Hygiene and Public Health

The Institute for Hygiene and Public Health (IHPH) at Bonn University Hospital brings together expertise in a broad spectrum of fields, from water hygiene to medical geography, environmental medicine to disinfectant testing, hospital hygiene, global health, and One Health.

Committed to infection control and public health since 1894.

Equipped with a modern, accredited laboratory infrastructure, we offer a full range of chemical, microbial, and hygiene contract analysis for areas including water hygiene (drinking, bathing, waste, and process water), technical hygiene (large-scale technical systems, fittings, etc.), disinfectant testing (testing of medical device reprocessing processes, biofilm efficacy of disinfectants, etc.), and a range of other services. In addition to contract testing and services, the IHPH is involved in research, teaching, continuing education and consulting in many ways, far beyond the Bonn location, and is home to the travel medicine consultation and vaccination ambulance at the University Hospital Bonn.

Prof. Dr. med. Nico T. Mutters, MPH
Institute Director