving opiate-related patient-provider communications. After graduation, Caleb worked on generative AI models at Medtronic. He co-founded several digital health apps, including iRecover for brain injury rehabilitation, IndexoRx to address pharmacy challenges, and Jaid to enhance EHR interoperability. Now at the Harvard HSIL, Caleb hopes to continue developing data-driven healthcare solutions.

Scientist

Scientist - To be appointed

GHPL, Charité Center for Global Health (CCGH), Berlin, Germany.

Our Partners

Charite

Charité Center for Global Health

Academic partner, Berlin, Germany.

Harvard

Harvard Healthy Systems Innovation Lab

Academic partner, Boston, USA.

Virchow

Virchow Foundation

Hosting and supporting partner, Berlin, Germany.

Nova IMS

NOVA IMS Center for Global Health Lab

Technical partner, Lisbon, Portugal.

World Health Summit

World Health Summit

Associated partner, Berlin, Germany.

Unite

UNITED Parliamentarians Network for Global Health

Associated partner.

Our Partners

Charite
Harvard Healthy Systems
Virchow Foundation

Charité Center for Global Health

Academic partner, Berlin, Germany.

Harvard Healthy Systems Innovation Lab

Academic partner, Boston, USA.

Virchow Foundation

Hosting and supporting partner, Berlin, Germany.

Nova IMS
World Health Summit
Unite

NOVA IMS Center for Global Health Lab

Technical partner, Lisbon, Portugal.

World Health Summit

Associated partner, Berlin, Germany.

UNITED Parliamentarians Network for Global Health

Associated partner.

Our Board

Ricardo Batista Leite
Detlev Ganten
Beate Kampmann
Rifat Atun

Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite

Prof. Dr. Detlev Ganten

Prof. Dr. Beate Kampmann

Prof. Dr. Rifat Atun

Chair GHPL | CEO HealthAI | Founder and President UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health

Founding member Virchow Foundation for Global Health | Founding president of the World Health Summit

Scientific Director Charité Center for Global Health in Berlin

Professor of Global Health Systems, Health Systems Group at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health

Our Board

Ricardo Batista Leite

Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite

Chair GHPL | CEO HealthAI | Founder and President UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health

Detlev Ganten

Prof. Dr. Detlev Ganten

Founding member Virchow Foundation for Global Health | Founding president of the World Health Summit

Beate Kampmann

Prof. Dr. Beate Kampmann

Scientific Director Charité Center for Global Health in Berlin

Rifat Atun

Prof. Dr. Rifat Atun

Professor of Global Health Systems, Health Systems Group at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health