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“Primary care is the sector where we use about 90% of all antibiotics in Norway. If we want to use antibiotics more responsibly, then primary care is the main area to focus on.”

Antibiotic resistance is one of today’s biggest health challenges. A research project on audit and feedback (A&F) explores how doctors can gain better insight into their antibiotic prescribing and receive guidance on best practices.

Sigurd Høye is a general practitioner, head of the Norwegian Centre for Antibiotic Use in Primary Care, and a researcher focused on responsible antibiotic use. Through international collaboration, he develops strategies for safer and more effective treatment in primary care.

Meet Biljana Meshkovska, Deputy Director at the Centre for Global Health - Sustainable Health Unit (SUSTAINIT).

On January 24, 2025, the Sustainable Health Unit (SUSTAINIT) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs co-organized the event Norway and Global Health: The Future of Multilateral Cooperation - streaming is now available.

On 21 January, 30 students started the Honours Certificate in Sustainable Health at the University of Oslo. What types of students choose a programme that can be taken alongside a master's degree?

Meet Asgeir Johannessen, Deputy Director at the Centre for Global Health - Sustainable Health Unit (SUSTAINIT).

“In this COVID study with adolescents, we found that approximately 47 percent had long-term sequels, and quite a high percentage of these would fulfil the criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome, which is a debilitating situation.”

With his research project "LoTECA - Long-term effects of COVID-19 in adolescents", Vegard Bruun Bratholm Wyller from the Faculty of Medicine explores the long-term effects of COVID-19 in non-hospitalised adolescents and young adults.

Meet Eivind Engebretsen, Professor and Head of the Sustainable Health Unit and Dean of the Circle U.- Open Campus at the University of Oslo.

“The main aim is centered on digital innovation during a crisis. How can we efficiently innovate during a crisis?”

With her PhD project “Liminal Digital Innovation: Understanding digital innovation during a crisis” Ragnhild Bassøe Gundersen from the Department of Informatics explores digital innovation, especially during a crisis.

Meet Gunnveig Grødeland, Professor at the Department of Immunology and Head of the Centre for Pandemics and One-Health Research at the Sustainable Health Unit.

“We know the basics and general principles of how the immune system works, but there's so many intricate details that we don't know”.

With his PhD project "Exploring the Field of Respiratory Virus Preventions - How to Deal with Future Pandemics", Elias Tjärnhage from the Faculty of Medicine explores immunological responses to viruses and how to create better vaccines.

Sustainability and democracy are crucial civic values, but their relationship is not without challenges. Students from Europe are going to find out more. This is part of a new Honours Certificate starting in September. 

The Centre for Pandemic and One Health Research (P1H) at the University of Oslo is looking for curious students ready to take on the role of communicator of knowledge and engagement related to research on some of the greatest challenges of our time. Application deadline 11 October, 2024

Meet Lumbwe Chola, Associate Professor at the Department of Health Management and Health Economics and Leader of the Crosscutting Theme in Health Economics at the Centre for Global Health, University of Oslo. His academic interests include economic evaluation, health technology assessment, priority setting, and global health.

“The international cooperation climate has been, and is still, challenged by the way rich countries hoarded vaccines during the pandemic”

With his PhD thesis "The rise of public-private partnerships as agents of global governance. The case of pandemic preparedness and response", Antoine de Bengy Puyvallée from the Centre for Development and the Environment explores the global cooperation to fight pandemics. How can we make cooperation work better for many people?

For the first time, the four health faculties from the main universities of Norway, University of Oslo, University of Bergen, NTNU, and University of Tromsø, together with the Norwegian Armed Forces and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, assembled to discuss strategies for handling of future crisis, including new pandemics and war.

Health students' trip to Geneva written by student Janessa Sochima Aneke.

“I realized that antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest threats we are facing in global health today.”

With his research project “EquityAMR”, Professor Sundeep Sahay from the Department of Informatics explores AMR as it is one of the biggest threats we are facing in global health. Through his research project he aims to build a more multidisciplinary view on AMR and strengthen public health systems.

“Trust is really the glue of society. It is what binds us together.”

With his research project ‘Pandemic Rhetoric’, Professor Øyvind Ihlen from the Department of Media and Communication explores understanding on how trust is built during a pandemic outbreak. In his research he aims to understand the processes and negotiations that are taking place regarding risk and trust as well as to understand how public health authorities are communicating throughout a crisis.

“We know even less about the immune system as compared to the virus, so clearly, that is where my focus should be”.

Gunnveig Grødeland, head of P1H, explores the understanding of the interaction between a virus and a host. Furthermore, she works on the use of vaccination to modulate immune responses to achieve optimal protection against new and emerging viruses. 

Students want to specialise in sustainable health while studying for their master's degree.

We have almost managed to forget the corona pandemic and all that it entailed, but we remember that good vaccines were quickly made. Can we expect the same next time?

Concepts that Matter – Debating Democracy is a new Honours Certificate at University of Oslo. Application deadline is July 1, 2024.

Infection with influenza H7N9 ("bird flu") has a mortality rate of around 39%. Should the virus change so that it can spread from person to person, we are likely to face a serious pandemic.

Nobel prize winners May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser traded research-policy advice with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and others at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

Our first internal research project, "A Digital Twin for Vaccination Strategies at Geographic Scales," will be starting this semester. This innovative project aims to develop a digital twin model that will enhance our ability to predict transmission patterns under varying levels of vaccine efficacy against current and future viruses.