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AccessAfrica2 receives 600.000 Euro from Horizon Europe and will be coordinated from the Centre for Medical Ethics at the University of Oslo.

In 2018, the Centre for Medical Ethics (CME) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which formalized their ethics collaboration with FERCAP and the ethical review committees of three faculties of medicine in Thailand. As a result, CME offers a yearly course and training in Research Ethics.

Students at the master’s program in International Community Health at the University of Oslo spend a semester doing fieldwork. Learn more about Professor Heidi Fjeld’s fieldwork in South-Asia.

With a master’s degree in International Community Health from the University of Oslo, students will acquire a global perspective on health, and work towards reaching global goals of universal health coverage.

A master’s degree in International Community Health from the University of Oslo provides students with the skills and knowledge they need to proceed with an international career in global health.

The research project “Family involvement during severe mental health problems" shows that systematic family involvement is not well enough implemented in the health services, and what can be done to improve the situation. Now a new state report is referring to results from the project.

The Centre for Medical Ethics and the Centre for Global Health at the University of Oslo is pleased to announce an open call for applicants for the “How to Teach (Bio)Ethics? - Training Course for Teachers in Ethics.”

Professor Rosemarie de La Cruz Bernabe at the Center for Medical Ethics will coordinate the project from the University of Oslo.

Professor Elin Olaug Rosvold has been appointed the new Head of Institute at the Institute of Health and Society and will start as Head of Institute at HELSAM on January 1, 2023.

Rosemarie de La Cruz Bernabe, professor at Centre for Medical Ethics receives 11 999 000 NOK for the research project Pandemic Ethics. Read her advice for researchers applying for financial support.

The new EU-funded flagship project presented project partners and work packages on September 13. OperA is a 5-year project to improve colorectal cancer care by artificial intelligence. 

After 18 months of digital cooperation, there finally was a physical meeting of Gravitate-Health, the research consortium with 40 partners from 15 countries where UiO is coordinator through Professor Anne Moen. They shall develop digital solutions with more adapted information on medication to strengthen adherence to treatment and improve quality of life for European patients.

Professor Johanne Sundby received The Norwegian Women’s Public Health Association award for her work for women’s health. Sundby has devoted her career to diminish inequalities in health, both in Norway and Internationally.

Johanne Sundby, Professor at Department for Community Medicine and Global Health and Deputy Director at the Centre for Global Health, participated in a workshop on gender based violence (GBV) and sexual harassment this month in Myanmar.

Centre for Medical Ethics has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which formalizes their ethics collaboration with FERCAP and the ethical review committees of three faculties of medicine in Thailand.

The polls closed on October 16 at 12 noon. After a count of the votes, it is clear that Hagen is new Head of Institute.

The deadline to nominate candidates for the position of Head of Institute is 17^th of September. The election starts 9^th of October.