Global Health

Norge styrker helsesamarbeidet med Africa CDC

Tirsdag 18. mars signerte Norge en ny samarbeidsavtale med Africa CDC. Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI), Universitetet i Bergen (UiB), og Universitetet i Oslo (UiO) samarbeider alle med Africa CDC og er omfattet av den nye avtalen.

Global Health Norway Conference 2025

"Together for global health"

Remembering the SDG Conference in Bergen 2025

NFR Utlysning: Samarbeidsprosjekter innen global helse

Forskningsrådet lyser ut inntil 48 millioner til samarbeidsprosjekter innen global helse.

NTNU is now announcing a PhD position in Global Health Equity

New course: "Better Workplaces in Low- and Middle-Income Countries"

The University of Bergen has launched a free online course in occupational health.

Innspillsmøte om porteføljeplan for demokrati og global utvikling 8. januar 2025

Forskningsrådet inviterer til innspillsmøte om porteføljeplan for demokrati og global utvikling.

Innspillsmøtet vil finne sted 8 januar kl. 10.30-11.30. I møtet vil mål, prioriteringer og tiltak i utkastet til porteføljeplan bli gjennomgått. Målet er å følge opp Langtidsplan for forskning og høyere utdanning, Forskningsrådets målsetning og strategi.

Arrangør for 2025 konferansen er bekreftet

Vi er glade for å kunngjøre at arrangøren for neste års konferanse nå er bekreftet. Universitetet i Bergen, ved Det medisinske fakultet, har takket ja til å være vertskap for Global Helse Norge konferansen i 2025.

Arbeidet med å sette sammen komiteen og planlegge program starter snart, og vi ser frem til å dele mer informasjon om dato og tema så snart detaljene er klare

Ny utlysning: Forprosjekter innenfor global helse

Forskningsrådet lyser ut midler til forskningsmiljøer som ønsker å videreutvikle eller etablere nye likeverdige partnerskap med samarbeidspartnere i lav- eller lavere mellominntektsland, med sikte på å søke midler gjennom utlysningen av Kompetanse- og samarbeidsprosjekt innenfor global helse i 2025.

2nd Conference of the Eurasian Academic Alliance for Global Health

16-17 April 2024 the Eurasian Academic Alliance for Global Health is convening its 2nd international conference. The theme of the conference is Strengthening Health Workforce for Improving Health Security in the Eurasian Region. The conference offers online participation.

Horizon Europe grant awarded to NCD project in Ethiopia

A four million Euro grant has been awarded to the ENABLE research consortium to help prevent non-communicable diseases (NCD) and improve health and welfare in Ethiopia.

Global Health Norway Conference 2023 - Inequity and health system strengthening

What are the lessons learnt from the pandemic on how to overcome the challenges and prepare the global health community to build resilient health systems in the future? Global Health Norway invites to a conference to address components and issues essential to strengthening health systems in an inclusive, resilient, and equitable manner.

GLOBAL HEALTH DAY 2023 in Trondheim

Leaving no one behind
- Global surgery - a neglected part of the health care system?
- Who lags behind in the work to reach the SDG?

Introducing NTNU’s 2022 Global Health Annual Report

We are pleased to present our inaugural annual report, providing highlights of NTNU’s global health initiatives and accomplishments in 2022. The report offers a snapshot of our research, publications, educational efforts, and collaborative ventures.

18,5 millioner til forskningsprosjekt i Nepal

FHI fikk 21. mars 2023 innvilget 18.5 millioner kroner til et forskningsprosjekt på ikke-smittsomme sykdommer (NCD) i Nepal. Søknaden er utviklet sammen med våre partnere i Nepal og Australia, og involverer mange av FHIs ansatte.

Bidrar til fysioterapiutdanning og forskning i Nepal

Etter påske reiser en delegasjon fra fysioterapeututdanningen ved NTNU i Trondheim til Nepal i forbindelse med et prosjekt som skal styrke den akademiske kompetansen innen fysioterapiutdanning og fysioterapiforskning i landet.

Launch of a report - Seminar: Open and Inclusive: Fair Processes for Financing Universal Health Coverage

Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting, the World Bank and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in partnership with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation and the University of Oslo welcome you to a discussion on the key findings and policy implications of the report, “Open and Inclusive: Fair Processes for Financing Universal Health Coverage."

Call for proposals for organised sessions

The 13th edition of the European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) will be held in the Netherlands, Utrecht, on 20 – 23 November 2023. The overarching theme is Planetary health, focusing on all aspects related to planetary health including global health and tropical medicine.
Deadline for submission of an organised session: 19 Feb 2023

New Sustainable Health Unit at UiO

There is an interdisciplinary commitment to education and research at the Faculty of Medicine (MED) at UiO. The new unit from 1.1.2023 will be a knowledge cluster comprised of the existing units Centre for Global Health, Centre for Sustainability in Health Education (SHE) and a new Pandemic Centre.

GSK globalt har nå lansert Global Health Africa Open Lab

GSK globalt har nå lansert "Global Health Africa Open Lab”, hvor de inviterer forskere basert i Afrika til å søke om forskningsstøtte/utviklingsprogram med fokus på infeksjonssykdommer.

New call from The Research Council of Norway, deadline 8th February 2023

Funding is available for research on health improvements for vulnerable populations in low and lower-middle income countries (LLMICs). The research must be relevant to Sustainable Development Goal 3 “Good health for all” and its targets.

Global Health Norway Conference 2022 - 25 Nov

Climate change and global health - emphasize on working and life conditions

Date: November 25, 2022
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (CET)
Venue: Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), Pilestredet 46, Oslo, Norway (Physical and Stream)

Board meetings Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research

Global Health Competencies by Global Health Norway Working Group

Competencies should take into account the needs of the professionals for whom they are developed. However, there is a need to think beyond the needs of local trainees and reflect on broader implications in different settings when developing global health competencies. Future work also needs to take into consideration implementation and evaluation aspects of these competencies.

NUNAMED 2022 – a conference on Greenlandic health and medicine

11th NUNAMED Movement in Health - Culture, health and a good life

NUNAMED is for all researchers and health care persons with an active interest in Greenlandic Health Research and takes place in Nuuk on Sep. 30 – Oct. 2, 2022.

Ethiopia-Norway Conference on Health and Higher Education, 9th June 2022 in Addis Abeba

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa, in partnership with key stakeholders in Ethiopia and Norway will host the 5^th Ethiopian-Norwegian Conference on Health and Higher Education for Development in Addis Ababa on June 9^th, 2022 from 08.30 – 17.00.

Call for proposals: A life course approach to common NCD risk factor prevention and reduction

I desember ble utlysningen av midler til forskning på ikke-smittsomme sykdommer aktiv på forskningsrådet og GACD sine nettsider:

A life course approach to common NCD risk factor prevention and reduction (forskningsradet.no)

Registration open for Global Health Norway Conference 2021

Global Health Norway organise a conference in Trondheim, October 26, 2021.

Opererer brokk trygt uten å være leger

Mange land mangler kirurger som kan utføre nødvendige operasjoner. Et forskerteam fra Norge, Sverige, Sierra Leone og Nederland har vist at brokkoperasjoner kan utføres av medisinsk personell som ikke er leger, like trygt og effektivt som leger dersom de får spesialtrening.

Lyser ut 50 millioner til forskning på global helse

Midlene fra Forskningsrådet skal gå til prosjekter som bidrar til varige forbedringer i helsetilstanden for sårbare grupper i lav- og lavere mellominntektsland. Forskningen må være relevant for Bærekraftsmål 3 "God helse for alle".

Call for proposals: Sustaining effective coverage in the context of transition from external assistance

This call is for up to six county case studies examining how governments at national or sub-national level have responded to reductions in donor funding through changes in the service delivery architecture, health financing arrangements, information systems and governance arrangements.

Working for elimination of violence against women

1 in 3 women worldwide experience violence. Domestic violence is one of the most common forms of violence women are exposed to. Researcher Jennifer Infanti presents her research on the issue in a new video.

Addressing World Diabetes Day 2020

Pushpanjali Shakya is a registered nurse and diabetes educator in Nepal, and a PhD candidate in Global Health at NTNU. 14 November is World Diabetes Day, and on this occasion she has written a blog post about her work on diabetes prevention and diabetes research.

Research with children: upsetting for whom?

Over the past thirty years, there has been increasing interest in the experiences of children and young people. However, the involvement of children and young people in research about Child Protection Services is limited. Samita Wilsons PhD research project has sought to address this gap.

Day Zero: Wednesday 10 February 2021

Fancy feedback on your ongoing research or want to report results? Register your event for "Day Zero" - an academic festival with activities relevant to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Day Zero is a free event the day before the SDG conference in Bergen.

Registration by 15 November 2020

Statutes - Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research

Approved by the General Assembly 16 November 2006, revised by the General Assembly 18 October 2007, 30 November 2009, 14 March 2017, 11 April 2018 and 27 May, 2020.

Board Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research

General Assembly - Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research

Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research

Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research is an interdisciplinary network of academics and others who work with or have an interest in global health.

Reducing harms of domestic violence during pregnancy in Nepal

The ADVANCE project addresses domestic violence, and the significant health risks it poses to women and their unborn infants in pregnancy. The project has now been awarded funding from the FRIPRO research programme for a second phase, with the aim of ensuring that sustainable and evidence-based changes can be made to antenatal care in Nepal.

Hjertekirurgi og kardiologi i Etiopia

Haukeland universitetssjukehus (HUS) har hatt et mangeårig medisinsk samarbeid med Black Lion Hospital, Addis Abeba. Prosjektet «Hjertekirurgi og kardiologi i Etiopia» skal bygge opp et bærekraftig behandlingstilbud for pasienter med hjertesykdommer som krever hjertekirurgi, perkutane kateterbaserte inngrep og implantasjon av pacemakere.

Finishing a PhD during lockdown

The lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemics has affected the lives of many students. PhD Research Fellow Prudence Atukunda from the University of Oslo has written about her coping strategies on how to maintain a healthy mental state and well-being, while finishing her thesis during lockdown.

Received prestigious award for best PhD dissertation in African Studies

Jacinta Victoria S. Muinde, Postdoctoral Research Fellow from the Institute of Health and Society at UiO has been awarded the ASAUK (African Studies Association of the UK) Audrey Richards Prize 2020 for the best PhD dissertation in African Studies.

Bergen hosts the 12th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health - ECTMIH 2021

The aim of ECTMIH is to provide a platform for researchers and scientists to present state of the arts updates, scientific developments and breakthroughs in tropical medicine and global health.

Barne- og nyfødtforskning som lidenskap

Forskningsgruppe pediatri og infeksjoner ved Norges arktiske universitet er spesielt opptatt av antibiotikabruk på barn. Denne uken fikk de tildelt Forskningsprisen 2020 fra UNN - Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge.

EDCTP: Hasteutlysning COVID-19 + planlagte utlysninger sommer 2020

EDCTP har en hasteutlysning av midler til forskning på COVID-19 i land Sør for Sahara. Frist for utlysningen er 17.april.

Lyser ut 30 millioner kroner til forskning på koronavirus-utbruddet

I en haste-utlysning lyser Forskningsrådet nå ut inntil 30 millioner kroner til forskning på spørsmål som er relevante for å håndtere koronavirus-utbruddet. Forskningen skal bidra til å evaluere behandling og gi systematisk kunnskap om spredningen og effektene av viruset.

Funding increased: NOK 60 million for research on how to achieve universal health coverage and sustainable health systems in developing countries.

The Research Council has been given the opportunity to increase available amounts in the call for global health with a deadline of 20 May by 20 million. These are funds earmarked for research on epidemics and in particular COVID-19.

Global Health Day at NTNU

The annual Global Health Day has been organised every fall since 2010, with both national and international speakers and participants. This 10th Global Health Day was hosted by NTNU and focused on malnutrition as a global challenge and humanitarian interventions in conflict areas.

Enkel metode reduserer spedbarnsdød

Når nyfødte med lav fødselsvekt blir holdt tett inntil mors kropp i store deler av døgnet i første levemåned øker deres sjanser til å overleve betydelig. UiB-forskere fulgte 8400 spedbarn i India og fant at sjansen for å overleve økte med hele 30 prosent.

The fight against polio is a “success story”, but expert panel says it is not quite over.

The effort to fight polio can be described as a “success story”, with millions of children and adults having been protected from death or lifelong disability. However, an expert panel says it is not quite over and efforts are still needed to reach eradication.

NTNU students repair medical equipment in Nepal every summer

Every summer, engineering students from NTNU take part in a non-profit humanitarian aid project in Nepal. They spend their holiday repairing hospital equipment.

World at Risk from Deadly Pandemics

Expert group outlines steps to prepare for – and mitigate – the effects of a widespread global health emergency that could kill millions, damage global economy.

Well represented at the 11th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health

UiB and UiO were well represented at the 11th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health in Liverpool. In 2021, the University of Bergen will host the conference in Bergen.

Proudly Presenting the RELIGHT Winners!

The Research Excellence and Innovation in Global Health advisory board is thrilled to present three groups that will have the opportunity to advance their Global Health agenda through project development support from CGH over the next three years.

Lancet One Health Commissioner Peter Daszak back in Oslo

Professor Peter Daszak, President of the EcoHealth Alliance and Commissioner in the Lancet One Health Commission chaired by the Centre for Global Health (CGH) at UiO, gave a talk to a captivated multidisciplinary audience at the Norwegian Veterinary Institute in Oslo on August 28th.

Know-how from Sierra Leone to Boston – and back again

The Norwegian Research School of Global Health offers training grants to its members. Read Alex van Duinen's blog post about how a course at Harvard School of Public Health gave him new perspectives for his PhD in evaluating the quality of care related to task-sharing in Sierra Leone.

Gathered to plan future activities of CISMAC

The partners of Centre of Intervention Science of Mother and Child Health (CISMAC) recently met at Sotra to celebrate five years of important research and plan for future collaborations.

Released the first international book on migrant health

Esperanza Diaz at IGS has published the first book in history In English on migrant health – a resource for general practitioners.

Looking at the Interaction Between People, Animals and the Environment

Scientists from all over the world gathered for the first meeting of the Lancet One Health Commission.

Opprinnelsesland påvirker risiko for dødfødsel

Hver fjerde kvinne som føder i Norge kommer fra et annet land. Blant disse er det kvinner fra Pakistan og Sri Lanka som har størst risiko for dødfødsel.

Når er det verst å dø?

Espen Gamlund og Carl Tollef Solberg i samtale med Mathias Barra om når det er verst å dø, og relevansen for globale helseprioriteringer.

Brakte hjernekirurgi til Etiopia

Takket være professor Morten Lund-Johansen ved UiB og kolleger har Etiopia 35 spesialister til å utføre hodeoperasjoner. Rundt årtusenskiftet fantes det ingen.

Competence building for impact

The annual conference in global health was held in Bergen April 2-3 with representatives from universities, research institutions, hospitals and health institutions across Norway.

Commission vs. independent research – are there differences?

Katerini Storeng & Jennifer Palmer write on when ethics and politics collide in donor-funded global health research.

Internasjonal utlysning på klima, miljø og helse

Belmont Forum lyser ut midler til tverrfaglige prosjekter om sammenhengene mellom klima, miljø og helse. Norge deltar i samarbeidet.

Tuberkulose: fortvilelsens sykdom

Tuberkulose kan både forebygges og behandles. Likevel er den en av verdens ti vanligste dødsårsaker.

Oslo Hub meeting for Women in Global Health

Celebrating the recent Lancet issue on 'Advancing women in global health' and planing next steps and initiatives of the Women in Global Health Norway platform.

En æresdoktor for fremtiden

En tydelig stemme for solidaritet i en verden hvor goder fortsatt fordeles svært ulikt, og hvor helse avhenger av politiske føringer.

Utlysing om professor/førsteamanuensis i medisin (global helse)

Senter for internasjonal helse ved Universitetet i Berge lyser ut fast stilling som professor (100 %) i medisin (global helse).

Addressing misconceptions about migration and health

The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health: The health of a world on the move.

Popular science dissemination workshop i Tromsø

Centre for Arctic and Global Health and the Norwegian Research School of Global Health invite to a two-day workshop (in English) about science dissemination for PhD students.

Millions to new centre for ethics and priority setting

The research group, Global Health Priorities, has become the research centre BCEPS, with support from Bergen Research Foundation, Norad, UiB and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War

Report from PRIO seminar on Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War: Reflections on the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize.

Ethiopia–Norway collaboration on Health and Higher Education

This time the conference focused on primary health care, trauma, surgery, paramedics and cancer care.

Global Mental Health Day 2018

Report from Global Mental Health Day 28th November 2018 at Professorboligen, this year a special focus on perinatal mental health.

New network on 'Women in Global Health'

The Women in Global Health Norway (WGH Norway) was launched with an impressive academic programme.

- Trenger fortsatt fokus på innvandrerhelse

Politikere, helsepersonell og akademikere møttes i to dager ved Universitetet i Bergen for å diskutere innvandrerhelse.

Supervision seminar in Uganda

The Norwegian Research School of Global Health organised a two-day supervision seminar in October 2018.

Students are the future for Global Health!

Nearly 300 people gathered at St. Olav’s Hospital in Trondheim for NTNU’s Global Health Day on October 24 – a majority were students.

Protecting children – the next HIV generation

Progress in treating the AIDS / HIV epidemic has been made, but there is still no cure, and new generations are being infected.

Water and sanitation in a changing climate— Why community approaches matter

Even though the world may need more toilets, flush toilets that require water is not the best solution in all contexts, writes Anise Gold-Watts from Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU).

Improving neonatal care

CISMAC, the Centre of Excellence in Intervention Science for Maternal and Child Health, has a new project in its portfolio, NeoSupra - Neonatal Supraglottic Airway Trial, being undertaken in Uganda.

Det globale løftet om digital helse

Harald Nusser og Ann Aerts skriver i Bistandsaktuelt om den pågående digitale revolusjonen som gjør det mulig å forbedre helsetjenestene på måter som var vanskelig å forestille seg for bare noen få år siden.

Invitation to join Norwegian network for women in global health

The aim of WGH Norway is to strengthen the position of human resources in global health and to connect and advocate for gender equality within the UN, aid and development agencies, academia, public and private sectors.

Global health icon appointed Honorary Doctor at UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet, is appointed Honorary Doctor at UiT The Arctic University of Norway for his achievements in the global health field.

New Nordic Open Educational Resources Portal

UiB's Centre of International Health (CIH) is part of a global action to improve the practice of continuous learning, collaboration, and change in the education sector.

Synergies between universal health coverage, health security and health promotion

Camilla Stoltenberg and Trygve Ottersen, two directors at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, are members of The Lancet Commission on synergies between universal health coverage, health security and health promotion.

Lancet correspondence article on Women in Global Health Germany

The Women in Global Health is a global network striving to achieve gender equality within Global Health leadership. Its German Chapter has recently published a Lancet correspondence article describing the network.

Training research staff for community-based studies

Some reflections and suggestions based on experiences gleaned from a CISMAC project in rural Pakistan, Rwanda and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Kvoteordningen fører til bærekraftig, faglig oppbygging for undervisningsinstitusjoner i sør

Kunnskap om hvordan man kan løse de store globale helseutfordringene er viktigere enn noen gang.

A Window of Opportunity in Palestine

Progress towards maternal and child health global targets is optimized by a “window of opportunity” whereby policies, infrastructure and funding all align.

Reflections on the HIV Epidemic in northern Tanzania

In 3 filmed interviews spanning over 30 years, Neurologist and Researcher, William Howlett reflects on the on-going HIV epidemic, from the first documented case to the situation today.

Hjertelig utdanningssamarbeid over landegrensene

Hvordan kan økt utdanningssamarbeid over landegrensene bidra til å finne årsaken til den høye dødeligheten knyttet til hjerte- og karsykdom i Russland?

Til tjeneste for gravide i utlandet

UNN-jordmor Ingvild Hersoug Nedberg er ikke fremmed for internasjonale utfordringer.

Fra Obamas kontor til UiT – med blikk for verdens helseutfordringer

Mary Taylor og Nils Daulaire, Obamas tidligere statssekretær for global helse og en av Bill og Melinda Gates’ nærmeste rådgivere, har kom til UiT.

Globalt samarbeid gir lokale gevinster

Det er svært viktig at Norge bygger internasjonal kompetanse, både i akademia og i næringslivet.

Countries in Focus

Norway has a long history of Global Health activity, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

Sustainable universities?

How can universities work towards a more sustainable and fair world? This was the topic of a workshop for PhD researchers at the University of Tromsø.

Global Health research featured in UiB's annual magazine

The latest English language UiB Magazine is now published with input from Global Health research at UiB!

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