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A new commission: Global Governance for Health
How can health be taken better into account in multiple arenas of global governance in order to protect and promote health of the world’s populations? This is a question The Lancet-UiO commission will be investigating for the two coming years.
Rector Ole Petter Ottersen is the Chair of The Lancet - UiO Commission: Global Governance for Health. The Secretariat is at Institute of Health and Society.
Research
Limited access to post-abortion care
Women who want an abortion in Burkina Faso face great risk. Unsafe abortions can result in many complications and expensive treatment.
Paying the price for pregnancy
Being pregnant in Burkina Faso can dramatically affect your life. Even if a woman survives a complicated delivery, the longer-term consequences can be severe.
Scaling up maternal health in Palestinian hospitals
Why do women get poor care during normal childbirth? This research question led to an initiative for scaling up the quality of maternal health services in Palestinian hospitals in 2005.
