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We are pleased to share this mid-year report outlining the progress and activities of The Lancet One Health Commission and what is still to come.

In this Q&A Interview, Ingrid Tiegland sits down with the WGH Norway COVID 50/50 Task force and shares how her background as a medical doctor has shaped her current work in two very different, but relevant industries - medical innovation and finance.

A new World Health Organization (WHO) Policy Action Paper was recently launched by the WHO’s Global Health Workforce Network’s Gender Equity Hub, in collaboration with Women in Global Health (WGH). 

The Centre for Global Health is proud to celebrate its new crosscutting theme, Gender in Global Health with an online launch event including UiO's 2020 Human Rights Award winner, Marcelline Budza - June 15th.  

WGH Norway is highlighting members of its Advisory Group and enhancing awareness of gender equity in global health leadership nationally.

In this Q&A Interview, Anne-Karin Kolstad, Secretary General of HivNorway, sits down with the WGH Norway COVID 50/50 Task force and shares experiences of her long career in NGO leadership, political advocacy and lobbying.

The Centre for Global Health is excited to announce that the Research ExceLlence and Innovation in Global HealTh (RELIGHT) programme is open and accepting applications! RELIGHT has been created to assist research groups in advancing their global health agenda through project development support. Deadline extended: 1 October 2021

WGH Norway is highlighting members of its Advisory Group and enhancing awareness of gender equity in global health leadership nationally.

In this Q&A Interview, Gunnveig Grødeland, Researcher at the Department of Immunology at the University of Oslo introduces her current research and shares personal and professional lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.

According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021, Norway is in the top 10 for gender parity.

In this Q&A Interview, Parvathi Rau Bains, shares her reflections with the WGH Norway COVID 50/50 Taskforce about her experience working with vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Women in Global Health is thrilled to have participated in a landmark event to officially announce a partnership with WHO, followed by a signing of the Memorandum of Understanding establishing a year-long partnership to support work between the two organizations.

In this Uniforum article (directly translated), Espen Bjertness, Professor and Head of UiO's research collaboration MY-NORTH in Myanmar, provides a status update with ongoing projects and the current political conflict in Myanmar.

WGH Norway is highlighting members of its Advisory Group and enhancing awareness of gender equity in global health leadership nationally.

In this Q&A Interview, Marianne Jahre, Professor at Lund University and BI Norwegian Business School introduces her current research and shares personal and professional lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Welcome to the Afternoon Tea Conversations! WGH Norway is highlighting members of its Advisory Group and enhancing awareness of gender equity in global health leadership nationally.

In this Q&A Interview, Bobbie Ray Sannerud, an American executive and Clinical Psychologist in Oslo shares her reflections with the WGH Norway COVID 50/50 Taskforce about the ongoing pandemic and the importance of closing the gender gap.

The three RELIGHT – Research ExceLlence and Innovation in Global HealTh research groups have been working hard over the past two years to advance their global health agendas. Take a look into their recent activities and their plans for the last year of the funding program.

As we begin the start of a new year, Women in Global Health Norway reflects on some of the highlights and successes of 2020.

The Centre for Global Health is pleased to announce its 2021-2023 strategic plan and new management structure including Deputy Directors from all three Institutes at the Faculty of Medicine.

A call for expressions of interest in organizing the 2021 Annual Conference for Women in Global Health (WGH) Norway is now open and ends 21 February 2021.

During a PhD, students are not just learning about their research topic. PhD students are also learning and accumulating core skills that apply to the future, both in and out of academia. Listen to the skills Professor Johanne Sundby suggests a PhD student will need.

JAHEE is a European collaborative project where Member States work jointly to address health inequalities and achieve greater equity in health outcomes across all groups in society, in all participating countries and in Europe at large.

The Lancet One Health Commission co-hosted the session, “Climate Change and One Health,” at the 2020 World Health Summit in Berlin. View the Co-chairs of the Commission as they participate during this session’s panel discussion!