Working Group 4
Health and wellbeing of transnational families

Working group 4 focuses on the particular way in which Transnational Families handle medical and welfare-related decisions and practices (i.e., the complementary use of health systems in different countries). This has been further sharpened by the Covid-19 pandemic. During the past global health crisis governments and health authorities needed to reach out to Transnational Families with adequate information of preventive measures and vaccination. It became acutely clear how strongly they competed with transnational understandings and communication. New insights can only be achieved by bringing together interdisciplinary insights, for example clarifying the role of cultural heritage, family loyalty and (mis)trust in government institutions.

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More on our work:

  • 19-20 September 2024: Vienna Expert Meeting

    The meeting centered on the intersection of Migration, Health, and Transnational Family dynamics, bringing together experts to explore policy perspectives and develop actionable outcomes. On the first day, contributions from Dr. Girum Hailu (IGAD) and Dr. Davide T. Mosca (UN-IOM) emphasized the importance of family ties in health and social development, framing migration as a…

  • 25-27 November 2024: Third General Meeting

    The meeting will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania. You will find more information at this place soon.

  • 20-22 November 2023: Second General Meeting

    The second General Meeting took place from 20 to 22 November in Istanbul, Turkey. It was hosted by the Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University (Istanbul, Turkey). Nafiye Cigdem Aktekin and Mutasim Bavarsi are the local organisers. During the General Meeting several meetings took place. All Working Groups met twice and several Working Groups split up…

  • 28 – 29 September 2023: Stakeholder perspectives on Transnational Family Dynamics and Health and Wellbeing

    WG 4 Stakeholder MeetingDate: 28. – 29. September 2023Venue: Center for Health and Migration1090 Vienna, Wasagasse 12/3/ground floor; meeting room AGENDAThursday, September 28, 2023 13.00 – 13.30 Welcome and Tour de table 13.30 – 14.30 Keynote: Transnational Family Dynamics, Migration and HealthDiscussion 15.00 – 15.30 coffee break 15.30 – 17.00 Mapping: aspects of Transnational Family…

  • 18 September 2023: Meeting of Working Group 4

    This working group meeting of WG 4 was held online.

  • 26 May 2023: Meeting of Working Group 4

    This working group meeting of WG 4 was held online.

  • 22.-24.02.2023: First general meeting of TraFaDy network

    The interdisciplinary network “Transnational Family Dynamics in Europe” (TraFaDy), founded on 3 October in the framework of the European COST Action programme, met for the first time for a general meeting to which all participants had been invited. In the course of the in person meeting that was held from 22 to 24 February, numerous…

Contact

Working group leader:
Dr Viorela Ducu Telegdi Csetri
UBB, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania

Co-leaders:
Dr Carlos Barros
Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Dr Karlijn Haagsman
Maastricht University

Contact:
WG4@trafady.eu

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