Mara Anna Franke

Mara Franke is a medical doctor from Germany with over five years of experience in development cooperation, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. As the founder and leader of the NGO "Woé zon loo e.V.," Mara has worked on health education and gender equality in Togo. In her current position at "Doctors for Madagascar" Mara has led projects in healthcare delivery and public health, impacting over 300,000 individuals. Further, Mara holds a master's degree in "Health Policy, Planning and Financing" from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is currently an MD/PhD candidate in global health at the Charité University in Berlin with a thematic focus on financial risk protection in health and access to healthcare. 

"In my career, I aim to advance equity in global healthcare access, with a focus on financial risk protection in health. My goal is to combine impactful research and programmatic interventions, to drive evidence-based solutions that safeguard individuals and communities from the economic burden of illness and promote universal health coverage."

Mara Anna Franke is a part of the Falling Walls Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2025.