News archive for Faculty of Medicine

Interview with Ole Frithjof Norheim about Universal Health Coverage (23.03.2018)

Director of Global Health Priorities Ole Frithjof Norheim was interviewed about Universal Health Coverage by the Journal of Health Systems & Reform.

SEFAS annual report 2017 (22.03.2018)

Read about our research, education and dissemination.

Lars A. Akslen receiving the token of the award, a painting.

Honorary Member of the Norwegian Society of Pathology (20.03.2018)

The CCBIO Director Lars A. Akslen was recently awarded as Honorary Member of the Norwegian Society of Pathology (DNP). Akslen has former been chairman of the association during two periods, 2008-2012.

Overcoming research challenges (16.03.2018)

The research process can be arduous, but few projects are also beset by as many natural disasters as the Peanut butter - B12 study by CIH researcher, Tor Strand, and colleagues in Nepal.

Jarle Rørvik (1954-2018) (13.03.2018)

We have just received the very sad news that Professor Jarle Rørvik unexpectedly passed away on March 1st 2018.

6: Traffic accidents, Sven Young

Prioritising research to attain SDG Goal 3: Health (13.03.2018)

Professors from CIH and colleagues presented a workshop addressing most of the indicators from Sustainable Development Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

More knowledge will reduce teenage pregnancies (07.03.2018)

CISMAC project in Zambia to be presented at the Christie Conference in Bergen

Et kengurusjal hjalp tvillingene inn i livet (07.03.2018)

CISMAC-forskere intervjuet i Bergens Tidende om metode for å redde tidligfødte barn

Launch of BCG study in Uganda (07.03.2018)

In 2015, it was estimated that 1 of 10 Ugandan children do not live beyond their fifth birthday and in total, 39,000 new-born die every year.

«Det aller viktigste framskrittet av alle» (07.03.2018)

Halvering i barnedødelighet er den mest grunnleggende positive endringen vi ser innenfor global helse, mener Dagfinn Høybråten, tidligere helseminister og styreleder for vaksinealliansen Gavi.

Equity indicators in randomised controlled trials (07.03.2018)

CISMAC co-organised a symposium on how to incorporate concerns to health equity into randomized control trials (RCTs)

Pregnancy and birth care in Burkina Faso (07.03.2018)

Reflections on the unintended consequences of the promotion of institutional pregnancy and birth care

CISMAC study on child development (07.03.2018)

The CISMAC team is happy to announce the inclusion of a new study on child development in rural Pakistan.

CISMAC Annual Report 2015 (07.03.2018)

In 2015, CISMAC scientists focused on finalizing formative research, protocols and instruments, and on obtaining ethical approvals. One of the studies started the recruitment of participants.

Can Chlorhexidine protect newborns from infections? (07.03.2018)

Visualization of all variants on chromosome 19

RareVariantVis: a new tool for visualization of causative variants in rare monogenic disorders using whole genome sequencing data. (07.03.2018)

A bioinformatic tool made by Tomasz Stokowy at the UiB Genomic Core Facility.