News about Public health

Mexicans should consume less ultra-processed products – especially pregnant women

Ultra-processed products negatively impact Mexican pregnant women, and Mexico could learn a great deal from Denmark when it comes to living a healthier life, says Adriana Granich, a Mexican epidemiologist and medical…

The ABCs of mental health receives the Public Health Award 2022

The Danish Society for Public Health gives an award every year to a person, a project, an institution or a municipality for special efforts in public health. This year the award goes to "The ABCs of mental health".

Global health summer courses: 150 students are ready to tackle future global health challenges

Over three weeks, 150 students from more than 20 different countries have participated in School of Global Health's summer courses

Strengthening links between technologies and society for European disaster resilience

On August 22, 2022, the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research (COPE) invited Anne Bach Nielsen, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen and Nina Blom Andersen, reader at University College Copenhagen…

The PartoMa guidelines and seminars are now implemented at all study sites in Dar es Salaam

The PartoMa guidelines were adapted for Dar es Salaam last year, and they have now been implemented at five of the biggest and most congested maternity units in the city

Kick-off meeting in Kampala

On August 20-21, key members of the study team met for an inception workshop in Kampala.

Podcast: The PFAS problem - From Fanø to Flint

Professor Lisbeth E. Knudsen contributes to podcast about health and clean drinking water in Denmark

New book: Global Health in a Danish Context

The book has a specific focus on inspiring a debate about the opportunities and challenges that globalization entails for health, health professionals and health practices in Denmark.

Professor receives honorary award for 11-year-old study that has been cited more than 2,800 times

In Denmark, we are famous for our register-based research, and now Professor Elsebeth Lynge – one of the pioneers in the field – receives the honorary 10-Year Impact Award. However, new work procedures threaten Danish…

‘Picturing PrEP’ exhibition

A selection of photographs and stories from the PrEPping project will be exhibited at Pride Art: A Space for Queer Expression.

Stakeholder report published

The report, written in Danish, describes the experiences of PrEP users and prescribers in Denmark.

Y-ENGAGE has found its eight excellent doctoral students

The project has been fortuned with no less than eight doctoral students that are currently shaping their individual research studies within the project frame of exploring young people’s awareness, agency, and action in…

Are you aged 40 or over? In that case, you need to do heavy weight training to keep fit

Heavy weight training can help make sure your nerves and muscles continue to work together, and it is never too late to get started. This is the conclusion of a new study from the University of Copenhagen.

Inadequate access to harm reduction services may cause higher HIV prevalence among women who use drugs in Tanzania

People who use drugs are more affected by HIV compared to the general population in Tanzania. In the last few years, the prevalence of HIV among people who use drugs has decreased but women who use drugs are…

Updated educational resources about innovation in global health

Newly updated educational resources about innovation in global health. Freely available to anyone interested.

One-third of Greenlanders are at risk for high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease

A genetic variant that is present in nearly 30% of Greenlanders is linked to high cholesterol and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in the journal Human Genetics and Genomics…

First PartoMa seminars for health students have been conducted at State University of Zanzibar

Forward-thinking solutions are needed to support the current midwifery and medical students to enable best possible quality of care after graduation

nở · bro | cultivating science and art in multicultural Nørrebro

This summer, assistant professor Long Nguyen and his colleagues will experiment with a novel platform to connect with Danish society and engage in public outreach: a pop-up space dedicated to bridging, implementing, and…

A PartoMa stakeholder event in Dar es Salaam: Co-creating next steps

Supported by DFC/Danida, we conducted a mid-term dissemination event in Dar es Salaam on 8th June 2022

Your alcohol consumption could put your liver in danger – but this tool warns you

Led by University of Copenhagen, researchers now present a revolutionizing tool to predict whether an individual has alcohol-related liver disease and if the disease progresses in the individual patient.

Climate Change made devastating early heat in India and Pakistan 30 times more likely

Since the beginning of March, India and Pakistan and large parts of South Asia experienced prolonged heat, that at the time of writing, May 2022, still hasn’t subsided.

“Sometimes you're the very first person in the world to know something – that’s a pretty cool feeling.”

Ben Stocks studies the effect of diabetes and obesity on the proteomes of different organs. Read more about his research career and motivations here.

New research to detect glaucoma timely

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen receives a grant to launch a project to identify early signs of eye diseases before they develop in the patient.

Thousands of intestinal viruses have now been mapped. And they can be used to fight antibiotic resistance

A new method developed at the University of Copenhagen has been used to identify more than 1,000 bactericidal viruses in the human intestines. The researchers believe the discovery may help fight antibiotic resistance.