Esperanza Diaz is a medical doctor educated in Spain (1995) and a specialist in general medicine in Norway since 2003. In addition to her positions as head of the Pandemic Center since 2020 and professor at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care at UiB. Diaz has researched migrant health since 2008, written over 150 peer-reviewed articles on the subject and published the book Migrant Health: A Primary Care Perspective. Esperanza Diaz has extensive experience in collaborating across faculties, institutions and groups in the population. Diaz has developed and led the Pandemic Center since 2020. The Pandemic center is administratively anchored at IGS but is an interdisciplinary center with representatives from all seven faculties at UiB. 

Working across disciplines and with non-academic environments, as well as the inclusion of social inequality in health in a pandemic perspective, have been keywords in Diaz's research in recent years. In 2023, she leads the NFR-funded project Integration for health (in Norwegian), which follows the project Changes in health and health needs among Syrian refugees on their way to Norway (in Norwegian). She is also involved as a partner in other NFR projects such as EQUALPART - Western Norway University of Applied Sciences) and from 2024 will also be a partner in the EU-financed the UniHealth project (Welcome to UniHealth!).

 

 

 

 

 

Diaz has taught several topics related to general medicine, including clinical consultation, several clinical diseases presented in general practice, pregnancy control in general practice, clinical meetings with patients from other cultures, narrative medicine, and unfortunate events, as part of the position at UiB. In recent years, she has mainly taught migration and health and pandemic-related topics. In both subjects, she has developed her own PhD/subject courses (Migration and Health | Universitetet i Bergen (uib.no) and Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic: an interdisciplinary approach | Universitetet i Bergen (uib.no)) Speaker at several courses for medical students, nursing students and doctors in Spain and Norway since 1999.

Academic article

• Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Lars T. Fadnes; Gro Mjeldheim Sandal et al. (2025). Psychological distress, loneliness, and satisfaction with life during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study comparing migrants and non-migrants in Norway. (external link)
• Samera Azeem Qureshi; Jannicke Igland; Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen et al. (2021). Effect of a community-based intervention to increase participation in cervical cancer screening among Pakistani and Somali women in Norway. (external link)
• Bukola Salami; Maryna Yaskina; Kathleen Hegadoren et al. (2017). Migration and social determinants of mental health: Results from the Canadian health measures survey. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Bernadette. N Kumar; Luis A. Gimeno-Feliu et al. (2015). Multimorbidity among registered immigrants in Norway: the role of reason for migration and length of stay.. (external link)
• Elzbieta Czapka; Raquel Herrero-Arias; Jasmin Haj Younes et al. (2022). ‘Who is telling the truth?’ Migrants’ experiences with COVID-19 related information in Norway: a qualitative study. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando (2025). Contextualising the WHO Global Research Agenda on Health, Migration and Displacement in Norway invites to a reflection for decolonising research. (external link)
• Laura Terragni; Erik J.A.J. Beune; Karien Stronks et al. (2018). Developing culturally adapted lifestyle interventions for South Asian migrant populations: a qualitative study of the key success factors and main challenges. (external link)
• Hogne Sandvik; Steinar Hunskaar; Esperanza Diaz (2012). Immigrants' use of emergency primary health care in Norway: a registry-based observational study. (external link)
• Hogne Sandvik; Steinar Hunskaar; Esperanza Diaz (2012). Clinical practice patterns among native and immigrant doctors doing out-of-hours work in Norway: a registry-based observational study. (external link)
• Luis A. Gimeno-Feliu; Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2016). Global healthcare use by immigrants in Spain according to morbidity burden, area of origin, and length of stay. (external link)
• Sara Ares-Blanco; Marina Guisado-Clavero; Lourdes Ramos Del Rio et al. (2024). Primary care indicators for disease burden, monitoring and surveillance of COVID-19 in 31 European countries: Eurodata Study. (external link)
• Bushra Ishaq; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Lars Østby (2024). Discrimination and health: A cross-sectional study comparing Muslims with other-religious. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Bernadette. N Kumar; Knut Engedal (2015). Immigrant patients with dementia and memory impairment in primary health care in Norway: A national registry study. (external link)
• Raquel Herrero-Arias; Esperanza Diaz (2021). A qualitative study on the experiences of southern European immigrant parents navigating the Norwegian healthcare system. (external link)
• Bukola Salami; Jordana Salma; Kathleen Hegadoren et al. (2019). Sense of community belonging among immigrants: perspective of immigrant service providers. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Nigel Bruce; Dan Pope et al. (2008). Self-rated health among Mayan women participating in a randomised intervention trial reducing indoor air pollution in Guatemala. (external link)
• Raquel Herrero-Arias; Irina Vladimirovna Halbostad; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2024). Norwegian “dugnad” as a rhetorical device in public health communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative study from immigrant’s perspectives. (external link)
• Nadia Iqbal; Paula Marianna Berstad; Marit Solbjør et al. (2024). Access to colorectal cancer screening for Pakistani immigrants in Norway – a qualitative study. (external link)
• Khadra Yasien Ahmed; Yeneabeba Sima; Astrid Lunde et al. (2025). Changes in health after a work-related intervention among highly educated migrants in Norway: a pilot study. (external link)
• Solveig Vederhus; Eirik Myhre; Esperanza Diaz Perez et al. (2024). Cultural factors influencing COVID-19-related perceptions and behavior, seen from immigrants’ own perspective – a qualitative study in Norway. (external link)
• Svein Zander Bratland; Valborg Baste; Knut Steen et al. (2021). Physician factors associated with medical errors in Norwegian primary care emergency services. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; LA Gimeno-Feliu; A Calderon-Larranaga et al. (2014). Frequent attenders in general practice and immigrant status in Norway: a nationwide cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Beatriz Poblador-Plou; Luis A. Gimeno-Feliu et al. (2015). Multimorbidity and its patterns according to immigrant origin. A nationwide register-based study in Norway. (external link)
• Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Marta Pastor-Sanz; Beatriz Poblador-Plou et al. (2020). Multimorbidity and chronic diseases among undocumented migrants: evidence to contradict the myths. (external link)
• Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga; Alexandra Prados-Torres et al. (2016). Patterns of pharmaceutical use for immigrants to Spain and Norway: A comparative study of prescription databases in two European countries. (external link)
• Hogne Sandvik; Steinar Hunskaar; Esperanza Diaz (2012). Fastlegepasienters bruk av legevakt. (external link)
• Tone Smith-Sivertsen; Esperanza Diaz; Nigel Bruce et al. (2004). Reducing indoor air pollution with a randomised intervention design � A presentation of the Stove Intervention Study in the Guatemalan Highlands. (external link)
• Melanie Lindsay Straiton; Anne Reneflot; Esperanza Diaz (2016). Socioeconomic status and primary health service use for mental health problems among immigrants with short and long lengths of stay. (external link)
• Vivian N. Mbanya; Laura Terragni; Abdi Gele et al. (2020). Barriers to access to the Norwegian healthcare system among sub-Saharan African immigrant women exposed to female genital cutting. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Kathy Ainul Møen; Esperanza Diaz (2016). Primary health care utilisation and morbidity among immigrant children compared to non-immigrant children: a population-based study in Norway. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Adriana Oliva-Arocas (2021). Matusikkerhet under den første fasen av koronapandemien blant innvandrere og for hele befolkningen i Norge. (external link)
• Jasmin Haj Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jannicke Igland et al. (2021). Use of health care services among Syrian refugees migrating to Norway: a prospective longitudinal study. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Esperanza Diaz (2017). Primary healthcare usage and use of medications among immigrant children according to age of arrival to Norway: A population-based study. (external link)
• George Deeb; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Svein Haavik et al. (2022). Medication Use among Immigrants from Syria Living in Western Norway: A Cross-Sectional Study. (external link)
• Vivian N. Mbanya; Abdi Ali Gele; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2018). Health care-seeking patterns for female genital mutilation/cutting among young Somalis in Norway. (external link)
• Daria Kamelkova; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2023). Food insecurity and its association with mental health among Syrian refugees resettled in Norway: A cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Marta Røttingen Enden; Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen; Jannicke Igland et al. (2024). Trends in cervical cancer screening in Norway 2012–2017: a comparison study of non-immigrant and immigrant women. (external link)
• Ayan B Sheikh-Mohamed; Arnfinn J. Andersen; Esperanza Diaz (2026). ‘He Was the Most Important’: How General Practitioners Support Syrian Refugees in Navigating Norway as a Receiving Society. (external link)
• Melanie Lindsay Straiton; Kathryn Powell; Anne Reneflot et al. (2015). Managing mental health problems among immigrant women attending primary health care services. (external link)
• Sameer Bhargava; Elzbieta Czapka; Solveig Sand-Hanssen Hofvind et al. (2022). Polish immigrants’ access to colorectal cancer screening in Norway – a qualitative study. (external link)
• Samera Azeem Qureshi; Abdi Gele; Prabhjot Kour et al. (2019). A community-based intervention to increase participation in cervical cancer screening among immigrants in Norway. (external link)
• D Pope; Esperanza Diaz; Tone Smith-Sivertsen et al. (2014). Associations of Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function with Measured Carbon Monoxide Concentrations among Nonsmoking Women Exposed to Household Air Pollution: The RESPIRE Trial, Guatemala.. (external link)
• Claire Collins; Ivana Pericin; James Larkin et al. (2022). Self-rated health and quality of life among Syrian refugees in Ireland – data from a cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Jessica Dimka; Svenn-Erik Mamelund (2022). Disparities in the offer of COVID-19 vaccination to migrants and non-migrants in Norway: a cross sectional survey study. (external link)
• Synne Skjærstein; Kaja Michelsen Åsaune; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2024). Kostholdsveiledning hos fastlegen – hva rapporterer pasientene?. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Bernadette. N Kumar (2018). Health care curricula in multicultural societies. (external link)
• Hogne Sandvik; Steinar Hunskaar; Esperanza Diaz (2012). Hvilke fastleger deltar i legevakt?. (external link)
• Wegdan Hamed Nasser Hasha; Jannicke Igland; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2022). Effect of a self-help group intervention using Teaching Recovery Techniques to improve mental health among Syrian refugees in Norway: a randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Ali Raza; Hogne Sandvik et al. (2014). Immigrant and native regular general practitioners in Norway. A comparative registry-based observational study. (external link)
• Gry Omland; Sabine Ruths; Esperanza Diaz (2014). Use of hormonal contraceptives among immigrant and native women in Norway: data from the Norwegian Prescription Database. (external link)
• Bjørn Bjorvatn; Knut-Arne Wensaas; Knut Erik Emberland et al. (2021). Restless legs syndrome - a study from general practice. (external link)
• Melanie Lindsay Straiton; Anne Reneflot; Esperanza Diaz (2016). Mental Health of Refugees and Non-refugees from War-Conflict Countries: Data from Primary Healthcare Services and the Norwegian Prescription Database. (external link)
• Naomi Anne Tschirhart; Esperanza Diaz; Trygve Ottersen (2019). Accessing public healthcare in Oslo, Norway: The experiences of Thai immigrant masseuses. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Tone Smith-Sivertsen; Dan Pope et al. (2007). Eye discomfort, headache and back pain among Mayan Guatemalan women taking part in a randomised stove intervention trial. (external link)
• Erik Beune; Mirthe Muilwijk; Judith G. M. Jelsma et al. (2022). The acceptability and effect of a culturally-tailored dance intervention to promote physical activity in women of South Asian origin at risk of diabetes in the Netherlands—A mixed-methods feasibility study. (external link)
• Marte Karoline Råberg Kjøllesdal; Katrine Damgaard Skyrud; Abdi Gele et al. (2021). The correlation between socioeconomic factors and COVID-19 among immigrants in Norway: a register-based study. (external link)
• Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Elena Ronda; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2023). Occupation-related factors affecting the health of migrants working during the COVID-19 pandemic – a qualitative study in Norway. (external link)
• Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen; Laura Terragni; Bernadette. N Kumar et al. (2018). Cervical cancer screening among immigrant women in Norway- The healthcare providers’ perspectives. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Svenn-Erik Mamelund; Jarle Eid et al. (2021). Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic among migrants: An innovative, system-level, interdisciplinary approach is needed to improve public health. (external link)
• Prabhjot Kour; Gemma Kwamboka Agata; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2025). Voices across difference: a qualitative exploration of health-promoting dialogues between older migrant women and researchers in Norway. (external link)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj Younes; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2020). Changes in health among Syrian refugees along their migration trajectories from Lebanon to Norway: a prospective cohort study. (external link)
• Astri Syse; Minja T. Dzamarija; Bernadette. N Kumar et al. (2018). An observational study of immigrant mortality differences in Norway by reason for migration, length of stay and characteristics of sending countries. (external link)
• Oluwabukola Oladunni Salami; Maryna Yaskina; Katholiki Georgiades et al. (2023). Mental Health of Immigrant Children and Adolescents (6-17 Years) in Canada: Evidence from the Canadian Health Measures Survey. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Bernadette. N Kumar (2014). Differential utilization of primary health care services among older immigrants and Norwegians: a register-based comparative study in Norway. (external link)
• Luis A. Gimeno-Feliu; Amaia Calderon-Larranaga; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2015). The healthy migrant effect in primary care. (external link)
• Melanie Lindsay Straiton; Anne Reneflot; Esperanza Diaz (2014). Immigrants' use of primary health care services for mental health problems. (external link)
• Omid Dadras; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2024). Perceived discrimination and its association with self-rated health, chronic pain, mental health, and utilization of health services among Syrian refugees in Norway: a cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Stefan Hjørleifsson (2011). Immigrant general practitioners in Norway: A special resource? A qualitative study. (external link)
• Bernadette. N Kumar; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Anu E. Castaneda et al. (2022). Migration health research in the Nordic countries: Priorities and implications for public health. (external link)
• Claire Collins; Davorina Petek; Esperanza Diaz Perez et al. (2022). General Practice/Family Medicine Research During the Pandemic: Showing the Links to the EGPRN Research Strategy. (external link)
• Hogne Sandvik; Steinar Hunskår; Esperanza Diaz (2012). Immigrants' use of emergency primary health care in Norway: a registry-based observational study. (external link)
• Samantha Marie Harris; Per-Einar Binder; Esperanza Diaz Perez et al. (2021). General practitioners’ management of depression symptoms in Somali refugee and Norwegian patients: a film vignette experiment. (external link)
• Kathy Ainul Møen; Bernadette. N Kumar; Samera Azeem Qureshi et al. (2016). Differences in cervical cancer screening between immigrants and nonimmigrants in Norway: a primary healthcare register-based study. (external link)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj Younes; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2020). Health status and use of medication and their association with migration related exposures among Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Norway: a cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Stefan Hjørleifsson; Elise Hammer; Esperanza Diaz (2017). General practitioners' strategies in consultations with immigrants in Norway - practice-based shared reflections among participants in focus groups. (external link)
• Raquel Herrero-Arias; Gaby Ortiz-Barreda; Elzbieta Czapka et al. (2022). The evolvement of trust in response to the COVID-19 pandemic among migrants in Norway. (external link)
• Wegdan Hasha; Jannicke Igland; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2020). The effect of physiotherapy group intervention in reducing pain disorders and mental health symptoms among syrian refugees: A randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Abdi Ali Gele; Samera Azeem Qureshi; Prabhjot Kour et al. (2017). Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening among Pakistani and somali immigrant women in Oslo: A qualitative study. (external link)
• Caroline Huas; Davorina Petek; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2019). Strategies to improve research capacity across European general practice: The views of members of EGPRN and Wonca Europe. (external link)
• Svein Zander Bratland; Valborg Baste; Knut Steen et al. (2020). Physician factors associated with increased risk for complaints in primary care emergency services: a case - control study. (external link)
• Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga; Esperanza Diaz; Beatriz Poblador-Plou et al. (2016). Non-adherence to antihypertensive medication: The role of mental and physical comorbidity. (external link)
• Michael J. Guarnieri; Esperanza Diaz; Daniel Pope et al. (2015). Lung Function in Rural Guatemalan Women Before and After a Chimney Stove Intervention to Reduce Wood Smoke Exposure: Results From the Randomized Exposure Study of Pollution Indoors and Respiratory Effects and Chronic Respiratory Effects of Early Childhood Exposure to Respirable Particulate Matter Study.. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez (2022). Covid-19, vaksiner og innvandrere. (external link)
• Tone Smith-Sivertsen; Esperanza Diaz; Dan Pope et al. (2009). Effect of reducing indoor air pollution on women’s respiratory symptoms and lung function: The RESPIRE Randomized Trial, Guatemala. (external link)
• Ayan B Sheikh-Mohamed; Esperanza Diaz; Melanie Lindsay Straiton et al. (2025). ‘A Dead Person Cannot Carry a Dead Person’: Health, Social Support and Language Learning Among Syrian Refugees in Norway. (external link)
• Yeneabeba Tilahun Sima; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Esperanza Diaz (2026). Impact of early postmigration health and quality of life on later health and service use among Syrian refugees in Norway: a prospective cohort study. (external link)
• Marta-Johanne Svendsen; David Sam; Oddvar Martin Kaarbøe et al. (2025). Migrants’ experiences as health ambassadors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway-a qualitative study. (external link)
• Wegdan Hasha; Lars Thore Fadnes; Jannicke Igland et al. (2019). Two interventions to treat pain disorders and post-traumatic symptoms among Syrian refugees: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Ragnhild Anne Caroline Storste Spilker; Esperanza Diaz (2018). Experiences with a national strategy on migrant health in Norway. (external link)
• Åse Eriksen Dyremyhr; Esperanza Diaz; Eivind Meland (2014). How adolescent subjective health and satisfaction with weight and body shape are related to participation in sports.. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; A Calderon-Larranaga; A Prados-Torres et al. (2015). How do immigrants use primary health care services? A register-based study in Norway. (external link)
• Mari Bakken Standnes; Inger Haukenes; Astrid Lunde et al. (2024). Chronic pain and use of painkillers, healthcare services and long-term impairment among Syrian refugees: a cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Marta Pastor-Sanz; Beatriz Poblador-Plou et al. (2021). Overuse or underuse? Use of healthcare services among irregular migrants in a north-eastern Spanish region. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Gry Omland; Yngvild Skåtun Hannestad et al. (2018). Use of hormonal contraceptives among immigrant women and their daughters in Norway: Data from the Norwegian Prescription Database. (external link)
• Vivian N. Mbanya; Laura Terragni; Abdi Gele et al. (2019). Access to Norwegian healthcare system - Challenges for sub-Saharan African immigrants. (external link)
• Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen; Bernadette. N Kumar; Jannicke Igland et al. (2020). Effect of an intervention in general practice to increase the participation of immigrants in cervical cancer screening: A cluster randomized clinical trial. (external link)
• Ahmed Ali Madar; Pierina Benavente; Elżbieta Czapka et al. (2022). COVID-19: information access, trust and adherence to health advice among migrants in Norway. (external link)
• Marta Krasuska; Emma M. Davidson; Erik Beune et al. (2023). A Culturally Adapted Diet and Physical Activity Text Message Intervention to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus for Women of Pakistani Origin Living in Scotland: Formative Study. (external link)
• Prabhjot Kour; Sai Harish Adari; Bernadette. N Kumar et al. (2025). Living infodemics across borders: experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic among migrants from India living in Norway. (external link)
• Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2017). Multimorbidity and immigrant status: associations with area of origin and length of residence in host country. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Vivian N. Mbanya; Abdi Ali Gele et al. (2017). Differences in primary health care use among sub-Saharan African immigrants in Norway: A register-based study. (external link)
• Jasmin Haj Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jannicke Igland et al. (2020). Changes in self-rated health and quality of life among Syrian refugees migrating to Norway: a prospective longitudinal study. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Nigel Bruce; Daniel Pope et al. (2007). Lung function and symptoms among indigenous Mayan women exposed to high levels of indoor air pollution. (external link)
• Jasmin Haj-Younes; Eirik Abildsnes; Bernadette. N Kumar et al. (2021). The road to equitable healthcare: A conceptual model developed from a qualitative study of Syrian refugees in Norway. (external link)
• Khadra Yasien Ahmed; Lars T. Fadnes; Bernadette. N Kumar et al. (2024). Including highly educated migrants in academia to improve their health—protocol for a pilot intervention. (external link)
• Noemi Cioffi; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Elisabeth Marie Strømme et al. (2024). Food insecurity in Norway: A cross-sectional study among patients visiting their general practitioner. (external link)
• Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2019). The definition of immigrant status matters: Impact of nationality, country of origin, and length of stay in host country on mortality estimates. (external link)

Conference abstract

• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Yeneabeba Sima; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2025). Health, use of healthcare services and school belonging among Syrian refugee children resettled in Norway: a cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Jasmin Haj-Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2019). Self Rated Health among Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Norway – a cross sectional study. (external link)
• Bernadette. N Kumar; Gro Jamtvedt; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2023). The road from knowledge to change - pandemics, diversity and social inequality declaration, Bergen 2022. (external link)
• Nigel Bruce; Daniel Pope; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2007). Does reduced indoor air pollution exposure have similar impact on upper and lower respiratory symptoms?. (external link)
• D Pope; Esperanza Diaz; Tone Smith-Sivertsen et al. (2009). Effect of Personal Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution from Solid Fuel on Lung Symptoms and Function in Women: An Exposure-Response Analysis from the Guatemala Woodstove Randomised Control Trial. (external link)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj-Younes; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2018). Reported pain and use of painkillers among Syrian refugees at various stages in the migration process. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez (2025). 8.N. Round table: Concepts, terminology and methods in migration and health in a changing geopolitical environment. (external link)
• Yeneabeba Sima; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2024). Mental health trajectories among Syrian refugees in Norway: A longitudinal cohort study. (external link)
• Claire Collins; Ivana Pericin; James Larkin et al. (2023). Health status of Syrian refugees in Ireland - research and routine data informing service provision. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Elzbieta Czapka et al. (2025). Creating spaces to share concrete educational practices and experiences for Capacity Building in Migration and Health in Higher Education. (external link)
• Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Lars T. Fadnes; Stine Lehmann et al. (2025). Feasibility of adhering to COVID-19 preventive measures: a longitudinal comparison study between migrants and non-migrants in Norway. (external link)
• Prabhjot Kour; Apostolos Veizis; Bernadette. N Kumar et al. (2025). A baton relay race for the health of migrants and displaced people: Experiences from "Vaccines for All" Greece to "Health Ambassador" Norway. (external link)
• Anders Kuvaas Herting; Prabhjot Kour; Sverre Sandberg et al. (2025). 187 Difficulties advising non-native speakers and older adults after point-of-care testing. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Bernadette. N Kumar; Santino Severoni et al. (2025). Integration for health or health for integration?. (external link)
• Yeneabeba Sima; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2024). Chronic pain over time among Syrian refugees resettled in Norway. (external link)
• Jasmin Haj-Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Eirik Abildsnes et al. (2018). Access to healthcare and unmet health needs among Syrian asylum seekers in transit and at arrival in Norway. (external link)
• Samera Azeem Qureshi; Abdi Gele; Prabhjot Kour et al. (2018). A qualitative intervention approach to increase the participation of Pakistani and Somali women in cervical cancer screening program in Norway. (external link)
• Jasmin Haj Younes; Wegdan Hasha; Lars Thore Fadnes et al. (2020). Non-communicable diseases and use of medication among Syrian refugees: a prospective cohort study. (external link)
• Karl Blanchet; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Iwona Bielska et al. (2025). 265 Migration and health research in turbulent times: navigating and strengthening evidence and politics, for improved evidence-based policy across regions. (external link)
• Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Lars T. Fadnes; Stine Lehmann et al. (2025). COVID-19 home office measures: a longitudinal study comparing migrants and non-migrants in Norway. (external link)
• Yeneabeba Sima; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2025). Post-migration changes in health and use of healthcare services among Syrian refugees in Norway: a prospective cohort study. (external link)
• Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen; Laura Terragni; Bernadette N Kumar et al. (2018). “I simply haven’t given it a thought before!” - health care providers’ experiences regarding cervical cancer screening among immigrant women in Norway- a qualitative study. (external link)
• Erik J.A.J. Beune; Irene GM Van Valkengoed; Mirthe Muilwijk et al. (2018). Development of an intervention for the prevention of type 2 diabetes addressing the specific needs of South Asian-origin population living in the Netherlands: a pilot study. (external link)
• Claire Collins; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Wegdan Hamed Nasser Hasha et al. (2023). Workshop: Difficult to reach – populations: How to recruit for qualitative and/or quantitative studies?. (external link)
• K. Khan; Thomas Krafft; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2018). Evidence on interventions that improve mental health of child refugees and child asylum seekers in Europe: a rapid systematic review. (external link)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj-Younes; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2019). Chronic pain and migration-related factors among Syrian refugees: a cross-sectional study. (external link)

Editorial/Leader article

• Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2022). Times of migration crises, times of opportunities. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz (2012). I gang etter 40 år. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz (2012). And so it is Xtmas. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Hans Thulesius; Oliver Razum (2016). Shifting migrant health care away from an agenda of conflicts and problems towards solutions. (external link)
• Bernadette. N Kumar; Terje Andreas Eikemo; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2023). Migration and Health: Time for a new research agenda. (external link)

Academic literature review

• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jannicke Igland; Jasmin Haj Younes et al. (2021). Chronic pain and mental health problems among Syrian refugees: associations, predictors and use of medication over time: a prospective cohort study. (external link)
• Doua Ahmed; Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2023). Food Insecurity among International Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review. (external link)
• Emma M. Davidson; Marta Krasuska; Anne Karen Jenum et al. (2021). Developing a realist informed framework for cultural adaptation of lifestyle interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in South Asian populations in Europe. (external link)
• Johanna Laue; Esperanza Diaz; Linda Eriksen et al. (2021). Migration health research in Norway: a scoping review. (external link)
• Ragnhild Spilker; Bernadette Nirmal Kumar; Esperanza Diaz Perez et al. (2022). Helse blant personer med innvandrerbakgrunn. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Elzbieta Czapka et al. (2024). Capacity building in migration and health in higher education: lessons from five European countries. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Gaby M. Ortiz-Barreda; Yoav Ben-Shlomo et al. (2017). Interventions to improve immigrant health. A scoping review. (external link)
• Céline Ledoux; Eva Pilot; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2018). Migrants access to healthcare services within the European Union: a content analysis of policy documents in Ireland, Portugal and Spain. (external link)
• Adriana Oliva-Arocas; Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Elena Ronda et al. (2022). Health of international migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review. (external link)

Lecture

• Wegdan Hasha; Jasmin Haj Younes; Jannicke Igland et al. (2020). Er kroniske smerter relatert til opplevelse av sammenheng blant syriske flyktninger?. (external link)

Professional article

• Esperanza Diaz (2011). Ser medico de familia en Noruega (Being a General Practitioner in Norway). (external link)
• Sundas Anis; Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen; Lars Thore Fadnes et al. (2022). Bruk av tolk blant fastleger på Vestlandet. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Marie Nørredam; Siddartha Aradhya et al. (2020). Situational Brief: Migration and Covid-19 in Scandinavian Countries.. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Khadra Yasien Ahmed; Wegdan Hamed Nasser Hasha (2024). Vi kan legge bedre til rette for integrering. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Wegdan Hasha (2020). Tolkens ti råd til helsepersonell. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz (2020). Godt Eksempel: Migrasjonskonferanse 2020: helse og arbeid i det nye landet. Bergen 24.-25. september 2020. (external link)

Letter to the editor

• Jon Ivar Elstad; Bernadette. N Kumar; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2015). Innvandring fører ikke til en eksplosjon i helsekostnader. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz (2010). Overdramatisert pandemi. Brev til redaktøren. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez (2025). Migrasjon og etnisitet må inn i forskningen. (external link)

Media feature article

• Jon Ivar Elstad; Bernadette. N Kumar; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2015). Nei, innvandring fører ikke til en eksplosjon i helsekostnader | Elstad, Kumar, Diaz og Lien. (external link)
• Edvin Schei; Esperanza Diaz; Guri Rørtveit (2009). Ny fastlegeordning. (external link)
• Viggo Krüger; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2023). The potential to meet the needs of refugees and other migrants through Music therapy.. (external link)

Non-fiction monograph

• Esperanza Diaz (2012). The Praeger Handbook of Environmental Health. (external link)
• Bernadette Nirmal Kumar; Esperanza Diaz (2019). Migrant Health: A Primary Care Perspective. (external link)

Popular science article

• Esperanza Diaz (2012). Konsultasjoner med fremmedspråkelige. Refleksjoner over en pasient. (external link)
• Melanie Lindsay Straiton; Esperanza Diaz (2016). Hva vet vi om innvandreres bruk av primærhelsetjenesten for psykiske plager?. (external link)
• Andrea Melberg; Kristine Husøy Onarheim; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2016). Møtet med den papirløse pasient –en etisk analyse. (external link)

Conference lecture

• Jasmin Haj Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2020). Forandringer i røykevaner og bruk av alkohol under migrasjon – en kohortstudie blant syriske flyktninger i Libanon og i Norge. (external link)
• Raquel Herrero-Arias; Esperanza Diaz (2020). Å navigere i et ukjent landskap: innvandrerforeldres opplevelse av diagnostisering og behandling i primærhelsetjenesten i Norge. (external link)
• Gry Omland; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Sabine Ruths (2013). Use of contraceptives among immigrant and native women in Norway: Data from the Norwegian Prescription database. (external link)
• Jasmin Haj Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Eirik Abildsnes et al. (2018). Sosial støtte i en presset livssituasjon – en undersøkelse blant voksne syriske flyktninger i Libanon og Norge. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Nigel Bruce; Daniel Pope et al. (2007). Impact of an improved stove on women's lung health in a rural wood-using community. RESPIRE Guatemala. (external link)
• Jasmin Haj Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2020). Access to healthcare and self-rated health among refugees in transit in Lebanon and after arrival in Norway. (external link)
• Melanie Lindsay Straiton; Anne Reneflot; Kathryn Powell et al. (2015). Managing mental health problems among immigrant women attending primary care services. (external link)
• Wegdan Hasha; Lars T. Fadnes; Jannicke Igland et al. (2020). Effect of group treatment on physical inactivity among Syrian refugees with pain disorders and/or post-traumatic symptoms. A randomised controlled trial. (external link)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj-Younes; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2018). Stillesitting blant syriske flyktninger i to ulike faser i migrasjonsprosessen. (external link)
• Melanie Straiton; Anne Reneflot; Esperanza Diaz (2013). Use of GP services for mental health problems: A comparison with Norwegians and immigrants. (external link)
• Jasmin Haj Younes; Lars Thore Fadnes; Bernadette Nirmal Kumar et al. (2018). Stillesitting blant syriske flyktninger i to ulike faser i migrasjonsprosessen. (external link)
• Tone Smith-Sivertsen; Esperanza Diaz; Daniel Pope et al. (2006). Impact of a chimney stove on women’s lung health in a rural wood-using community: challenges in assessment and preliminary results. (external link)

Conference poster

• Knut-Arne Wensaas; Sverre Litleskare; Guri Rørtveit et al. (2018). Irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue and pain in a Norwegian primary care population. (external link)
• Tone Smith-Sivertsen; Nigel Bruce; Anaite Diaz et al. (2004). Eye Discomfort, Headache And Back Pain Among Women In Guatemala Using Open Fires For Cooking And Heating. (external link)
• Melanie Straiton; Anne Reneflot; Esperanza Diaz (2014). Managing mental health problems among immigrant women. (external link)
• Melanie Straiton; Anne Reneflot; Esperanza Diaz (2013). Use of GP services for mental health problems: A comparison with Norwegians and immigrants. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Tone Smith-Sivertsen; Daniel Pope et al. (2006). Self Perceived Health after a Randomised Intervention Trial Reducing Indoor Air Pollution (IAP). RESPIRE Guatemala. (external link)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj-Younes; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2020). Non-communicable diseases and use of medication among Syrian refugees: a prospective cohort study. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Stéfan Hjórleifsson (2010). Immigrant GPS in Norway. (external link)

Non-fiction book chapter

• Esperanza Diaz (2016). Språk og kultur på legevakten. (external link)
• Samera Azeem Qureshi; Esperanza Diaz (2017). Epidemiology of Dementia in Migrant- and Ethnic-Minority Populations. (external link)
• Esperanza Diaz; Samera Azeem Qureshi (2017). Diagnosis and Management of Migrants and Ethnic Minorities With Dementia. (external link)

Doctoral thesis (PhD)

• Esperanza Diaz (2008). Impact of reducing indoor air pollution on women's health.RESPIRE Guatemala- Randomised exposure study of pollution indoors and respiratory health. (external link)
• Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen; Esperanza Diaz (2019). Cervical cancer screening among immigrants in Norway : Challenges, possibilities and the effect of an intervention. (external link)

Media interview

• Esperanza Diaz (2012). Norges unge legers representant i Europa. Robert Burman intervjuet av Esperanza Díaz. (external link)

Research report

• Thor Indseth; Caroline Calero Jacobsen; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2021). Covid-19 i Bergen etter fødeland: Personer testet, bekreftet smittet og relaterte innleggelser.. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

 

• Peer-reviewed:

1. C Ledoux, E Pilt, E Diaz, T Kraft. Migrants access to healthcare services within the European Union: a content analysis of policy documents in Ireland, Portugal and Spain. Globalization and Health 2018
2. L. Terragni E. Beune, K. Stronks^,E. Davidson^, S. Quareshi, B. Kumar, E. Diaz. Developing lifestyle interventions with South Asians migrants: Researchers’ experiences and lesson learned. Public Health 2018
3. E Diaz, B Kumar Health Care Curricula Need to Respond to Current Challenges of Multicultural Societies. IJME 2018
4. VN Mbanya, A Gele, E Diaz, BK Kumar. Health care-seeking patterns for female genital mutilation/cutting among young Somalis in Norway. BMC Public Health 2018:1; 517
5. Astri Syse, Minja Thea Dzamarija, Bernadette N Kumar, Esperanza Diaz. Immigrant mortality differences in Norway by reason for migration, length of stay and characteristics of sending countries. An observational study. BMC Public Health 2018:1; 517; 508. https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-018-5435-4
6. Diaz E, Barreda GO, Ben-Shlomo Y, Holdsworth M, Salami B, Rammohan A, et al."Interventions to improve immigrant health. A scoping review" European Journal of Public Health 2017.
7. L Fadnes, E Diaz"Primary health care usage and use of medications among immigrant children according to age of arrival to Norway: a population-based study" BMJ Open 2017e014641
8. E Diaz, V N. Mbanya, A A. Gele, B Kumar. Differences in primary health care use among sub-Saharan African immigrants in Norway: a register-based study.  BMC Health Services Research2017
9. B Salami, M Yaskina, K Hegadoren, E Diaz, S Meherali, A Rammohan, Y Ben-Shlomo.Migration and Social Determinants of Mental Health: Results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey. Can J Public Health 2017;108(4):e1–e6 doi: 10.17269/CJPH.108.6105
10. Gimeno-Feliu, Luis; Calderón-Larrañaga, Amaia; Díaz, Esperanza; Laguna-Berna, Clara; Poblador-Plou, Beatriz; Coscollar, Carlos; Prados-Torres, Alexandra. Multimorbidity and immigrant status: area of origin and length of stay do matter. Family practice 2017
11. Abdi A Gele, Samera A Qureshi, Prabhjot Kour, Bernadette Kumar, Esperanza Diaz. Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening among Pakistani and Somali immigrant women in Oslo: A qualitative study." International Journal of Women's Health 2017.
12. Hjörleifsson, Stefán; Hammer, Elise; Díaz, Esperanza. General practitioners' strategies in consultations with immigrants in Norway – Practice-based shared reflections among participants in focus groups. Family practice 2017
13. E Diaz, H Thulesius, O Razum. Shifting migrant health care away from an agenda of conflicts and problems towards solutions. Scand J Primary Health Care 2016
14. Møen K, Kumar B, Quershi S, Diaz E. "Differences in cervical cancer screening between immigrants and non-immigrants in Norway-A primary health care register based study" European Journal of Cancer Prevention 2016
15. L Fadnes, K Møen, E Diaz. Primary health care utilisation and morbidity among immigrant children compared to non-immigrant children: a population-based study in Norway. BMJ Open 2016
16. Straiton M, Reneflot A, Diaz E. Mental health of refugees and non-refugees from war-conflict countries: Data from primary healthcare services and the Norwegian Prescription Database. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 2016. Published online 21 June 2016
17. Straiton M, Reneflot A, Diaz E.Socioeconomic status and primary health service use for mental health problems among immigrants with short and long lengths of stay. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care 2016:12(2).
18. Gimeno-Feliu LA, Calderon-Larrañaga A, Diaz E, Poblador-Plou B, Macipe-Costa R, Prados-Torres A. Global healthcare use by immigrants in Spain according to morbidity burden, area of origin, and length of stay. BMC Public Health 2016 May 27
19. Gimeno-Feliu LA, Calderon-Larrañaga A, Prados-Torres A, Sevilla-López C, Diaz E. Patterns of pharmaceutical use for immigrants to Spain and Norway. A comparative study of prescription databases in two European countries. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2016 Febr 24.
20. Calderon-Larrañaga,Diaz E, Poblador-Plou B, Gimeno-Feliu LA, Abad-Díaz JM, Prados-Torres A. Non-adherence to antihypertensive medication: the role of mental and physical comorbidity. International Journal of Cardiology. 2016, March 15
21. Straiton M, Reneflot A, Diaz E. Managing mental health problems among immigrant women attending Primary Health Care. Health Care for Women International 2016: 37(1):118-39.
22. Diaz E, B Poblador-Plou,Gimeno-Feliu L-A, Calderón-Larrañaga A,BN Kumar, Prado-Torres A.Multimorbidity and its Patterns according to Immigrant Origin. A Nationwide Register-based Study in Norway. PLOS One 2015:10(12);e0145233.
23. Diaz E, BN Kumar, Gimeno-Feliu L-A, Calderón-Larrañaga A,B Poblador-PlouPrado-Torres A.Multimorbidity among registered immigrants in Norway: the role of reason for migration and length of stay. A register-based study. Tropical Medicine & International Health 2015:20(12);1805-1814.
24. E Diaz, BN Kumar, K Engedal. Immigrant patients with Dementia and Memory Impairment in Primary Health Care in Norway: A National Registry study. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Journal. 2015:39;321-331.
25. M Straiton, A Reneflot, E Diaz. The role of socioeconomic status in primary health service use for mental health problems among immigrants with short and long length of stay. BMC Health Services Research. 2015.
26. Guarnieri, M; Diaz, E; Pope, D; Eisen, E; Mann, J; Smith, K; Smith-Sivertsen, T; Bruce, N; Balmes, J. Lung Function in Rural Guatemalan Women Before and After a Chimney Stove Intervention to Reduce Woodsmoke Exposure. Results from RESPIRE and CRECER. CHEST 2015:148(5);1184-1192.
27. D Pope, E Diaz,T Smith-Sivertsen, RT Lie, P Bakke, J Balmes, K Smith, N Bruce. Exposure to household air pollution from wood combustion and association with respiratory symptoms and lung function in nonsmoking women:results from the RESPIRE Trial, Guatemala. Environmental Health perspectives 2015:123(4);285-292
28. LA Gimeno-Feliu, A Calderón-Larrañaga, E Diaz,B Poblador-Plou, R Macipe-Costa, A Prados-Torres. The healthy migration effect in primary care. Gaceta Sanitaria 2015:29(1);15-20.
29. Diaz E, Calderón-Larrañaga A, Prado-Torres A, Poblador-Pou B, Gimeno-Feliu L-A. How do immigrants use primary healthcare services? A register-based study in Norway. European Journal Public Health 2015:25(1);72-78.
30. Diaz E, Kumar BN. Differential utilization of Primary Health Care services among older immigrants and Norwegians. A register-based comparative study in Norway.BMC Health Services Research 2014:14;623.
31. Diaz E, Gimeno-Feliu L-A, Calderón-Larrañaga A, Prado-Torres A. Frequent attenders in general practice and immigrant status in Norway: A nationwide cross-sectional study. Scan J Prim Health Care 2014:32(4);232-240.
32. M Straiton, A Renflot,E Diaz. Immigrants’ use of primary health care services for mental health problems. BMC Health Services Research 2014:14;341.
33. Dyremyrhr Å, Diaz E, Meland E. How adolescent subjective health and satisfaction with weight and body shape are related to participation in sports. Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2014:4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/851932
34. Omland, G; Ruths, S; Diaz, E. Use of hormonal contraceptives among immigrant and native women in Norway: Data from the Norwegian Prescription Database. BJOG 2014:121(10);1221-1228.
35. Diaz, E; Raza, A; Sandvik, H; Hjorleifsson, S. Immigrant and native regular general practitioners in Norway. A comparative registry-based observational study. European Journal of General Practice 2014:20(2);93-99.

• Book chapters:

1. Diaz E: “Pacientes de otras culturas” (Patients from other cultures in: Comunicación clínica. Principios y actividades para la práctica (Clinical communication:Principles and activities for practice) Ed Panamericana. Ruiz Roger 2014 ISBN 978-84-9835-782-0
2. Díaz E,Indoor Air Pollution and Health. In: The Praeger Handbook of Environmental Health, Vol III, Chapter 14, 2012. Robert H. Friis, editor.

• Other:

Several publications in non-peer reviewed journals and through other media (Aftenposten, BT, Stavanger Aftenblad, blogs, etc)

 

2021-2025

Integration as a way to reducing health inequalities among migrants: A collaborative and knowledge building project. Funded by NFR. PI. On-going.

2020-2021

Inncovid.Norge: Immigrants' access to information, understanding and managing risk and illness during COVID-19 outbreaks in Norway. Funded by Stiftelsen Dam. PI. Finished

2017- 2021

CHART study: Changing health and health care needs along the Syrian refugees’ trajectories to Norway: Relationships between somatic and mental health and their implication for treatment Funded by NFR (BEHANDLING). PI. Finished

2019-2021

Clinical Encounters with Refugees Suffering from Mental Health Problems”. Funded by NFR. PP. Finished

2019-2022

The regular general practitioner scheme: integrated and equitable pathways of depression care, facilitating work participation. Funded by NFR. PP. Finished

2020-2024

Increasing access to cancer screening among immigrants. Funded by Norwegian cancer Society. PP. Finished

2015-2019

A community-based health intervention trial to increase attendance to the cervical cancer-screening program among immigrants in Norway Funded by Norwegian Cancer Society. PI. Finished