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What is Global Health Norway?

Global Health Norway is a network of the major Norwegian institutions in the educational, hospital and research institute sectors involved in global health activities, including research, education and capacity strengthening. Read more about the partner institutions.

The aims of the network are, among others, to

• Facilitate high quality in global health research and education in Norway
• Inform the public about Norwegian efforts and activities in global Health
• Maintain an overview of global health projects and funding opportunities
• Promote inter-regional and inter-sectoral collaboration on research proposals
• Promote collaboration between the hospital sector, educational sector, the national research council, NGOs, the private sector and Norad

Mandate

• Revised mandate for Global Health Norway 16.12.2017 - Norwegian text

What is global health?

Global health is defined as efforts toward "improved Health for the world population, reduced health inequalities, and solutions to cross-border and cross-sectoral health challenges. These efforts include disease prevention, robust Health systems, universal access to good health care and health security for all. (...) Global Health cannot be reduced to development cooperation. The global health agenda also includes regional and bilateral arenas, and is in no way limited to the poorest countries. (...) The complexity of the global health challenges necessitates flexibility and ability to merge perspectives from different policy areas."

Source: Norwegian government white paper no. 11 (2011–2012) "Global helse i utenriks- og utviklingspolitikken", page 8: Link. [Our translation.]

Minutes from Board Meetings

All minutes are in Norwegian

Board meeting 5 April 2024

Board meeting 15 November 2023
Board meeting 24 March 2023

Board meeting 21 November 2022
Board meeting 21 March 2022

Board meeting 25 October 2021
Board meeting 10 March 2021

Board meeting 26 November 2020
Board meeting 14 May 2020

Board meeting13 December 2019
Board meeting 27 August 2019

Board meeting 21 November 2018
Board Meeting 3 May 2018

Board Meeting 16 November 2017
Board Meeting 19 January 2017

Editorial policy

• The Global Health Norway website should be the most important hub for information for Health personnel, research councils, researchers, students, policy makers and the public about global health activities in Norway.
• All articles are published with a named author.
• All articles should explicitly state that the views reflected are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Global Health Norway's Board or other bodies.
• The Head of the Secretariat is the Editor-in-Chief of the website.