Welcome to CIH
The Centre for International Health is a centre at at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (MOF), University of Bergen (UiB). CIH has a particular obligation to working interfacultary at the UiB and together with the departments at MOF. CIH aims to address health in low-income countries.
This is done through research, postgraduate teaching and advanced training in areas of importance for collaborating universities and other institutions in low-income countries. CIH is also involved in teaching in Global Health issues for undergradutate students in health.
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Research funding
NORHED results: CIH partner in 5 projects
The Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development (NORHED)has announced the results from the first application round, and CIH is a partner in 5 large research projects.
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News
WHO: new HIV recommendations calling for earlier treatment
Earlier, safer and simpler antiretroviral therapy can push the HIV epidemic into irreversible decline declares WHO. Article questions whether the recommendations are evidence based.
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Top ten in Oxford Journal
CIH publication one of 10 best resources on mixed methods research
Mercy Njeru’s paper on HIV testing has been selected as one of the top ten resources on mixed methods research in health systems.
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Broad involvement and many success stories in global health
Many Norwegian stakeholders work actively to improve the access to and the quality of health services at a global scale. The Centre for International Health is one of them.
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Presenting a New Era of Open Access to Academic Knowledge
At a seminar on 14 December the author of "Neurology in Africa" told the story behind the book. UiB representatives described it as an ideal for the future.
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News
- WHO: new HIV recommendations calling for earlier treatment (05.07.2013)
- NORHED results: CIH partner in 5 projects (05.07.2013)
- CIH publication one of 10 best resources on mixed methods research (12.04.2013)
- NOK 2 billion to new Centres of Excellence (12.11.2012)
- Publishing African Neurology Textbook (11.07.2011)
CIH in the media
- How evidence based are public health policies for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV? (20.06.13)
- Sharp rise in foreign PhD enrolments in Scandinavia (18.05.13)
- Why give birth in health facility? Users' and providers' accounts of poor quality of birth care in Tanzania (10.05.13)
- TWN Info Service on Health Issues (Apr13/03) 29 April 2013 Third World Network (30.04.13)
- Stanford Researcher Offers a Modest Proposal for Food Relief (16.04.13)