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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.
Gruppebilde fra deltakere fra seminaret i Bærum
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.
forsiden av årsrapporten
SEFAS' Annual Report 2018 (24.01.2019)
Our highlights from research, international collaboration and dissemination.
Bryggen metaphor
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.
Illustrasjon/screen shot av nettside for kurs
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.
Kjellstadli med to kolleger.
- This stay has provided me with new tools for doing research (23.11.2018)
SEFAS' PhD student at a six months exchange as Postgraduate Fellow at Yale School of Medicine, Geriatrics.
Norwegian group at discussions at Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan
Strengthening the Norway-Bhutan academic collaborations (21.11.2018)
Long term networks through the Kolaas’ engagement in Bhutan has given new opportunities for exchange in acadmic training and Research.
Beating the DRUM event with Global Financing Facility in Oslo November 5
Professor Ole Frithjof Norheim leading discussion at international GFF event (06.11.2018)
The international event "Beating the DRUM" co-hosted by Norwegian government focused on domestic resource use and mobilization for accelerating progress towards SDG3. It featured roundtable discussions about increasing public-sector revenue to improve health in an efficient and equitable way. Norheim, director of the Global Health Priority Research Group, was the moderator of one of these... Read more
Medical student from Japan is doing research on data from Norwegian Nursing Homes (05.11.2018)
Erika Ito is a third year medical student at Tohoku University in Sendai in Japan and as part of her study she is four months in Bergen to do research.

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