Moa Herrgård

Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring at the research group Global Disaster Medicine - Health Needs and Responce.

I am an epidemiologist with a Master of Science in Epidemiology degree from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. My master thesis focused on how different means of food security interventions affect nutritional status among the target population in Somalia.

I am currently working with the research group Global Disaster Medicine - Health Needs and Response, at the Department of Global Public Health at KI. My work focuses on developing interactive simulation methodologies to equip health care workers with skills and knowledge to manage unforeseen events where the needs exceed available resources. I have been part of developing the simulation tools ViTriEx (Virtual Triage Exercise) and AnTriEx (Analogue Triage Exercise). 

In the fall of 2024, I was deployed to support the WHO's response through GOARN (Global Outbreak and Alert and Response Network), which the Centre for Health Crises at KI is a part of. During my deployment, I have collaborated with country representatives to enhance health emergency preparedness and response. My work focused on strengthening governance structures for decision-making, developing evidence-based strategies, and building essential skills.

In addition to my work at KI and GOARN, I also manage the implementation of a grant from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, which focus on mobilisation, facilitation, and empowerment of multi-stakeholder-engagement within the implementation of the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction.

I have previously worked within the World Health Organisation in the Health Emergency Program, where I supported the development of international guidance on health-care system disaster preparedness and assisted within the WHO's humanitarian response coordination.

Education: 

• Master of Science in Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• Course, Law, Stockholm University
• Course, Political Science, Umeå University
• Course, English, Dundee University

At the research group I am responsible for the following teaching:

• ViTriEx – Virtual trauma simulation. Mandatory in medical degree
  semester 10 at KI and on request from external actors
• SVK Katastrofmedicin – elected course in disaster medicine for medical

students.