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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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Haplin power analysis: a software module for power and sample size calculations in genetic association analyses of family triads and unrelated controls (11.04.2019)
We introduce a new and complete tool in the R package Haplin for power and sample size calculations in genetic association studies, readily applicable to data in MoBa or Harvest. The article is published in BMC Bioinformatics
Family home in Malawi
Understanding the other side (09.04.2019)
Medical research student, Mehma Pannu, says that actually being a researcher gave her an insight into the “other side”. Instead of, as a medical student, taking research results as hard facts, understanding more about the research process has made her more objective.
Anthony Waruru CROI
Using spatial-temporal data analyses to explain impact of HIV treatment in Kenya (12.03.2019)
Although across Kenya there has been a significant decrease in HIV positivity between 2015 and 2017, there are still some gaps that can be identified through spatial-temporal analyses and modelling. A PhD student from CIH talked about his work with spatial-temporal analyses at the prestigious CROI conference held 4-7 March, 2019 in Seattle.
Saving people from the harm of death, Oxford University Press
Saving people from the harm of death (22.02.2019)
This is the first volume to connect philosophical discussions on the harm of death with discussions on population health, adjusting the ways in which death is evaluated. Edited by post doc in the GHP Research Group Carl Tollef Solberg and associated member of the group Espen Gamlund (professor in philosophy). Foreword by professor of Moral Philosophy Jeff McMahan.
CIH staff
Position open: Professor - Associate Professor of Medicine in Global Health (22.02.2019)
There is a permanent full-time position (100%) as Professor of Medicine (Global Health) open at the University of Bergen, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for International Health. If there are no qualified applicants for the Professor position, candidates will also be considered for an Associate Professor position.
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Kick-start for a new study (20.02.2019)
LIVE@Home.Path - a new, innovative and multi-disciplinary study, focusing on home-dwelling persons with dementia.
Ugandan News
International study in the Ugandan News (14.02.2019)
The study involves researchers from Norway, England and Uganda. It will investigate how relatively simple measures relating to hand hygiene can help to prevent newborn infections in Uganda.
Research coordinator Linn Knudsen in conversation with the expert panel
Explaining global health priorities (06.02.2019)
GHP kicking of Day Zero at the SDG 2019 conference with the "Global health priorities explained" seminar.
Countries working together to save babies (06.02.2019)
Researchers from Norway, England and Uganda have just been awarded a €5.9 million grant study how relatively simple measures relating to hand hygiene can help to prevent newborn infections in Uganda.
Minister of Health Ethiopia, Amir Aman
Ethiopia renews its commitment to Universal Health Coverage (28.01.2019)
The Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia renews its commitment to actions towards universal health coverage (UHC). The re-definition of the Essential Health Service Packages (EHSP), which the Global Health Priorities Research Group is involved in, is defined as one of the most important steps forward.
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SEFAS' Annual Report 2018 (24.01.2019)
Our highlights from research, international collaboration and dissemination.
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IGS General Assembly 16 Jan. 2019 (18.01.2019)
Summarising 2018 and looking ahead to 2019 at IGS
Magnus Vollset
The history of a concept: the epidemiological transition (18.01.2019)
IGS’ first General Meeting of 2019 opened with an inaugural lecture by newly appointed Associate Professor in the History of Medicine, Magnus Vollset.
CISMAC
Course on Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (10.01.2019)
June 2019 CISMAC will be offering a course on systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Alemselam Zebdewos Orsango
Alemselam Zebdewos Orsango: Researching amaranth potential to prevent anemia. (02.01.2019)
Alemselam Zebdewos’ study deals with child anemia, which is common childhood malnutrition and which includes diagnosed nutritional deficiency problems.
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Online course about violence, peace and health work (19.12.2018)
The Medical Peace Work project and the University of Bergen offer two interactive Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) early in 2019.
CIH 30 Years
Celebrating 30 years of international health (11.12.2018)
Centre for International Health celebrated its 30th anniversary with a large seminar at the University Aula.

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