Events

The Centre for Global Health at UiO is pleased to announce a webinar part of the Global Health and the Pandemic webinar series with Professors Ruth Prince and Paul Wenzel Geissler as they discuss their experiences while in Kenya as the COVID-19 pandemic started to unfold.

We regret to inform that this event has been cancelled at this time. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has carefully evaluated the present situation with the COVID-19 virus and concluded that the conference will be postponed to a later date.

What underlying logics, interests and evidence have fed into the Norwegian response to the covid-19 pandemic both in Norway and globally? Please join us for this webinar with Frode Forland, Specialist Director at the Norwegian Public Health Institute.

Unfortunately, we have received notice that the 2020 World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Kampala, Uganda, has been postponed.

The Lancet One Health Commission at UiO is pleased to announce a conversation between the Co-chairs of the Commission, Professor Andrea S. Winkler and Dr. John Amuasi, about One Health and its relevance for pandemics and health security. This is the very first webinar part of the One Health - Reconnecting for Our Future webinar series.

Unfortunately, we have received notice that the 2020 World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Kampala, Uganda, has been postponed.

The Centre for Global Health at UiO is pleased to announce a webinar style talk between Professor Andrea S. Winkler and Dr. Chris Walzer in a conversation on how to create the conditions to minimize the risk for future pandemics.

As directed by the University of Oslo in order to accommodate measures for prevention of the coronavirus infection, the Centre for Global Health has cancelled events until April 14, 2020.

Global Health Trondheim, NTNU will host speakers for a Women in Global Health (WGH) Norway seminar who will share their experiences with participating in events or internships related to global health. The aim is to provide an overview of several options available nationally and internationally.

Join a discussion on the impact of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for hidden and vulnerable populations in post-conflict situations. It will focus on women exposed to sexual violence during war and conflict and children born as a consequence of the assault and children born of war in general.

Join us for the screening of "Resistance Fighters" during the HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival in Oslo on February 25th. Following the film screening, a panel debate with field experts on antibiotic resistance will discuss this global epidemic. 

How and why do global health donors engage with faith-based organizations to implement projects? In this Global Health Unpacked seminar, Sibylle Herzig van Wees will analyze the modalities and implications of donor engagement of faith-based organization in the health sector in Cameroon.

In this global health unpacked seminar, Dr Mamady Cham will reflect on the difficulties of administrating under-funded public health systems in low and middle income countries, by drawing from his extensive experience in health management from The Gambia.

What does a career in global health look like? There are many opportunities and possible actors to work with, so the road ahead is not always clear. We have invited two speakers to talk about their work in global health. 

In this Global Health Unpacked seminar, Jody Harris will explore how and why certain international nutrition approaches have found their way into national nutrition policy and practice in Zambia.

Join us in honouring Tore Godal's life achievements in global vaccination and immunization as he receives the King's Medal of Merit in Oslo on 23 November 2019.

Launch of Norway’s strategy “Better Health, Better Lives - Combating Non-Communicable diseases in the Context of Norwegian Development Policy 2020-2024." The Gathering for The Future Of Global Health is co-organized by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health and Care Services and the Centre for Global Health at the University of Oslo. 

The nature and scale of the global response to climate change will be the determining factor in shaping the health of the global population for centuries to come. Climate change threatens to undermine the last 50 years of gains for public health, intensifying heatwaves and extreme weather events, worsening flood and drought, altering the spread of infectious diseases, and exacerbating poverty and mental ill health. The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change exists to monitor this transition from threat to opportunity, and to identify how the response to climate change can bring immense benefits to global health.

In this Global Health Unpacked seminar, Lauren Paremoer will explore how social rights and solidarity are discussed in South African public discourses, and how these debates impact the realization of Universal Health Coverage.

Why and how do pathogens emerge from animal reservoirs? Using the case of East Cameroon and HIV,  Dr. Guillaume Lachenal (Université Paris Diderot) will draw on insights from molecular phylogeny and social anthropology to highlight the role of Humans in pathogen emergence.