Ruggia Luciano
Mr Ruggia Luciano
Head of Research Group Migration And HealthInstitution: Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine / University of Berne
Current Institution Location: Switzerland
Email: luciano.ruggia@at-schweiz.ch
Phone Number: 41316313429
Website: Go to website
Address:
Mittelstrasse 43, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Migration Health Research Area/Expertise
I am leading a Research Group on Migration and Health: http://www.ispm.unibe.ch/research/research_groups/migration_and_health/index_eng.html. This working group coordinates our various activities in relation to migrant's health. I have over ten years of experience in migration and HIV, STI and infectious diseases, particularly among sub-Saharan migrants coming to Europe. I lead behavioral surveillance in migrants and currently, I am designing research aiming at NCD in migrants (particularly cancer). I am currently writing an article on where migrants get infected with HIV and another article on estimating and modeling the 90 90 90 HIV cascade in Sub-Saharan migrants. I am also interested in social and economic determinants of health in migrants, especially refugees and illegal (sans papier) migrants. I am also currently designing a teaching module in Migration & Health and will participate in a study on internal migration health in Colombia. I also provide consultancy for other organization's projects in the field of Migration and Health. I work in 5 languages: English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. I understand Portuguese.
Research Focus/Expertise on Relevant Migrant Categories
Internal Migration
Internally displaced persons (Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly)
International/Cross-Border Migration
Asylum seekers (Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly)
Humanitarian entrants/ Refugee resettlement programs (Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly)
International migrant workers (Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly)
Refugees (Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly)
Resident visa holders (Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly)
General Research Focus/Expertise
Relevant Publications
Title | Author | Year Published | Link to Publication |
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Migration et santé: défis et opportunités d’une relation complexe | Ruggia Luciano |
Relevant Projects
Title | Year Published | Region/Country | Role in the Project | Main Outcome | Link to Study Reports and publications |
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Migrants and Cancer | Principal Investigator | KAP study regarding cancer in a resident migrant population (multilingual) | |||
Mental health study in Eritrean refugees | European Economic Area Switzerland |
Collaborator | m-Health study over several months (after a baseline assessment in a sample of refugees) | ||
HIV Cascade in Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Switzerland | Principal Investigator | Estimating the various HIV cascade steps for a high prevalence group (Sub-Saharan African Migrants) living in Switzerland. |