Event
Health Challenges During the Migration Process – How Does Sweden Address Them? (in Swedish)
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Date: March 11, 2025
On 11 March 2025, join the WHO Collaborating Center on Migration and Health Data and Evidence at Uppsala university, the Migration Studies Delegation (Delmi) and the Expert Group for Aid Studies (EBA) for a seminar, in Swedish, titled ‘’ Health Challenges During the Migration Process – How Does Sweden Address Them?’’ (in Swedish: Hälsoutmaningar under migrationsprocessen – hur hanterar Sverige dessa?). The seminar focuses on the health challenges faced by migrants during their migration journey and how Sweden addresses these challenges.
About the seminar
Dr. Palmira Immordino from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional office in Europe will start by presenting WHO’s work on migration and health at both regional and global levels. This will be followed by a few short presentations and a concluding panel discussion.
During the seminar, Delmi will present a newly launched Policy Brief, “Health of Detainees and Alternatives to Detention“, based on a WHO knowledge overview, as well as a chapter from an EBA anthology: “An anthology of trends and perspectives on global health“. The aim of the event is to bring together policymakers and practitioners to discuss health-related challenges for migrants during their journey, with a particular focus on Sweden.
Opening remarks:
- Palmira Immordino, Migration and Health Programme, WHO Regional Office for Europe
Presenters:
- Andreas Savelli, Research Coordinator at Delmi
- Malin Ahrne, Programme Manager at EBA
Panelists:
- Björn Owe Björk, Regional Councilor (KD), Region Uppsala
- Torbjörn Pettersson, Member of Delmi and Head of the Global Department at Sida
- Annika Sandlund, Nordic and Baltic Head of UNHCR
- Sofie Bäärnhjelm, Associate Professor, Senior Physician, and Section Chief at the Transcultural Center in Stockholm
- Ahmed Abdirahman, CEO and Founder of the Järvaveckan Foundation
Please note that the deadline to register is 11 March 2025 at 8.55 AM and that the event will not be live streamed or recorded.