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Vanja Berggren

Vanja Berggren

Senior Lecturer | Docent
Telephone: +46852483606
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels Allé 23, D2, Flemingsberg, 14183 Huddinge
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Omvårdnad Omv enhet 1, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

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    Associate Professor Vanja has a background in Nursing (RN) and Public Health (MPH) with PhD in Global Health (from Sudan) at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (2005). Vanja holds since 2019 a position as senior lecturer at the division of Caring, at the Department of Neurobiology, Caring Science and Society (NVS) at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, Stockholm, Sweden. Vanja has experience of working at the Public Health Agency of Sweden (2022). She has previous experiences of long-term international collaborations both in research and in students- and teaching exchange (ex. Linneus-Palme) as example with universities in Jordan, Uganda, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria and Thailand in the wide scope of Global health including environmental health, and in nursing of cause. More specific focus is youth and women's health and is Sexual and reproductive health and rights, that she also run courses in at the division of Nursing (NVS). In the research projects and in the research team/network United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are present. Vanja has published more than 60 scientific articles and chapters to 12 books. 

    Vanja co-ordinates a multidisciplinary research network: Global health and Sustainable Development, at/: /en/nvs/global-health-global-nursing-and-sustainable-development

Research

  • *Examples of current research projects*
    * Maternal health in South Africa and in Sweden. A collaboration on health
    seeing behavious in Limpopo District as part of the South African - Sweden
    University Forum (SASUF)
    * Women, Migration and health. Collaboration with Durban University of
    Technology, also part of the South Africa Sweden University Forum (SASUF)
    * Health system and maternal health - capacity building collaboration with
    Limpopo University in South Africa (SAMRC-Forte)
    * Prevention of Female Genital Mutilation after immigration to Sweden. A
    National Research Network. (Forte)

Articles

  • Journal article: BMC WOMENS HEALTH. 2024;24(1):304
    Eshraghi B; Marions L; Berger C; Berggren V
  • Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH. 2024;07(05):208-229
    Söderberg M; Berggren V; Kumakech E
  • Article: PATIENT PREFERENCE AND ADHERENCE. 2023;17:629-641
    Taha HA; Al Saqer JK; Al Harbi NR; Younis RN; Al Dawoud F; Nawaiseh MB; Berggren V
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;20(4):3675
    Al Khatib O; Taha H; Al Omari L; Al-Sabbagh MQ; Al-Ani A; Massad F; Berggren V
  • Journal article: GLOBAL DISCOURSE. 2022;12(3-4):456-459
    Gammeltoft-Hansen T; Rydstrom H; Hamza M; Berggren V
  • Journal article: ARAB JOURNAL OF NUTRITION AND EXERCISE (AJNE). 2022;:13–28-13–28
    Taha H; Nasraween M; Khader Y; Al Omari L; Berggren V
  • Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(12):e0279295
    Eshraghi B; Hermansson J; Berggren V; Marions L
  • Article: PAN AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2020;36:376
    Olseen C-JV; Mothiba T; Skaal L; Hansson SR; Berggren V
  • Journal article: OPEN PUBLIC HEALTH JOURNAL. 2019;12(1):424-429
    Mothiba TM; Skaal L; Berggren V
  • Article: ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION. 2019;20(3):831-838
    Taha H; Al Jaghbeer M; Al-Sabbagh MQ; Al Omari L; Berggren V
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD HEALTH CARE. 2019;23(1):118-130
    Skoog M; Berggren V; Hallström IK
  • Journal article: ARAB JOURNAL OF NUTRITION AND EXERCISE (AJNE). 2018;3(3):119-135
    M A-N; L AO; M A-J; R A-Q; V B; H T
  • Article: CURRENT GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS RESEARCH. 2018;2018:4147509-9
    Nawagi F; Söderberg M; Berggren V; Midlöv P; Ajambo A; Nakasujja N
  • Journal article: JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. 2018;7(2):61
    Omari L; Radi R; Isleem U; AlimoÄŸlu O; Ankarali H; Berggren V; Taha H
  • Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2017;31(4):739-747
    Skoog M; Hallström I; Berggren V
  • Article: BMC WOMENS HEALTH. 2017;17(1):40
    Kumakech E; Andersson S; Wabinga H; Musubika C; Kirimunda S; Berggren V
  • Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2016;9:29336
    Hasahya OT; Berggren V; Sematimba D; Nabirye RC; Kumakech E
  • Article: HEMOGLOBIN. 2016;40(2):118-124
    Alkhaldi SM; Khatatbeh MM; Berggren VEM; Taha HA
  • Article: ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION. 2016;16(18):8479-8486
    Taha H; Jaghbeer MA; Shteiwi M; AlKhaldi S; Berggren V
  • Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(8):e0160099
    Kumakech E; Berggren V; Wabinga H; Lillsunde-Larsson G; Helenius G; Kaliff M; Karlsson M; Kirimunda S; Musubika C; Andersson S
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All other publications

  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023
    Eshraghi B; Marions L; Berger C; Berggren V
  • Conference publication: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;102:4
    Eshraghi B; Marions L; Hermansson J; Berggren V
  • Conference publication: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;102:8-9
    Eshraghi B; Hermansson J; Berggren V; Marions L
  • Conference publication: 2017
    Berggren V
  • Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2005;102(21):1637-1643
    Holmgren H; Almroth L; Berggren V; Bergström S
  • Doctoral thesis: 2005
    Berggren V
  • Published conference paper: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2002;147(6):1127-1134
    Marchini G; Lindow S; Brismar H; Ståbi B; Berggren V; Ulfgren AK; Lonne-Rahm S; Agerberth B; Gudmundsson GH
  • Letter: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 1999;88(6):691-692
    Marchini G; Persson B; Berggren V; Hagenäs L
  • Meeting abstract: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 1999;45(5):762
    Marchini G; Berggren V; Djilali-Mezzove R; Hansson LO
  • Meeting abstract: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 1999;45(5):756
    Marchini G; Ulvgren AC; Stäbi B; Lonne-Rahm SB; Lorré K; Berggren V; Andersson U
  • Meeting abstract: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 1999;45(5):756
    Lindow S; Gudmundsson GH; Lonne-Rahm SB; Berggren V; Marchini G

Grants

  • Swedish Research Council
    1 December 2020 - 31 December 2022
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2019 - 30 November 2021
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 October 2017 - 30 September 2019
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2011 - 31 December 2013
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2010 - 31 December 2012

Employments

  • Senior Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2019-

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2019
  • Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2005

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