Migration and health
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
Plenary
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in englischer SpracheWhat conflicts arise when people migrate from one country to another – both when en route and in their destination countries? What models exist to support refugees? How can we ensure that integration in Europe best meets their needs and the needs of the welcoming society?
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Catherine BERTINI
Former Executive Director, World Food Programme; Distinguished Fellow, Chicago Council of Global Affairs; Vice Chair, Public Administration and International Affairs, Syracuse University, NY
| 1989-1992 | Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer Services, USDA, Washington, D.C. |
| 1992-2002 | Executive Director, UN World Food Program, Washington, D.C. |
| 2003-2005 | United Nations Under-Secretary General for Management, United Nations Organisation, New York City |
| since 2005 | Vice Chair, Public Administration and International Affairs, Syracuse University, NY |
| 2007-2009 | Senior Fellow in Agricultural Development, Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle |
Dr. Suad MOHAMED
Pharmacist; Interpreter, Austrian Red Cross and Diakonie Refugee Service, Vienna
| 2009 | Internship, Patel Hospital, Karachi |
| 2010 | Internship, Indus Pharmaceutical Industry, Karachi |
| 2012-2014 | Retail and Clinical Pharmacist, Dow Medical Hospital, Karachi |
| 2013-2014 | Diploma of Clinical Pharmacology, Islamabad/ Pakistan |
| 2014 | Diploma of Public Health. Islamabad/ Pakistan |
| 2014-2015 | Pharmacist, Abbassi Shahin Hospital, Karachi |
| 2015-2016 | Representative, Somali Pharmacist Association (SPA) group, Mogadishu |
| 2016-2017 | Assistant Teacher English, PROSA Organization |
| since 2016 | Pharmacist; Interpreter, Austrian Red Cross and Diakonie Refugee Service, Vienna |
| Interpreter, Austrian Red Cross - Family Reunification | |
| Interpreter, Diakonie Flüchtlingsdienst Austria |
Tiina SAARIKOSKI
Senior Officer, Public Health in Emergencies, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva
| 1999-2002 | MSc Disaster Relief Nursing, University of Ulster |
| since 2003 | Emergency and Development Missions, Asia/Africa |
| 2006-2008 | Delegate IFRC Asia Pacific Disaster Management Unit, Public Health in Emergencies, Kuala Lumpur |
| since 2009 | Emergency Health, Health Advisor Finnish Red Cross, Helsinki |
| 2016-2017 | Operation Manager IFRC, Greece Pop Movement Operation, Athens |
| since 2006 | Part- time lecturer HÄME University of Applied Science, Hämeenlinna |
Dr. Alice WIMMER
International Public Health Expert, Caritas Vienna
| 2002 | M.D.,Psychosomatic Medicine, Medical Faculty Vienna, University of Vienna |
| 2002-2003 | Research Assistant, Gender Medicine Project, Department of Social Medicine, University of Vienna |
| 2004 | MPH, Family and Community Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA |
| Research Assistant, Koeck, Ebner und Partner - Health Consulting Company, Vienna | |
| 2005 | Researcher, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna |
| 2005-2007 | Programme Officer, UNAIDS Pakistan Country Office, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| 2008 | Senior Medical Adviser, Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (Austrian Federal Health Institute),Vienna |
| Consultant, HIV and AIDS Care and Support, and MARA - Most-At-Risk Adolescents, UNICEF Pakistan Country Office Islamabad, Pakistan | |
| 2009-2010 | Reproductive Health and Technical Officer HIV and AIDS, Chad Country Office UNHCR , N Djamena, Chad |
| 2010 | Operational Research Supervisor, MDM-F - Médecins du Monde France, West Bank and Gaza Office, Gaza Strip, oPt |
| 2011 | Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Coordinator, Non-Communicable Diseases Center, Ministry of Health, Palestinian Authority, Ramallah, oPt |
| 2012 | Malaria Consultant, UNHCR |
| 2013-2016 | Public Health Officer, UNHCR Lebanon Country Office, Beirut, Lebanon |
| since 2016 | Public Health Technical Expert, Caritas Vienna |
Dr. Deborah COHEN
Associate Editor, British Medical Journal, London
| 1997-2003 | Medicine & French, Manchester University, Manchester |
| 2005-2006 | Analysis Editor, The British Medical Journal, London |
| 2006-2010 | Features and Debates Editor, The British Medical Journal, London |
| 2010-2015 | Investgations Editor, The British Medical Journal, London |
| since 2015 | Freelance Broadcast Journalist, London |
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