About the Centre for Global Health
The Centre for Global Health (CGH) is an initiative of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Oslo as part of the agenda to meet the Sustainable Development Goal challenges. The world is facing challenges that require efforts from the entire global community. Finding sustainable solutions to global health problems is urgent in an increasingly globalized and unequal world.
Children in Jimma, Ethiopia.
The CGH’s ambitions are to mobilize cross-sectorial, multi- and interdisciplinary global health research, to be a hub for capacity development in research based global health education, and a facilitator of community engagement, knowledge-based dialogue, and public opinion formations related to important global health discussions thus ultimately contributing to sustainable development.
VisionThe UiO CGH is a multi- and interdisciplinary hub for education and research capacity development in global health, contributing to sustainable development through collaboration and networking. MissionAdvance capacity for global health research, education and communication at UiO and partner institutions. |
CGH Organization
Day-to-day management
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Director |
Jeanette H. Magnus |  |
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Managing Director |
Ingeborg K. Haavardsson |  |
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Communications Officer |
Gabriella Rodriguez |  |
Deputy Directors
| Institute of Clinical Medicine | Asgeir Johannessen |  |
| Institute of Basic Medical Sciences | To be announced |  |
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Institute of Health and Society (starting April 1) |
Mekdes Gebremariam |  |
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Lancet One Health Commission |
Andrea S. Winkler |  |
CGH actively participates in Global Health Norway / The Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research, and in the management of the Norwegian Research School of Global Health.
Projects
The CGH is hosting the Diku funded NORPART EXCEL SMART project, the Norad funded NORHED SACCADE Project and The Lancet One Health Commission.
CGH Board
CGH Board members are national and international experts in global health.
| Head of Department, Institute of Health and Society, UiO | Terje P. Hagen (Chair) |  |
| Director of Global Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) | Anne Bergh |  |
| Director, School of Global Health, University of Copenhagen | Flemming Konradsen |  |
| Deputy Director of CISMAC, University of Bergen | Ingvild Sandøy |  |
| Professor, Department of Community Medicine & Global Health, UiO | Johanne Sundby |  |
| Assistant Director, Section for Natural Resource Management & Financial Flows, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) | Kristine H. Storholt |  |
| Director, Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), UiO | Sidsel Roalkvam |  |
The Technical Advisory Group and Signatory Themes
The CGH Technical Advisory Group, includes various UiO experts related to the Signatory Themes.