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New Lancet report out: High-quality health systems in the Sustainable Development Goals era: time for a revolution (03.10.2018)
The report by The Lancet Global Health Commission on High Quality Health Systems, co-authored by leader in the GHP research group Ole Frithjof Norheim, sets a new definition for “quality health systems,” and finds that improved health system quality could prevent over 8 million deaths and improve the health outcomes of millions more each year in low- and middle-income countries. The report... Read more
African Children outside in a rural area, looking at the photograper
From Past to Future (02.10.2018)
30 years with Centre for International Health University of Bergen. Scientific seminar: From Past to Future in Global Health. Reflections after 30 years with Centre for International Health University of Bergen
Research assessors Scale 8
Training research staff for community-based studies (06.09.2018)
Some reflections and suggestions based on experiences gleaned from work in rural Pakistan.
IGS Department Meeting
IGS Department Meeting Aug 2018 (31.08.2018)
Steady progress on multiple fronts!
Field photo from eRegistry project
A Window of Opportunity in Palestine (23.08.2018)
The eRegistry research project in Palestine is led by Frederik Frøen, a researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), in collaboration with the Palestinian National Institute of Public Health, World Health Organization and the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
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Seminar with internationally renown researcher on dementia (21.08.2018)
Thursday August 23rd at 14:00 Raymond Koopmans will visit Kalfarveien 31
Stakeholder process
Translating academic ethics to real world practice (09.07.2018)
How can we secure that decision makers in health are being held accountable for how they prioritize – also to those who are negatively affected by the decisions made? A newly published paper in International Journal of Health Policy and Management presents a checklist to ensure legitimate stakeholder participation in healthcare decisions.
Gruppebilde av seminardeltakerne underveis i seminaret.
Having the Municipalities of Bærum and Bergen on board (29.06.2018)
SEFAS has started our new RCN-financed Project LIVE@Home.Path aimed at improving the quality of time spend at home for persons with dementia.
Bilde av SEFAS' leder og eldreministerens på sistnevntes kontor
Minister for the Elderly and Public Health asks SEFAS for input (29.06.2018)
The Minister wanted our views on how to improve palliative care for the elderly and people with dementia.
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A Second 5 Years! (27.06.2018)
CISMAC will continue as a Centre of Excellence for another 5 years!
UiB Magazine 2018/2019
UiB Magazine 2018/2019 (21.06.2018)
The latest English language UiB Magazine is now published with input from IGS, CIH and CISMAC!
Ole Frithjof Norheim receiving the award
Awarded research group of the year! (18.06.2018)
The Global Health Priorities Research Group was awarded research group of the year by the Faculty of Medicine at UiB.
policy brief by Eirik J. Tranvåg (29.05.2018)
Guri Rørtveit
IGS Department Day 2018 (22.05.2018)
IGS holds an annual gathering for the whole Department on the second Wednesday in May. Led and organized by the Department’s Research Committee, the Day provides an opportunity for people from this large and diverse Department to meet and mingle.
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Interdisciplinary networks enhance care home research (08.05.2018)
Norways' Elderly-BOTT can learn from network infrastructures in the Netherlands and UK.
Renowned biostatistician holds CISMAC-supported statistics course (03.05.2018)
Stan Lemeshow, Professor of Biostatistics at the College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus in the US held a CISMAC-supported course in “Logistic Regression” in our partner institution, Innlandet Hospital Trust 12 - 16 March 2018.
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CISMAC Annual Report 2017 (03.05.2018)
In this year's annual report you can read about the large portfolio of CISMAC's research studies as well as other approaches to produce valuable research findings.
Field in Madhesh region in Nepal
Fostering linkages between CISMAC partner scientists (27.04.2018)
On 11 March 2018 a satellite meeting was held to explore opportunities and mechanisms to foster and strengthen linkages between CISMAC partner scientists. 18 participant from 9 partner institutions in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Uganda, Zambia and Norway participated.

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