Global & Sexual Health Research Group at KI

Huge congratulations to Dr. Frida Larsson! 🎓👏

We are proud to celebrate Frida’s successful defence of her thesis, Sexual violence, rough s*x, and consent among young people in Sweden: Trends, experiences, and gender norms.

Her work provides important insights into trends, lived experiences, and the role of gender norms in shaping young people’s understandings of consent and s*xual violence in Sweden.

A warm thank you to her main supervisor, Anna Nielsen, and co-supervisors Anna Möller, Mariano Salazar, and Anna Mia Ekström for their guidance and support throughout this journey.

Wishing you all the best in your next chapter, Dr. Frida Larsson! 💙✨

Huge congratulations, Dr. Jordanos Tewelde McDonald! 🎓👏

We are incredibly proud to celebrate Jordano’s graduation and her impactful research on understanding Sexual and Mental Health Among Young Male Forced Migrants in Stockholm.
A special thanks to her main supervisor, Associate Professor Mariano Salazar, and co-supervisors Professor Anna Mia Ekström and Associate Professor Sofie Bäärnhielm for their guidance and support.
Wishing you all the best in your next chapter, Dr. Jordanos Tewelde McDonald! 💙✨

Huge congratulations, Dr. Miriam Hartmann! 🎓👏

We are incredibly proud to celebrate Miriam’s graduation and her impactful research on understanding and preventing s*xual and gender-based violence among South African youth during public health crisis.

A special thanks to her main supervisor, Associate Professor Anna Kågesten, and co-supervisors Professor Anna-Mia Ekström, Associate Professor Abigail Hatcher, and Professor Linda-Gail Bekker for their guidance and support.

Wishing you all the best in your next chapter, Dr. Hartmann! 💙✨

The recent halt of PEPFAR & USAID is catastrophic for people living with HIV and many children are already out of medication. The Kasensero village at Victoria lake in Uganda is hard hit by HIV & AIDS. Any small contribution to the 250 children who attend the village’s only school Lakeside makes a huge difference to them and their families.

Swish your contribution to +46(0)73-6274884 Your financial support will be delivered personally and in full by Dr. Anna Mia Ekström on February 20th 2025.

Earlier generous contributions have been used to buy grains, rice, beans, soap, school material and uniforms, footballs, skipping ropes, drawing books, and to fix the broken water tap, build a latrin and renovate the building and plant vegetables.

Questions? Please email [email protected] You may also contact the School Principal at Lakeside and the founder of he Rakai AIDS Orphan project at the KasenseroIdah Nakyanzi, [email protected]

We urge Sweden to reverse planned cuts to global health research- crucial for pandemic readiness & most cost-effective way to combat deadly infectious diseases.

Debatt: Ompröva det slaktade forskningsbiståndet DEBATT: Regeringen har skurit ner forskningsbiståndet till hälften. Det är ett högst olyckligt ett beslut som framstår som än mer märkligt när EU går åt rakt motsatt håll och Sverige är ordförandeland i EU:s ministerråd, skriver debattörerna.

Happy International Women’s Day! We are so proud to be led by Anna Mia Ekström, who has been named one of Sweden’s 100 Most Influential Women by !

Hur påverkar abort hälsan? Lyssna på ny podd med prof Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson (in Swedish)

https://ki.se/forskning/medicinvetarna-86-hur-paverkar-abort-halsan