Benedetta Armocida
B. Armocida - Sanit脿 pubblica e popolazione migrante
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Benedetta is first researcher at the Istituto Superiore di Sanit脿 (ISS); within the CAS Healthcare and Migration she is external lecturer of module 3 鈥淚 bisogni sanitari e alcune possibili risposte鈥� (Healthcare needs and some possible answers).
What do you do professionally and what is your role within the CAS Healthcare and Migration: an interprofessional challenge?
鈥嬧赌�I am a public healthcare professional working as a first researcher at the Department of cardiovascular, endocrine-metabolic and ageing diseases at the Istituto Superiore di Sanit脿 (ISS). A trained physician, I am currently a PhD student in Global Health at the University of Geneva.
I am a member of the Italian Global Burden of Disease Initiative, the Lancet Commission on Gender Based Violence and Maltreatment of Young People (Italian Case study), the Lancet Migration European Hub and the Research Group on Global Non-transmissible Diseases at the University of Geneva. My research interests are the prevention and management of chronic non-transmissible diseases, adolescent health, migrant health, gender-based violence, health policies and systems strengthening. Within the CAS Health and Migration I will be a lecturer for Module 3 鈥淗ealthcare needs and some possible answers鈥�.
What topics will you develop within the CAS?
鈥嬧赌�In the CAS Health and Migration I will explore the burden of chronic non-transmissible diseases in the migrant population, identifying public healthcare measures for the prevention and management of these diseases among migrants. In addition, I will also address the health of women, children and the elderly population in the migration process.
What message would you like to leave behind for future course participants?
鈥嬧赌�It is only through knowledge of the healthcare needs of vulnerable populations that public and global healthcare measures that can improve their health conditions and quality of life can be addressed. It is important to remember that there can be no public healthcare without the inclusion of the migrant population.