Home
University of Bergen
Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care

News archive for Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care

Cancer
CANCER – individual studies to a global overview (22.10.2015)
Cancer was the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease globally in 2013. Over the past few months, researchers from different research groups at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS) have been involved in a number of individual studies and one important global review.
Bernt Lintjørn GLOBVAC Programme
Research Council of Norway visits GLOBVAC in Ethiopia (19.10.2015)
The Research Council of Norway (RCN) visited Ethiopia, one of its prioritized focus countries for Norwegian development cooperation, to see 6 of its Programme for Global Health and Vaccination Research (GLOBVAC) projects first-hand.
et skilt med Rehabilitation på
Early Supported Discharge after Stroke in Bergen (19.10.2015)
Håkon Hofstad defended his PhD thesis 2. november 2015 at the University of Bergen. Title of the thesis: “Early Supported Discharge after stroke in Bergen. Effects on functional outcome and outcome predictors studied in a threearmed randomised controlled trial comparing rehabilitation in a day unit and in the patients`homes with treatment as usual”
picture of doctor at his desk
Resource scarcity requires difficult choices in Ethiopia (15.10.2015)
Nine out of ten physicians have regretted their choice of profession due to lack of resources and difficult rationing dilemmas.
Bilde fra prosjektet SeeTheChild - Uganda
Neurodevelopment and mental health of children (09.10.2015)
In early October the Research Group for Global Mental Health at CIH attended the 15th Congress of the International Federation for Psychiatric Epidemiology and hosted one of the symposia.
the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
A Global First (28.09.2015)
The United Nation’s Global Goals for Sustainable Development (SDG) were officially launched Friday 25 September 2015. Never before have so many peoples and countries agreed about something.
picture of commission webpage
Ole Frithjof Norheim member of new Lancet commission on NCDs (24.09.2015)
Professor and research group leader Ole Frithjof Norheim is one of 22 commissioners contributing to the new Lancet Commission on Refraiming NCDs and and Injuries for the Poorest Billion.
Improving quality of life for the elderly
Improving quality of life for the elderly (14.09.2015)
From reducing the incidence of hip fracture, to better understanding mental health and treating pain, IGS researchers have recently been involved in a number of studies presenting results that aim to improve life quality for the elderly as well as providing more support for health care professionals.
riding bicyckles in forest
The role of personal responsibility in fair health care (04.09.2015)
Could it be fair to use people's life-style choices with potential adverse impact on their health as criteria for priority settings in health care? This question is thoroughly addressed by a new paper recently published online in Journal of Medical Ethics. The paper is written by our research group member Kristine Bærøe together with Cornelius Cappelen.
picture of pills
Accountability key to implement agreements fighting antibiotic resistance (25.08.2015)
Post.doc. Trygve Ottersen has published an article as part of a special symposium in Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics on the global treath of antibiotic resistance.
picture of doctor with arms crossed
Conscientious objection by health care professionals - positive or problematic? (25.08.2015)
Health care professionals' refusals to provide certain medical goods and services that they consider morally objectionable is a well-known and often hotly debated phenomenon. In this review paper for Philosophy Compass, post doc and group member Gry Wester provides an introduction and overview of some of the key issues.
part of book cover
Thoughts on how to save humanity (21.08.2015)
Post.doc. and research group member Trygve Ottersen is contributing alongside prominant politicians and leaders like Margaret Chan, Bill Clinton and Jonas Gahr Støre in this new book from Oxford university Press.
child growth
Open seminar on “Assessing Child Nutritional Status” (21.08.2015)
Should the 2006 recommended WHO Child Growth Standards be the global reference?
stop TB
When is a cough more than just a cough? (21.08.2015)
A timely diagnosis of TB can save lives – not only for the person with TB, but also by limiting further spreading of the disease.
Cover: Annual Report CIH 2014
Annual Report CIH 2014 (09.07.2015)
Read about new doctors, degrees, projects and other activities at Centre for International Health in 2014 in our annual report.
Film: How to get to CIH (09.07.2015)
To improve the cooperation between staff at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care who are situated both in Kalfarveien 31 and in Overlege Danielsens Hus, this film was made in spring 2015.
Cod liver oil - illustration: Colourbox
Vitamin D intake and MS risk: Is timing important? (29.06.2015)
Vitamin D, consumed via oily fish or cod liver oil supplements, may lower the risk of adult-onset multiple sclerosis (MS). Adolescence may be a particularly susceptible life period for such vitamin D-based risk reduction.
seriously ill infants
Predicting recovery time in sick infants (26.06.2015)
Being better able to identify the most seriously ill infants is of great importance in terms of being best able to prioritise health resources, particularly is developing countries where such resources are limited. Two researchers from the Centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health (CISMAC) were part of a study that has identified predictors of recovery time in infants with... Read more

Pages