News archive for Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care

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.

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

Give and take in sick leave negotiations (26.06.2015)

A focus-group study involving 2 researchers from the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS) found that General Practitioners (GPs) seem to consciously negotiate when dealing with sick leave issues.

Girls from Zambia teach other youth about their right to education. Photo: Jessica Lea/DFID (Flickr, CC license)

CISMAC study in Zambia receives GLOBVAC funding (25.06.2015)

The study will examine links between adolescent pregnancies and different approaches to empower adolescent girls in Zambia.

COST-Action (TD1005) International researchers

Gather to share research about dementia (25.06.2015)

The 7th International Congress of Pain in Dementia gathered leading researchers on dementia in Bergen, Norway. The goal was to share knowledge, raise awareness and find solutions to challenges related to pain in people with dementia.

Makerere project Drug Shop Integrated Care

Social Innovation Recognition for PhD Candidate (22.06.2015)

PhD Candidate Phyllis Awor is part of a research group working on improving quality of care at drug shops in Uganda.

Sustainable Development Goals to meet Global Development Challenges (19.06.2015)

The University of Bergen’s (UiB’s) Bergen Summer Research School (BSRS) 2015 is being held 15-27 June. The faculty team leading this summer’s programme are largely based at UiB’s Centre for International Health (CIH).

How should we understand equality in health? (15.06.2015)

Is equality best understood as a distributive concern, or should it be viewed as a social and political ideal? The former view dominates in the justice and health literature, but in a new essay Gry Wester and Kristin Vogt explore the latter view.