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Creating frameworks that promote the role of health economics in health policymaking across Africa (25.11.2024)
African and European researchers in the HEPI-Project support East and West African health systems to sustainably strengthen their health economic foundations.
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Global estimates of leukemia incidence by subtype (20.11.2024)
The paper presents estimated leukemia incidences for different leukemia subtypes by country, world region, and human developmental index.
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How can we reduce adolescent pregnancies in low- and middle-income countries? (14.11.2024)
A large study from Zambia, published in eClinicalMedicine, found that financial support combined with comprehensive sexuality education and community dialogue meetings, can moderately reduce adolescent births and increase the proportion of girls who complete basic education
PhD students Shanshan Xu and Robin Mzati Sinsamala from the Greenness, Air Pollution, and health (GAP) research group attended the Urban Transitions 2024 conference in Sitges, Spain
GAP PhD students attend Urban Transitions 2024 Conference (11.11.2024)
PhD students Shanshan Xu and Robin Mzati Sinsamala from the Greenness, Air Pollution, and health (GAP) research group attended the Urban Transitions 2024 conference held from 5-7 November in Sitges, Spain, an event closely aligned with the GAP´s focus on the health impacts of urban air pollution and greenness exposure.
Table of air quality standards, comparing annual limit values for PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 between WHO and the EU, expressed in micrograms per cubic meter.
GAP research group welcomes new EU air quality legislation (11.11.2024)
On 14 October 2024, the EU Council formally adopted the revised Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD). This pivotal legislation introduces stricter limits on major air pollutants such as particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3), aligning it more with the World Health Organization (WHO)'s 2021 air quality guidelines (AQGs).
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New course: "Better Workplaces in Low- and Middle-Income Countries" (08.11.2024)
Sign up for a free course in occupational health.
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Use of drugs and chronic conditions after thyroid cancer (04.11.2024)
In Norway, approximately 500 new cases of thyroid cancer are diagnosed annually. About half of those diagnosed are less than 50 years old, and females constitute two thirds of the patients. The incidence of thyroid cancer is on the rise both in Norway and worldwide. Fortunately, the prognosis is quite good, and most patients are cured by surgery alone. Because the surgical treatment often... Read more