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Cand.med. Guro Haugen Fossum at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Respiratory tract infections and prescription drugs in mother and child. A study from Norwegian general practice” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPA Joackim Peter Kessy at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Provision of microfinance services and integration of health education programs - Case of Northern Tanzania” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Gunnhild Berdal at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Patient-specific goals and supportive follow-up in rheumatology rehabilitation. Analysis of content, summary of evidence, and evaluation of health effects.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MA. Rannveig Svendby at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis "Becoming the ‘Other’ A qualitative study of power, masculinities and disabilities in the lives of young drivers after road traffic accidents" for the degree of PhD.

M.Sc. Kjersti Stormark Rabanal at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis "Cardiovascular disease and ethnicity - Focus on the high risk of CVD among South Asians living in Norway and New Zealand" for the degree of PhD.

Master Ingrid Nyborg at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “User participation among older hospitalized people and their relatives; a qualitative case‐oriented study” for the degree of PhD.

M.Phil. Gudrun Maria Waaler Bjørnelv at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis Health Care Utilization, Costs and Benefits of Treatments in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer for the degree of PhD.

MPhil Søren Toksvig Klitkou at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis "Essays on socioeconomic health inequalities within a setting of specialist health care" for the degree of PhD.