Claudia Sauerborn

Main Topic of PhD and Supervisor

  • "Social, cultural, and clinical dimensions of suicidal behaviour in Basel, Switzerland" supervised by Prof. Mitchell G. Weiss

Professional Activities

  • Projectcoordinator, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland: SNF-project on suicidal behaviour in Basel-City.
  • Project Assistant, Swiss Centre for International Health, Basel, Switzerland. Responsible for the baseline assessment concerning health behavior and access to health care with a special emphasis on poverty and gender.
  • Course Assistant, Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health, Heidelberg:. Coordination of a course for German medical personel intending to work in low income countries.
  • Research Assistant, African Psycare Research Organization (APRO),Kampala, Uganda: Coordination and implementation of studies concerning HIV/AIDS orphans and war trauma in Uganda and Ruanda.

Main Interests

  • Medical anthropology, mental health, health systems research