Migrants, including refugees, asylum seekers, and economic migrants, are voluntarily or involuntarily moving to new locations, such as Sweden. Upon arrival, some may be suffering from tuberculosis, HIV, or other diseases rarely occurring in the host country. This course addresses the health status and care needs as well as the legal, financial, and cultural barriers to accessing treatment faced by migrant populations. Through contemporary case studies, analyze the relationship between migrant health needs and the existing healthcare structures they encounter.
You only take one Core Course per semester, and each Core Course includes two Study Tours: one Short Study Tour to a nearby destination for three days, and one Long Study Tour to another European country for six days.
Led by your faculty, Study Tours take you into real-world settings where you will apply what you’ve learned outside the classroom.
A researcher working within the fields of Health Economics, Migrant health, Health Policies and Infectious Diseases Control. Jad obtained his PhD, which focused on health economics and Tuberculosis control, at the Global Public Health department at Karolinska Institutet in 2021. Msc in Health Economy, Policy and Management (2016). Bs in Pharmacy. With DIS since 2019.
Long Study Tour
About this tour
This Study Tour focuses on the main public health challenges of migration and refugee crises, and how these challenges are handled by the international community.
We discuss the main public health and human rights challenges that different migrant populations face before, during, and after migration. You are exposed to a mixture of non-governmental agencies and refugee-driven initiatives and will gain a broader understanding of national policies of migration within Europe. You have the opportunity to discuss overall challenges and opportunities with key experts in several international organizations.
Learning outcomes
Understand the relationship between global health diplomacy and national policy making
Investigate the bureaucratic, as well as practical, aspects of public health and migration
Learn about Geneva’s unique history as a center of migration and human rights
Possible activities
Visit the Office of the International Organization for Migration in London
Meet representatives from the Migrants’ Rights Network (MRN)
Experience Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford
Tour the Migration Museum
Short Study Tour
About this tour
Core Course Week, including short study tour, provides you with the opportunity to explore and familiarize yourself with migrants’ access to and utilization of care in existing and emerging healthcare structures in Sweden; you will investigate first-hand how local communities approach this task. In addition, the study tour is supplemented with cultural visits to relevant and exciting sites.
Learning outcomes
Understand how national policies are translated into practice in local communities
Investigate the administrative and practical aspects of public health and migration
Get to know some of the hot issues regarding healthcare delivery to migrants in Sweden
Examine the sociopolitical and historical context of migration to and from Sweden
Possible activities
Meet local and county-level public health administrators to gain insight into the bureaucracy surrounding treatment of migrants
Visit a health center for migrants and talking to health professionals who treat undocumented migrants
Talk to specialists in the field to understand issues relating to migrant sexual health
Looking for some advice? We’ll support you every step of the way.
