Academic interests
Frode Eick’s research focuses on migration, social inequalities in health, and access to healthcare services among marginalised populations, particularly undocumented migrants in Norway and Europe. His work examines reproductive and maternal health, health service utilisation, and structural barriers to care, often using register-based and epidemiological methods to study "hard‑to‑reach" populations.
Courses taught
- INTHE4030 Migration and Health
- INTHE4118: Reproductive rights of migrants
Background
Eick is a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, University of Oslo. He is a trained nurse with extensive clinical experience from primary and specialist healthcare services in Norway and abroad.
He holds a PhD from the University of Oslo, where he examined the use of maternity care and pregnancy outcomes among undocumented migrant women in Norway. His research builds on long-term practical experience, including a central role in establishing the Health Centre for Undocumented Migrants in Oslo in 2009, where he was a manager from 2013-2019. Previously, he worked overseas with Médecins Sans Frontières in Kenya, Somalia, and Indonesia. He also serves as an associate professor at Lovisenberg Diaconal University College.
Partners
Eick collaborates widely with academic researchers in Norway and internationally within the field of migration and health, including colleagues at the University of Oslo, Oslo University Hospital, and other Nordic and European research environments. His publications reflect interdisciplinary collaboration across epidemiology, general practice, obstetrics, and social medicine. He is also coordinator of The Network for Research on Migration and Health.
His work also involves close partnerships with non-academic stakeholders, including voluntary health clinics, municipal emergency care services, and civil society organisations working with migrants. These collaborations enable access to otherwise hidden populations and contribute to the development of practice-relevant research and health services.