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New study highlights challenges immigrants face in following COVID-19 guidelines in Norway (03.01.2025)
A recent qualitative study uncovers significant barriers that immigrants in Norway encounter in adhering to COVID-19 infection control measures, shedding light on the need for improved public health strategies and communication.
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A PhD candidate from the GAP research group successfully completed the defense (28.12.2024)
Shanshan Xu of the Greenness, Air Pollution, and health (GAP) research group at the University of Bergen successfully defended her PhD thesis on “Effects of long-term air pollution and greenness exposures on mortality and respiratory health. The Life-GAP project" on 16 December 2024.
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Creating frameworks that promote the role of health economics in health policymaking across Africa (25.11.2024)
African and European researchers in the HEPI-Project support East and West African health systems to sustainably strengthen their health economic foundations.
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Global estimates of leukemia incidence by subtype (20.11.2024)
An up-to-date description of the global burden of leukemia by subtype utilizing population-based cancer registries from around the world.
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How can we reduce adolescent pregnancies in low- and middle-income countries? (14.11.2024)
A large study from Zambia, published in eClinicalMedicine, found that financial support combined with comprehensive sexuality education and community dialogue meetings, can moderately reduce adolescent births and increase the proportion of girls who complete basic education
PhD students Shanshan Xu and Robin Mzati Sinsamala from the Greenness, Air Pollution, and health (GAP) research group attended the Urban Transitions 2024 conference in Sitges, Spain
GAP PhD students attend Urban Transitions 2024 Conference (11.11.2024)
PhD students Shanshan Xu and Robin Mzati Sinsamala from the Greenness, Air Pollution, and health (GAP) research group attended the Urban Transitions 2024 conference held from 5-7 November in Sitges, Spain, an event closely aligned with the GAP´s focus on the health impacts of urban air pollution and greenness exposure.
Table of air quality standards, comparing annual limit values for PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 between WHO and the EU, expressed in micrograms per cubic meter.
GAP research group welcomes new EU air quality legislation (11.11.2024)
On 14 October 2024, the EU Council formally adopted the revised Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD). This pivotal legislation introduces stricter limits on major air pollutants such as particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3), aligning it more with the World Health Organization (WHO)'s 2021 air quality guidelines (AQGs).
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New course: "Better Workplaces in Low- and Middle-Income Countries" (08.11.2024)
Sign up for a free course in occupational health.
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Use of drugs and chronic conditions after thyroid cancer (04.11.2024)
In Norway, approximately 500 new cases of thyroid cancer are diagnosed annually. About half of those diagnosed are less than 50 years old, and females constitute two thirds of the patients. The incidence of thyroid cancer is on the rise both in Norway and worldwide. Fortunately, the prognosis is quite good, and most patients are cured by surgery alone. Because the surgical treatment often... Read more
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Prevalence and associated factors of alcohol use among primary school going children (6-13 years old) in Mbale District. (18.10.2024)
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
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GAP presented key perspectives on sustainability for new government white paper (15.10.2024)
At the open meeting for the upcoming government white paper on sustainability efforts, held on 16th September 2024 in Bergen, Professor Ane Johannessen presented key insights on integrating sustainable solutions into urban planning and public health.
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GAP research group contributes to University of Bergen’s Climate Health Initiative (15.10.2024)
Professor Ane Johannessen, the head of the Greenness, Air Pollution, and health (GAP) research group, is partner in the Climate Health Initiative (CHI) at the University of Bergen (UiB).
Panel discussion on Hot Topic at ERS: Overcoming the challenges of increasing urbanization for respiratory health
ERS 2024 Hot Topic: Urbanization and Respiratory Health (15.10.2024)
The Greenness, Air Pollution, and Health (GAP) research group helped organised a significant hot topic session at the European Respiratory Society Congress (ERS) 2024 in Vienna, emphasizing the transformative potential of urban environments for respiratory health.
Two researchers stand in front of their respective poster presentations at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) congress 2024.
Life-GAP project results at ERS Congress 2024 (15.10.2024)
PhD students Shanshan Xu and Robin Mzati Sinsamala, from the Life-GAP project presented their research at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Vienna, Austria, in September 2024.
Group photo of various research groups gathered outside the meeting room at the NH Danube City hotel in Vienna on September 7, 2024.
Collaborative insights at multi-project meeting in Vienna (15.10.2024)
Research groups from across Europe met in Vienna, Austria, to enhance collaboration on key respiratory health projects.
Researchers from the Respiratory Health in Northern Europe (RHINE) study consortium at Aarhus University on April 16, 2024. They are standing inside a campus building, in front of a large window with a view of green trees and a blue sky.
Annual Respiratory Health in Northern Europe (RHINE) meeting in Aarhus (15.10.2024)
The Aarhus RHINE study centre in Denmark hosted this year's Annual Respiratory Health in Northern Europe (RHINE) meeting on 15-16 April 2024.
Photo from the ERS Congress 2023 in Milan showing two people standing in front of a poster. On the left is Professor Ane Johannessen, and on the right is PhD student Robin Mzati Sinsamala.
GAP research group members presented their results at ERS Congress 2023 (14.10.2024)
In September 2023, the Greenness, Air Pollution and health (GAP) research group presented their latest research at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Milan, Italy, focusing on the environmental exposure to air pollution and greenness on health outcomes.
Two PhD students participating in a summer epidemiology course in Florence. On the left, a person smiles wearing a green dress; on the right, another smiles dressed in a black t-shirt and pants. They are posing in front of the campus garden.
Life-GAP project PhD students participated in renowned European Education Programme in Epidemiology (14.10.2024)
PhD students Shanshan Xu and Robin Mzati Sinsamala, from the Life-GAP project, have participated in the 35th annual European Education Programme in Epidemiology (EEPE), held from 19 June to 14 July, 2023.

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