Projects Global Health

For current projects see list to the right, earlier projects below:

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] Website.

Strengthening fairness and accountability in priority setting for improving equity and access to quality health care at district level in Tanzania, Kenya and Zambia (REACT), EU: 2006-2010 [Ø.E.Olsen/J Byskov PI, Blystad: PI for the qualitative research components + for one work package]

Economic evaluation of HIV/AIDS interventions in Haydom, Tanzania [Robberstad, B.E. Olsen, Ø.E. Olsen]

Setting Equitable Priorities in Health and Health Care: From theory to practice

The project concerns how available resources for health can be allocated in an efficient and fair manner.
The Ethics of Priority Setting In Global Health

Scarce health resources should satisfy two goals; allocative efficiency and fairness. Up to now there exists limited evidence as to how to incorporate efficiency with fairness. This is both a theoretical problem as well as a challenge for national and international health authorities such as WHO.
Gender, Generation and Social Mobilization (GESOMO)

Reproductive health is located at the heart of the UN’s millennium goals, and is found within the partner institutions’ research priorities. The project covers capacity building, curriculum development, research and dissemination.
Searching for effective HIV-prevention and care in sub-Saharan Africa

After 20 years of experience with HIV prevention, the number of people infected with HIV continues to rise, and there are still few examples of declining epidemics. Why have we not done better? This proposal is a response to the urgent need to document what works in community
PROMISE EBF: Promoting infant health and nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Safety and efficacy of exclusive breastfeeding promotion in the era of HIV

Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months is an effective child survival strategy.
Gender in poverty reduction. Critical Explorations of Norwegian Aid Policy on Gender Equality and Womens Rights

During the last decade gender equality and womens rights have become key issues in international development aid policies, and a main concern in the Millennium effort to eradicate poverty.
Strengthening Human Resources for Health: A Study of Health Worker Availability and Performance in Tanzania

Shortage of health personnel and poor health workers’ performance is major constraint on health systems in low-income countries. The project represents an important strategic initiative to provide evidence that will be valuable in addressing health work force crises.
The Right to Health through Litigation: Can Court Enforced Health Rights Improve Health Policy?

Cases regarding the right to health care are increasingly brought before courts. In a number of low- and middle-income countries – first in Latin America, later also in Africa and Asia, court decisions have granted access to medical treatment. These are decisions with potentially great implications for how health sector resources are prioritized and allocated, but so far there is little systematic knowledge of the actual effect of such cases on health policy formation and spending.
REACT: Health Related Priority Setting, Tanzania

Health systems authorities in many low many low income countries perceive current management capacity as insufficient to be given full responsibility for priority setting. Moreover, without effective decentralization of the priority setting process, the capacity will never increase. District level services cater for a majority of service contacts. Thus, a District focus is vital to improve quality, equity, accessibility and affordability of care of the overall country services