Migrant and Refugee Populations

Public Health Policy and Health Services

Health Systems Strengthening and Communication in Health

Social determinants of Health in Humanitarian Action

Knowledge and Information Systems in Health

Multisectoral Approaches to Humanitarian Emergencies

Migrant Health

Humanitarian Professionals Professionalization

Gender, Life Course and Health

Ana Teresa Afonso holds a Master's degree in Public Health (Global Health) from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (2021) and a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from ESEL - Polo CG in Lisbon (2008). During her undergraduate studies, she took part in the Erasmus programme at Malmö Högskola in Sweden.She is an Invited Auxiliar professor at the Department of Sociology, School of Sociology and Public Policy at ISCTE-IUL and teaches the curricular unit of Public Health in Humanitarian Action for the the Master of Humanitarian Action and ErasmusMundus at ISCTE-IUL.She has a vast curriculum and field experience in several humanitarian contexts (conflict and disaster settings) from clinical/technical roles to management and leadership for medium and large-scale emergency responses, with strong links to international organizations and humanitarian community:Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)IOMUK-MED (World Health Organization EMT Initiative) - currently acts as Senior Health Consultant/Advisor in Humanitarian Health for the design/strategy and lead ... [more info]