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Ane Johannessen ERS Prize
Air Pollution Linked to Sick Leave Even 2 Decades Later (24.09.2018)
Ane Johannessen, a researcher at CIH, has been awarded the ERS Best Abstract Grant for Health Lungs for Life.
Global Health Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources Commons Officially Opens (20.09.2018)
The Centre of International Health (CIH) is part of a global action to improve the practice of continuous learning, collaboration, and change in the education sector.
Susanna Myrnerts Höök and first NeoSupra trial patient
Susanna Myrnerts Höök: Helping Neonates Survive the First Day of Life (17.09.2018)
Susanna Myrnerts Höök is a Paediatric Specialist from the Sachs' Children and Youth Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. The last 4 years she has been involved in research projects focusing on neonatal resuscitation in Kampala, Uganda, a low-resource setting. The work led her to start a PhD September 2016.
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!
Studenter i gruppearbeid
-The Quota programme should be continued (24.08.2018)
The consequences of the discontinuation of the Quota programme in 2015 is under evaluation.
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.
drug use
Seminar with internationally renown researcher on dementia (21.08.2018)
Thursday August 23rd at 14:00 Raymond Koopmans will visit Kalfarveien 31
CIH PhDs
Check out CIH’s PhDs! (31.07.2018)
In the 2017 Annual Report, CIH reported more than 60 PhD candidates. Learn more about what they are doing!
Jovita Kakia Amurwon
Jovita Kakia Amurwon: Gathering insights through qualitative approaches (30.07.2018)
Jovita Kakia Amurwon is a PhD student at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, and a guest PhD student at CIH, University of Bergen.
ABC of HIV/AIDS
Reflections on the HIV Epidemic in northern Tanzania (24.07.2018)
In 3 filmed interviews spanning over 30 years, Neurologist and Researcher, William Howlett reflects on the on-going HIV epidemic, from the first documented case to the situation today.
Rutawerga lab
David Rutagwera: Focusing on saving the kids (23.07.2018)
CIH PhD Candidate, David Rutagwera, aims to reduce infections caused by HIV shed in breastmilk to as close to 0% as possible, so that every child can begin life without the HIV+ burden.
Josephine Tumuhamye reading plates
Josephine Tumuhamye: Reducing the Neonatal Mortality Rate (23.07.2018)
PhD candidate Josephine Tumuhamye uses her laboratory skills to study how mothers might be implicated in neonatal infections.
Uganda Famine Karamoja
William Howlett – Humanitarian and Global Health specialist (23.07.2018)
William Howlett is a Visiting Researcher at CIH. Based in northern Tanzania for much of his medical and research career, he is renowned for his commitment and dedication to improving health in Tanzania, and beyond.
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.
SFF plaque
A Second 5 Years! (27.06.2018)
CISMAC will continue as a Centre of Excellence for another 5 years!

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