Center for Health and Migration (Austria)

The Center for Health and Migration (CHM) is a Vienna-based research, consultancy and capacity-building organization focused on the intersection of migration and health. It describes its mission as creating a knowledge base for good migration governance and health, and it works across three main strands: workshops and training, research with a focus on policy and practice development, and direct services to individuals and organizations under its "Invivo" offering. The center cooperates with partners at global, national and local levels, spanning academia, policy and practice, and it publishes articles, policy briefs, fact sheets and landscape reviews. CHM is led by two executive partners of the firm Trummer & Novak-Zezula OG. Ursula Trummer, PhD, Mag.rer.soc.oec., MSc., is Head of the Center for Health and Migration and is responsible for its scientific and strategic development. Sonja Novak-Zezula, PhD, Mag.rer.soc.oec., is Managing Director and is responsible for operative realization and implementation. Both lecture at universities and work as experts and trainers, with specializations including diversity management, intercultural competence and management of paradox. The center's team also includes policy advisors such as Prof. Davide T. Mosca, a medical doctor with decades of experience in global and migrant health, humanitarian response and emergencies, and a former Director of Migration Health at the International Organization for Migration (IOM). CHM positions itself as a bridge between research evidence and policy and practice. Its activities include tailor-made workshops, research projects, and events such as webinars and conferences. Recent and upcoming activities highlighted by the center include a 2026 symposium on "Caring in Vulnerable Constellations of Live-in Care" at the Evangelische Hochschule Ludwigsburg in Germany, a webinar on family dynamics and migration and their impact on mental health at the EUPHA Public Health Week 2026, and work on capacity building and knowledge generation for strengthening a health workforce working with vulnerable migrant populations. As a small, expert-driven organization rather than a large corporate group, CHM operates primarily in Austria and across European and international networks. Its clients and partners include academic institutions, policy bodies and practitioners, and its experts have worked with organizations such as the European Commission, the OSCE, the Norwegian Research Council and DEZIM. The center is a private entity associated with Trummer & Novak-Zezula OG and is not publicly listed.

The Center for Health and Migration (CHM) is a Vienna-based organization that works at the intersection of migration and health. It is closely tied to the firm Trummer & Novak-Zezula OG, whose executive partners, Ursula Trummer and Sonja Novak-Zezula, lead the center. Trummer serves as Head of the Center for Health and Migration and is responsible for its scientific and strategic development, while Novak-Zezula is Managing Director and responsible for operative realization and implementation. Both are academics who lecture at universities and work as experts and trainers, with specializations including diversity management, intercultural competence and management of paradox. CHM describes its purpose as creating a knowledge base for good migration governance and health. Its work is organized around several strands: workshops and tailor-made training solutions; research with a focus on policy and practice development; and services provided to individuals and organizations under the "Invivo" label. The center also produces publications such as articles, policy briefs, fact sheets and landscape reviews, and it cooperates with partners from global to local levels across academia, policy and practice. Over time the center has built a network of collaborators and experts. Its team includes policy advisors such as Prof. Davide T. Mosca, a medical doctor with forty years of experience in global and migrant health, humanitarian response and emergencies, including more than twenty-five years at field level in Africa and the Middle East, and a former Director of Migration Health at the International Organization for Migration (IOM). CHM's experts have worked as independent experts for organizations including the European Commission, the OSCE, the Norwegian Research Council and DEZIM (the German Center for Integration and Migration Research). The center's activities include events, webinars and conferences that bring together researchers, policymakers and practitioners. Among the activities it has highlighted are a 2026 symposium titled "Caring in Vulnerable Constellations of Live-in Care," held 25–26 June 2026 at the Evangelische Hochschule Ludwigsburg in Ludwigsburg, Germany; a webinar on family dynamics and migration and their impact on mental health, held 6 May 2026 as part of the EUPHA Public Health Week 2026; and work on capacity building and knowledge generation for strengthening a health workforce that works with vulnerable migrant populations. Through these activities CHM positions itself as a bridge between research evidence and the worlds of policy and practice in migration health.

• Center for Health and Migration operates from Vienna, Austria, associated with Trummer & Novak-Zezula OG

• Webinar 'Family Dynamics and migration: the impact on Mental Health' at EUPHA Public Health Week 2026

• Symposium 'Caring in Vulnerable Constellations of Live-in Care' at Evangelische Hochschule Ludwigsburg, Germany

An expert research and consultancy center bridging evidence, policy and practice in migration and health.

• Workshops

  Tailor-made training solutions drawn from the center's programme.

• Research

  Research with a focus on policy and practice development.

• Invivo

  Services provided to individuals and organisations.

• Publications

  Articles, policy briefs, fact sheets and landscape reviews.

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