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Our vision

To provide excellent global health research and training contributing to improved health and equity

Research and teaching at Centre for international health bridges departments and faculties at the University of Bergen and is conducted in partnerships with national and international institutions.
In line with the SDG agenda, Centre for international health focuses on collaborative research and capacity strengthening to promote improved health and equity.

Established in 1988, the Centre for International Health at the University of Bergen is an inter-Faculty Centre for research and training within the field of global health.

We are situated in Overlege Danielssens House, Årstadveien 21. 
The Director of Centre for International Health is Simon Øverland.

Information for new students: Master's Programme in Global Health 

MOOC
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New course: "Better Workplaces in Low- and Middle-Income Countries"

Sign up for a free course in occupational health.

Dissemination
Dr. Joyce Nalugya

Prevalence and associated factors of alcohol use among primary school going children (6-13 years old) in Mbale District.

The TREAT C-AUD consortium disseminates findings at the 22nd Congress of the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA) co-hosted by the Asia-Pacific Society for Alcohol and Addiction Research (APSAAR) in their 3rd World Congress on Alcohol and Addictions

News
Healthworks are talking to a TB patient enrolled in the project.

Granted 12 million NOK to develop better diagnostic methods for tuberculosis

"This will have a huge impact on the health and quality of life of millions of people living in low-resource settings", says Prof. Mustafa about the new grant she has received from RCN.

Bergen Summer Research School
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Exploring alternative directions towards a sustainable future

“The fact that we have just five years left to reach the Sustainable Development Goals should give us reason to pause — can we not do better?” asks Professor Birgit Kopainsky, who will lead Bergen Summer Research School 2025.

Information for new students:
Master's Programme in Global Health

Centre for International Health is organised under the 
Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care and the Faculty of Medicine.
In addition to working with colleagues in our own and other Departments and Faculties at the University of Bergen, we have close collaborations with many national and international institutions, particularly in low and middle income countries.

CIH hosts a Centre of Excellence, the Centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health (CISMAC).

Master degree at CIH     ✦Global Health Course     ✦Nordic Network on Global Health

SDG

Centre for international health and the SDGs

In line with the SDG agenda, CIH will focus on collaborative research and capacity strengthening to promote improved health and equity, especially in low- and middle-income countries.