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Making your own health system – it is not as easy as it might look! (10.09.2020)
What if it was up to you to restore the health system to a war-ravaged country that has finally achieved peace? How would you prioritise and allocate resources within a limited budget? What infrastructures would you build and where? What programmes would you implement?
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Meaning to do good, but … (01.09.2020)
The Centre for Health Research and Development at the Society for Applied Studies in New Delhi undertook a large randomized controlled trial in India together with CISMAC researchers and the Haryana government to estimate the effect of the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses strategy (IMNCI).
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Andrea Melberg won IGS’s Publication Prize for 2019 (26.05.2020)
Five publications were nominated for the Department’s annual award.
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Call for CMI-UiB Collaboration Funds 2020 (29.04.2020)
Chr. Michelsen Institute and the University of Bergen have a long-standing agreement to strengthen development-related research in Bergen. We now invite applications for collaboration between our two institutions. Deadline 20 June, 2020.
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A million thanks!! (31.03.2020)
Overnight March 12-13, UiB became a digital university. This meant everything, even the pinnacle of university study – PhD Defences – went online. The transformation is working - thanks to the concerted efforts of many.
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In memory of Maharaj Kishan Bhan (28.01.2020)
It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of Dr Maharaj K. Bhan, member of CISMAC Executive Committee and a close friend. Dr Bhan died in Delhi on 26 January. He was 72 years old and leaves behind his wife, two children and a large group of researchers and health professionals whom he mentored during his generous life. - Josè Martines, Ingvild Fossgård Sandøy, Ane Straume and... Read more
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Lelisa Fekadu Assebe: Analysing communicable disease interventions (14.01.2020)
PhD Candidate, Lelisa Fekadu Assebe, is studying evidence-based, cost-effective policy-making and priority setting of public health interventions in Ethiopia that are addressing three major global health threats: malaria, HIV, and TB.
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Celebrating Depth, Relevance, and Impact (10.12.2019)
Following celebrations held at Makerere University in Uganda last month, UiB hosted a breakfast seminar at Christie Café with participants in the many collaborative activities on-going at the University of Bergen.
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UiB-Bhutan collaborators participate in international conference (05.12.2019)
The Global Mental Health research group (GMHRG) at CIH is embarking on a collaboration with researchers from Bhutan. Together they were responsible for 2 presentations at the 5th International Conference on Medical & Health Sciences 2019.
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The team that started UiB’s largest and most comprehensive collaboration (12.11.2019)
The collaboration between Makerere University and UiB was initiated by Endre Lillethun. It first focused on restoring Physics teaching and training at the University, and quickly expanded to include Chemistry, Biology and Science Education. Over 30 years, it has grown to include many other subject areas.
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30 years - let's celebrate! (12.11.2019)
A delegation from the University of Bergen (UiB), travelled to Makerere University (Mak) in Kampala, Uganda, to celebrate 30 years of inter-institutional collaboration.
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Ravi Prakash Upadhyay: Investigating the impact of nutritional interventions on neurodevelopment in young Indian children (30.10.2019)
PhD Candidate, Ravi Prakash Upadhyay, writes about his PhD and research activity.
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BSRS 2020: Actionable knowledge to meet global challenges (16.10.2019)
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, BSRS 2020 was organised as a virtual research school. 
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Conversations about sex need multi-level approaches (08.07.2019)
CIH/CISMAC researcher, Joar Svanemyr has published about his work with the RISE project in Zambia. The paper is also presented in the UK edition of the Conversation.
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Cleaning can be bad for your health?? (31.05.2019)
Professor Cecilie Svanes’ research results went viral, and have been discussed in the British Parliament and in the popular press.
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Lifestyles and behaviours impact health across several generations (31.05.2019)
Professor Cecilie Svanes at the Centre for International Health is a specialist in pulmonary and internal medicine. She shared the most recent results from several large studies, which seem to indicate that the pre-adolescent health and behaviour of fathers is a critical window for optimising the health of future generations.
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Call for CMI-UiB Collaboration Funds 2019 (13.05.2019)
Chr. Michelsen Institute and the University of Bergen have a long-standing agreement to strengthen development-related research in Bergen. We now invite applications for collaboration between our two institutions. Deadline 14 June, 2019.
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Establishing the groundwork for a new international partnership (12.04.2019)
One of the CIH’s most important resources is the many long-term, stable, productive partnerships Centre researchers have been able to establish with researchers and institutions in Africa and Asia.

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