Global health: ethics, economics & culture

• Reproductive health and gender
• Culture and health
• Medical ethics
• Priority setting and global health
• Economic evaluation

Core researchers

• Prof. Astrid Blystad, ISF
• Prof. Ole Frithjof Norheim, ISF
• Prof. Christian Heggenhougen, CIH
• Prof. Gunnar Kvåle, CIH

The activities of the group focus on ethically challenging dimensions of global health initiatives. Global priority setting in health is a key concern, including questions about how to allocate scarce health care resources efficiently and fairly. Another key concern is the dynamics in the encounter between local health system, patients and non-contextualized global health initiatives.

• Bjarne Robberstad (post doc)
• Emmanuel Makundi (research fellow)
• Ingrid Miljeteig (research fellow)
• Kjell Arne Johansson (research fellow)
• Trygve Ottersen (research fellow)
• Kristine Bærøe (research fellow)
• Øystein Evjen Olsen (research fellow)
• Lumbwe Chola (research fellow)
• Asfaw Bikilla (research fellow)
• Lungiswa Nkonki (research fellow)
• Karen Marie Moland (post doc)
• Bodil Bøe Våga (research fellow)
• Mercy Njeru (research fellow)
• Marte Jørgensen (research fellow)
• Nils Gunnar Songstad (research fellow)
• Rahawa Mirkuzie (research fellow)
• Huda Sharfi (Sudan based research fellow)
• Marit Østebø (applicant to research fellowship)
• Mary Tuba (applicant to research fellowship)
• Elisabeth Shayo (applicant to research fellowship)

Ongoing research projects

1. The ethics of priority setting in global health (NFR: Young Investigators Award 2004-2009)[PI: Norheim, NOK 11 mill]
2. 'Gender, Generation and Social Mobilisation: Challenges of Reproductive Health and Rights among Vulnerable Groups in Sudan, Tanzania and Ethiopia.' (NUFU: 2007-2011) [PI: Blystad, NOK 5.6 mill]
3. 'Strengthening Human Resources for Health, Tanzania'. NFR: 2006-2010 [PI: Blystad, NOK 9.7 mill]
4. 'Gender, Generation and Communication in Times of AIDS: The Potential of 'Modern' and 'Traditional' institutions, Tanzania. (NUFU 2002-2007) [PI: Blystad, NOK 6.8 mill]
5. 'Health Related Priority Setting, Tanzania', EU 2005-2010 [Ø.E.Olsen/J Byskov PI, Blystad: PI for the qualitative studies + 1/12 'work packages']
6. 'Searching for Effective HIV- prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa: Focusing on Local Contexts in Ethiopia, Zambia and Tanzania'. (NFR: 2004-2008 w/extension 2008-10 [PI: Fylkesnes. Moland, and Blystad one workpackage]
7. PROMISE EBF. Promoting infant health and nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Safety and efficacy of exclusive breastfeeding promotion in the era of HIV (EU-2005-2008) [Robberstad, Chola and Nkonki for one workpackage]
8. Economic evaluation of HIV/AIDS interventions in Haydom, Tanzania [Robberstad, B.E. Olsen, Ø.E. Olsen]

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Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, last updated 31.01.08