Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care

Information from IGS:

The Department hosts one of three UiB Priority Areas: Global Challenges

New semester

New Master's student at the Faculty of Medicine

Opening session for master students at the Faculty of Medicine fall 2019

MIGRATION

Released the first international book on migrant health

Esperanza Diaz at IGS has published the first book in history In English on migrant health – a resource for general practitioners.

Comment

-On abortion, the global GAG rule and local context

Marte Haaland and Joseph Mumba Zulu have published a comment in The Lancet Global Health on abortion, the global GAG rule and the importance of local context.

Research

New study involving persons with dementia/cognitive impairment and their caregivers

We are seeking persons with dementia or cognitive impairment and their caregivers to the new study LIVE@Home. Path. The goal of the project is to increase knowledge about the elderly with dementia living at home, and how to improve the dementia pathway in health care services.

News

Heather allore togheter with Bettina Husebø

SEFAS and Yale collaboration

Yale professor Heather Allore visited Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine (SEFAS). She is working together with Professor Bettina Husebø on the upcoming SFI-application.