Published By BHF | May 1, 2025
Erik Larsson is a fifth-year resident pediatrician at Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. He completed medical school at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden and is an instructor of Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS). He has an interest in pediatric health care and in global health, and has previously worked in rural Tanzania, where he contributed to a research study on malaria treatment of children.
Erik is currently working at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital as part of his final year as a pediatric resident. The clinical rotation is one of several projects within the collaboration between the Pediatric Health Initiative, Busoga Health Forum, Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital and Jinja Regional Referral Hospital. The aim of the clinical rotation for pediatric residents is to gain a better understanding of how to manage conditions that are rare in a Swedish context and to gain an understanding of the Ugandan health system. The project also hopes to contribute to improved care of children in Busoga through joint quality improvement projects. Erik will stay in Jinja with his wife and his three children.
