Completed research projects

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The effectiveness of a girl empowerment programme on early childbearing, marriage and school dropout in Rural Zambia

This trial with 4,900 participants aims to measure the effect of economic support and community dialogue on early child-bearing rates in rural Zambia.

Randomized Phase III Clinical Trial Assessing a Supraglottic Device versus Face-Mask Ventilation in Neonatal Resuscitation in Africa

ETEC vaccine against traveler's diarrhea

The vaccine can potentially save the lives of tens of thousands of children and billions of dollars in lost productivity, medical and non-medical costs associated with traveler's diarrhea annually.

IPTp with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine and azithromycin for malaria, sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections in pregnancy in high sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine

Neurosurgery in Ethiopia

International cooperation on neurosurgery in Ethiopia.

Universities to improve maternal health

South Ethiopia Network of Universities in Public Health (SENUPH) aims to improve the health of populations in South Ethiopia, especially on maternal and child health, nutrition and reducing malaria.

Innovation to Scale? Formative Dialogue Research in Visjon 2030 Projects

The VISJON2030 initiative is setup to contribute to poverty reduction in countries receiving development aid from Norway, with the explicit purpose of scaling up innovative solutions that promote achievements of the SDGs for education and health.

ALEC Study - Aging Lungs in European Cohorts

This study will improve our understanding of risk factors for low lung function, respiratory disability and the development of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), by using information held within existing cohort studies.

SAFEZT

Competing discourses impacting girls’ and women’s rights: Fertility control and safe abortion in Ethiopia, Zambia and Tanzania

Development of a vaccine for enterotoxigenic E. coli based on the heat-stable toxin

Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) expressing the heat-stable toxin (ST) is among the most important causes of diarrheal disease in children less than 5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries.

Zinc as an adjunct for the treatment of very severe disease in infants

More than 3 of the 7.6 million global deaths in under 5 years occur in the neonatal period and about 75% in the first week of life. More than 70% of these neonatal deaths occur in Africa and South East Asia.

Improving diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB

Alarming global tuberculosis (TB) situation makes it evident that TB control needs new tools.

SeeTheChild - Mental child health in Uganda

This research project will follow-up children in the cohort established through the PROMISE EBF cluster randomized trial in Burkina Faso and Uganda in the period 2006-2008 that RCN co-funded.

Enfance Africaine - Mental child health in francophone Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa, few studies have looked at the diet as an important determinant of cognitive functioning and mental health among children.

Umbilical Cord Cleansing for the Prevention of Newborn Infections in Uganda

Ninety-eight percent of the approximately 3.3 million deaths in the first 28 days of life occur in low and middle income countries (LMICs), yearly. A third of these are associated with infections and this proportion rises in areas where at least half of the births occur at home like Uganda.

Impact of vitamin B12 on neurodevelopment and cognitive function

This project consists of previously conducted randomized, placebo-controlled trials in India and Tanzania, where half of the participants received high doses of vitamin B12 in early life.

Map over the African countries: Malawi, Uganda and Kenya

Malaria Chemoprevention for the post-discharge management of severe anaemia in children in Malawi, Uganda and Kenya

The main objectives of this project are to evaluate whether it is safe and efficacious to routinely prevent malaria by giving antimalarial drugs during the first three months after discharge from hospital.

Doctor Gift Mulima is training to become a specialist general surgeon as part of the NORHED project in Malawi.

Capacity building in postgraduate surgical training and research in Malawi

In Malawi there is only 1 Malawian surgeon per 1, 75 million people, and only 1 female surgeon in the entire Malawi.

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Health at workplace in low income countries

Economic growth and new industries creates new opportunities, but also challenges. Work-related diseases and injuries are increasing.

GROWNUT - Education and research to reduce malnutrition in the Democratic Republic of Congo

This project aims to create a partnership for higher education and research in nutritional epidemiology in DRC.

HI-TRAIN: Better Health Information for better health care

Establishing self-sustainable, replicable and scalable Health Informatics training and research programmes through institutional collaboration in East Africa

This project aims to evaluate the combined effect of indoor residual spraying...

Combining indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticidal nets for preventing malaria

This research aims to improve malaria control by evaluating the combined effect of indoor residual spraying (IRS) and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) on malaria incidence in Ethiopia.

SURVIVAL PLUSS

Increasing capacity for Mama-baby survival in post-conflict Uganda and South Sudan.

Fredskorpset: Addis-Bergen Neurosurgery

The project aims to establish a sustainable Neurosurgery Service and Training Programme in Ethiopia through exchange of personnel between Addis Ababa University and Haukeland University Hospital/ University of Bergen.

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)

NOMA: Master Programme in Health Policy and Management

The aim of the project is to establish a Master Programme in Health Policy and Management at the Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam.

NOMA Degree programmes in clinical medicin and nursing

NOMA - degree programmes in clinical medicine and nursing

The objective of this project is to establish and strengthen Master's programmes in clinical disciplines at the main academic medical institutions in Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health...

NOMA: Master of Science in Epidemiology

This project aims to develop a two-year Master of Philosophy in Epidemiology with particular focus on major health challenges in the region (HIV/TB and Malaria). The master will be offered by the University of Zambia.

The reproductive health registry is a valuabe resource for research.

Registry based reproductive health research in Northern Tanzania

In 2000 reproductive health registry was started at the KCMC hospital. The purpose is to provide essential data on a range of important reproductive health outcomes and to build necessary competence in registration, computer management and research for registry operation.

Occupational respiratory diseases among workers in dusty industries, Tanzania

This project aims at exploring levels of harmful exposures and extent of occupational related respiratory diseases in the cement, sisal and coffee industries in Tanzania.

Preparing for tuberculosis vaccine efficacy trials (TB trials)

This project will use state of the art immunology to identify correlates of protective immunity and incipient disease. One objective is to improve vaccine delivery at the level of local clinics, and ultimately to prevent TB in children and adults.

Ethiopian Malaria Prediction System (EMAPS)

Malaria is a major public health problem in Ethiopia. In this project a programme to incorporate climate variability and forecast information for malaria epidemics has been developed.

Strengthening HIV-related interventions in Zambia

The project aim is to conduct research to generate knowledge on how different population groups respond in terms of change in risk taking, and on effective preventive HIV interventions with particular focus on trust and equity questions.

Priorities in Global Health 2020

The research project ”Priority Setting in Global Health 2020” was completed in 2017. Here is a summary of what we achieved.

Tuberculosis research in Ethiopia

This research team works on methods to improve case finding, and improve access to diagnosis and treatment for rural populations.

The project's ultimate goal is to reduce the maternal and neonatal mortality.

Improving intrapartum and postpartum maternal and neonatal outcomes, Ethiopia

This project aims to improve quality and equity in emergency obstetric and neonatal care in Addis Ababa. The ultimate goal is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality.

Reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in southwest Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) was 720 per 100,000 live births in 2005, and about 90 times higher than in resource-rich countries. Reducing the maternal and neonatal mortality are the targets of the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5.

OMEVAC (Open Mobile Electronic Vaccine Trials)

An interdisciplinary project to improve quality of vaccine trials in low-resource settings

Essential nutrition & child health Uganda

The Millennium Development Goal no 4 is aiming at lowering by two thirds the child mortality globally. Research can still improve our know-how on how to do it. In Uganda, malnutrition and HIV/AIDS remain serious challenges.

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.

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Environmental medicine

A presentation of the various environmental projects the research group works on.

Routine Administration of Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 to Prevent Childhood Infections in Young Indian Children

Pneumonia and diarrhea are among the leading causes of poor health and death in young cildren of developing countries. Many of these children have inadequate intakes of several vitamins and mineralsh.

mVAC

Mobile innovations in recording child vaccination and health data in immunization registers

PROMISE PEP: Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV

A randomised controlled trial comparing the efficacy of infant peri-exposure prophylaxis with Lopinavir/Ritonavir (LPV/r) versus Lamivudine to prevent HIV-1 transmission by breastfeeding

Litigating health rights. Can courts bring more justice to health? Alicia Ely...

Right to health through litigation? Can court enforced health rights improve health policy?

The project investigates whether litigation can make health policies and -systems in poor countries more equitable by forcing policy-makers and administrators to take seriously their human rights obligations.

PROMISE EBF: 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.

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.

EntVac: Developing vaccines against diarrhea caused by Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Shigella

Diarrhea and dysentery are important killers of children in developing countries. These diseases also contribute to malnutrition. Vaccines give a very favorable return on public health investment.

Evaluation of the Impact of the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness Strategy on Neonatal and Infant Mortality

This is a cluster-randomized trial in Haryana, North India.

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.

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Occupational medicine

A presentation of the various projects in Occupational medicine the research group works on.

Patient simulator: Neo-Natalie, from the Laerdal Foundation

Laryngeal mask vs. bag-mask ventilation in neonatal resuscitation, Uganda

Providing effective ventilation is extremely important in successful neonatal resuscitation, but doing this with a mask requires high skills and continuous training. Observations indicate that the newest laryngeal masks are easier to use for untrained staff, thus reducing the risk of birth asphyxia.

PROMISE SB: Saving Brains in Uganda and Burkina Faso

Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) has been associated with better cognition in some developed countries. In this project scientists from Uganda and Burkina Faso will assess whether EBF promotion enhances human capital formation including cognitive function, mental and general health.

STOPENTERICS: Vaccination against Shigella and ETEC: novel antigens, novel approaches

The objective of this project is to contribute to the development of vaccines against Shigella and ETEC for children of the developing world.

Vaccines for childhood diarrhea in low- and middle-income countries

Diarrhea is one of the main causes of ill health, malnutrition, and death among young children living in low- and middle-income countries. One of the most important causes of diarrhea among these children is infection with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains that secrete the heat-stable...

GLOBVAC Projects

The primary objective of the Global health and vaccination research programme (GLOBVAC) is to support high-quality research with potential for high impact that can contribute to sustainable improvements in health and health equity for poor people in low- and lower-middle income countries.