Somali Institute for Development & Research Analysis (SIDRA): Partner
Mohamed A Ali-Salad is a researcher at the Somali Institute for Development & Research Analysis (SIDRA) and is participating in the Wits-Edinburgh Sustainable African Futures (WESAF) Doctoral Programme.
Uppsala University: Cluster Coordinator
Jecinta Atieno Okumu holds a Ph.D. degree in medical Sociology from the University of Northumbria, (Newcastle,UK) and is the coordinator for the Cluster. Her research interests include young people, chronic illnesses, sex and sexuality; migration, globalisation, HIV/AIDS, SHRH, ethics in research and qualitative research methodologies.
WHO Regional Office for Europe: Partner
Jozef Bartovic is Technical Lead, Migration and Health Programme, at the WHO Regional Office for Europe.
Addis Ababa University: ARUA Partner
Zerihun Berhane is Associate Professor of Development Studies, Head, Center for African and Asian Studies (CAAS), College of Social Sciences at Addis Ababa University.
UCLouvain: The Guild Core Partner
Philippe Bocquier is a professor at the Centre de recherches en démographie (Centre DEMO) of the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, and Honorary Senior Researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. From 1988 to 2010, he held various research positions in Senegal, Mali, Kenya, and South Africa. He has a long experience in longitudinal analysis, using both retrospective surveys and Health Demographic Surveillance Sites data. His research interests range from urban projections to demographic transition and from urban integration to entry into adulthood.
Christelle Cazabat
International Displacement Monitoring Centre: Partner
Christelle Cazabat is Health of Programmes at the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, Switzerland.
Ernest Dabire
WHO Regional Office for Africa: Collaborator
Ernest Dabire is Technical Officer for Migration and Health at the WHO Regional Office for Africa.
Ghent University: Partner
Ilse Derluyn is a full professor at the Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy at Ghent University, Belgium. Her main research topics concern the psychosocial wellbeing of young refugees and migrants, unaccompanied refugee minors, victims of trafficking and war-affected children, both in the Global North and South. She has widely published and is also active in trainings and support for practitioners and policymakers. Ilse also gives counselling to refugees.
American University of Beirut (AUB): Partner
Jocelyn DeJong is a professor of public health at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Getahun Fenta Kebede
Addis Ababa University: ARUA Core Partner
Getahun Fenta Kebede is Assistant Professor of Development Studies, Senior Social Impact Assessment Expert, Center for African and Asian Studies (CAAS), College of Social Sciences at Addis Ababa University.
WITS University: ARUA Core Partner
Carren Ginsburg is a Senior Researcher at the Medical Research Council (MRC)/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, WITS University.
Charles Hui
Migration Health and Development Research Initiative (MHADRI)
Charles Hui is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Allergy in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. He is also the Chair of the Migration Health and Development Research Initiative (MHADRI).
Amina Jama
Somali Institute for Development & Research Analysis (SIDRA): Partner
Dr Amina Jama is a Senior Research Advisor at the Somali Institute for Development and Research Analysis (SIDRA) in Somalia.
Uppsala University: The Guild Co-Lead
Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil is a lecturer in global health and migration and programme coordinator for the master’s programme in Global heath at the Dept. of Women’s and Children’s Health at Uppsala University, Sweden. He is also head of the WHO Collaborating center on Migration and Health Data and Evidence.
Koç University: Partner
İlker Kayı is a Public Health Physician working in the Department of Public Health in Koç University School of Medicine. He is the head of Committee on Social Medicine Programmes and co-coordinator of Global Health Master’s Program.
Michael Knipper
Giessen University: Partner
Michael Knipper is Professor of Global Health, Migration and Medical Humanities at the Institute for the History of Medicine at Giessen University in Germany
IOM Regional Office for Southern Africa: Partner
Kit Leung is a Senior Migration Health Specialist for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) based in Pretoria, South Africa, covering the Southern African region. In this role, she supports IOM operations in 15 countries and various regional initiatives aimed at promoting the health of migrants, including migrant workers.
Catherine Musuva
African Academy for Migration Research (AAMR): ARUA Partner
Dr Catherine Musuva is a senior researcher at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at WITS University and manager of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Centre of Excellence in Migration & Mobility hosted by the ACMS. As part of this portfolio, she coordinates the African Academy for Migration Research (AAMR) which is developing the next generation of African migration scholars.
Center for Health & Migration: Partner
Dr Sonja Novak-Zezula is is Managing Director of the Center for Health and Migration and Executive Partner of Trummer & Novak-Zezula OG.
Joachim Osur
Amref International University: Partner
Joachim Osur is Professor and Vice Chancellor at Amref International University in Kenya. Prof Osur is also the Director of Regional Projects and Field Offices for Amref Health Africa.
Migration Research Center at Koç University: Partner
Souad Osseiran is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Migration Research Center at Koç University (MiReKoc), Istanbul. She has focused on issues relating to Syrian forced displacement in Turkey including the migration journeys of Syrian refugees continuing to Europe in 2012-2013, Syrian refugee healthcare access and most recently the urban-migration nexus. She holds a PhD in anthropology from Goldsmiths College, University of London and an MSc in Social Anthropology from the University of Oxford.
Tonia Rifaey
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean: Partner
Tonia Rifaey is Technical Officer for Migration and Health at the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.
Mary Setrana
University of Ghana: ARUA Partner
Mary Setrana is Associate Professor of Migration and Social Change and Director of the Centre for Migration Studies at the University of Ghana.
Alison Simons
South Africa – Sweden Universities Network: Partner
Alison Simons is Research Manager at the Strategic Partnerships Office at WITS University. She is the WITS lead for the South Africa – Sweden Universities Network.
Addis Ababa University: ARUA Partner
Samuel Tefera Alemu is Assistant Professor & Asian Desk Coordinator, Center for African and Asian Studies (CAAS), College of Social Sciences at Addis Ababa University.
Center for Health & Migration: Partner
Dr Ursula Trummer is Head of the Center for Health and Migration, Vienna, and Executive Partner of Trummer & Novak-Zezula OG
WITS University: ARUA Co-Lead
Jo Vearey (she/her) has a background in public health and her interdisciplinary research focuses on the intersections between migration and health. She is an Associate Professor and Director of the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at Wits University in Johannesburg. Jo also Directs the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Centre of Excellence in Migration and Mobility – hosted by the ACMS – and is Vice-Chair of the global Migration, Health, and Development Research Initiative (MHADRI).