The research group consists largely of staff from the T&TU (Teaching & Training Unit) and doctoral/master's students from the Institute of Tropical Medicine. The central topic of Global Health is a concept that deals with health problems in a globalized world. Interdisciplinarity and cross-sectoral approaches are fundamental here. International Health makes a special reference to health problems in low- and middle-income countries. In this context, the research group deals primarily with the topics of migration movements, environmental degradation and the consequences of climate change. The area of One Health concerns the interfaces between the environment, animals and humans; here, too, the research group is involved in teaching and research work. In addition, the fields of humanitarian aid (ethics in humanitarian aid, conditions and effects of aid projects) and development cooperation (strengthening health systems) are particular focal points in the area of international health. The working group has been organizing the annual Humanitarian Symposium Munich since 2016.

The research group is active in an advisory capacity in expert groups for the development of the Federal Government's Global Health Strategy, as well as in the departments of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

In addition, the team of the research group supported the COVID-19 activities of the Tropical Institute, including the management of the COVID-19 Testing Unit (CTU; until completion of operations in March 2021) by PD Dr. med.

Since 2019, the Teaching & Training Unit (T&TU) has housed the secretariat of the tropEd Network for Education in International Health, a global network of 25 universities offering education in international and global health at Master's level.