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The Vision 2030 innovation student competition (02.02.2015)
In a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, you are invited to take part in a competition to create a smartphone app mockup for girls’ education. The app must be suitable for use both in Norway and in developing countries.
Cover of book - Community-oriented health services
New e-book: Community-oriented health services (13.01.2015)
A new ground-breaking textbook switches focus from the individual’s health perspective to the community’s participation in health management and promotion. CIH Professor is contributing to the book.
John Normann Melheim, leiar av LHL, og Cecilie Svanes, vinnar av kolsprisen 2014.
Cecilie Svanes receives research award (26.11.2014)
Svanes is one of the most cited lung health researchers in Norway. She was recently awarded the Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) award for her longstanding effort in asthma and COPD research.
Priorities in Norway
Open and just - priorities in the Norwegian healthcare services (17.11.2014)
On November 12th, the Norwegian Commission on Priority Setting in Health Care, handed over their report to the Norwegian Minister of Health, Bent Høie. The Commission is lead by Professor Ole Frithjof Norheim of Global Health Priorities, University of Bergen.
Translational ethics
New publication on translational ethics (17.10.2014)
There is an epistemological gap between theoretical and practical approaches to bioethics. A new article from Global Health Priorities researcher Kristine Bærøe aims at helping to bridge this gap.
The UN Millennium Goals managed to successfully engage national leaders. What should be the focus of the new goals?
Premature death can be reduced by 40% in 20 years (19.09.2014)
The period for UNs Millennium Development Goals is about to expire. What should be the focus of new goals? What has proved to be a success? In a new study published in Lancet an international group of researchers suggest specific targets in addition to the broader UN health goal.
Editorial in Science Magazine: "Halving premature death" by Ole Frithjof Norheim and co-authors (12.09.2014)
In an editorial in this week's Science Magazine, Richard Peto, Alan D. Lopez and Ole Frithjof Norheim write that "for many countries, halving their 2010 under-50 mortality rate by 2030 would be a feasible target; worldwide, it would avoid 10 million of the 20 million deaths projected for 2030".
Mother and child
Health achievements in child health are improving in Ethiopia (04.09.2014)
In the end of August the Global Health Priorities researchers Eirin Krüger Skaftun and Ole Frithjof Norheim, together with Merima Ali from Chr. Michelsen Institute, published a new article in Plos One: “Understanding inequality in Child Health in Ethiopia: Health Achievements are Improving in the Period 2000-2011”. The study aims to give a better understanding of existing inequalities in child... Read more
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New publication on identifying the worse off across diseases (03.09.2014)
A new article published in Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation (CERA) by Global Health Priorities researchers Frode Lindemark, Ole Frithjof Norheim and Kjell Arne Johansson illustrates how information from published health economic evaluations can be used to measure lifetime QALYs, absolute and proportional shortfall of QALYs for eight different example diseases. Resource allocation... Read more
Organ Donation
Ethical challenges to care in donor situations (06.08.2014)
The need for organ donations can create ethical challenges for healthcare professionals.
Family Planning
Differences in hormonal contraception use between “native” and “immigrant” women in Norway (05.08.2014)
Understanding these differences will enable Norwegian public health professions to better provide adequate family planning guidance.
Legemidler og utstyr til behandling og oppfølging av diabetes.
Are we overtreating nursing home patients with diabetes? (03.07.2014)
PhD candidate Lillan Mo Andreassen have investigated drug therapy and glycemic control in nursing home patients with diabetes, and found very low blood glucose levels in several of them.
Universal Health Coverage
Working Towards Fairness and Equality (16.06.2014)
The goal of universal health coverage is high on many global and national agendas – how can it be attained?
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Reducing pain in patients with dementia (26.05.2014)
According to PhD student, Reidun Karin Sandvik, and her fellow authors on a recently published paper, pain is frequently experienced and distressing to people with dementia.
Low education increases risk of heart disease (29.04.2014)
While in general, fewer Norwegians have suffered from cardiovascular disease, women with lower education levels show an increasing risk.
Praxeology book
New Book: Praxeology (29.04.2014)
“Praxeological Nursing Science – what is it? A discussion with subjective and objective alternatives.”
hip fracture
Many Fear Having a Hip Fracture … (10.04.2014)
… with good reason: hip fractures are associated with increased mortality.
Global Health 2035
Grounds for Optimism in Global Health (10.04.2014)
Professor Ole Frithjof Norheim comments on the Lancet Commission’s Global Health 2035 Report, celebrating 20 years since WDR 1993.

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