News about Global health

Student innovations to improve the health of indigenous peoples

A team from University of Copenhagen participated in the Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition and developed a health action plan to improve the health of indigenous peoples.

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

The crisis of unintended pregnancies and the shortcomings of modern contraception

United Nation Population Fund’s (UNFPA) State of World Population Report 2022 confirms an alarming fact: almost half of all pregnancies - a total of 121 million pregnancies each year - are unintended.

Kick-off seminar in April 2022

The Rasopta Group met for the first time in Copenhagen at their kick-off meeting from 24 to 30 April 2022. A large group of partners and with Phd Students from 12 countries all over the world. It will be interesting to…

Hanxi Li

Welcome to Hanxi Li - now all the ESRs are on board and ready to go. Learn more about Hanxi LI's project.

Presenting Sara Sousa de Brito

Welcome to Sara - see Sara's project HERE

Julia and Manuel

Welcome to ESR4: Julia Södergren, from PLEN at UCHP. Julia's project is Microbial ecology of production and degradation of geosmin in RAS Her new colleaque is ESR 8, Manuel Thibaud Blonc. Manuel will be working from…

We have now commenced the 7th year of PartoMa seminars in Zanzibar

We are currently training more than 500 health providers on the archipelago every 3 months

..... and to Pedro Martínez Noguera

ESR 5: Pedro Martínez Noguera; Department of FOOD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Organic and inorganic off-flavors in water and fish in RAS

Welcome to Sujan, Matteo and Fernando

Nearly there. This week's ESR profiles are: Fernando, Sujan and Matteo:

Welcome to Mariana, Dhiraj and Hazim

ESR 6: Mariana Rodriques da Silva, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany: Investigation and the development of managing strategies regarding off-flavours in fish and water of RAS ESR 9:…

Battle of the brains

50 international students united under the slogan “Battle of the brains” in Zanzibar to come up with innovative solutions to East Africa’s challenges with food security and nutrition.

Welcome to Cyril Henard

Finally the ESRs, the RASOPTA PhD students, are getting into place.

‘We feel like one big village’: A study on social relations among social housing residents in Denmark

With her PhD, Abirami Srivarathan has researched the social relations and neighbourhood environment among middle-aged and older residents in a social housing area in Denmark.

Improving delivery and care for mothers and newborns in Zanzibar

Rashid Saleh Khamis is writing his PhD at the PartoMa project. The research aims to improve the knowledge and skills of birth attendants, care during delivery, and outcomes for mothers and newborn babies in Zanzibar.

Novo Nordisk Foundation hires Flemming Konradsen as Scientific Director of Global Health

Professor Flemming Konradsen has been appointed to a newly established position as Scientific Director of Global Health in the Social & Humanitarian department of the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

4,7 million EUR to new global health research projects

University of Copenhagen has received 4,7 million EUR for three new global health research projects.

New PhD project: Mental health and psychosocial support interventions in low resource settings

A new PhD project aims to bridge the gaps and barriers in effective mental health and psychosocial support interventions in conflict-affected low resource settings.

Treating depression and improving adherence in people living with HIV in South Africa

A recent study published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society shows that it is possible to treat depression and improve adherence in HIV care, through culturally appropriate psychological interventions.

Mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies

This new podcast series will take you through the emergence and development of approaches to mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings.

Zebrafish reproduction affected by plastic particles in the aquatic environment

Plastic nanoparticles cause mild inflammation, disrupt metabolic pathways, change the gut microbiota and affect reproduction in zebrafish.

The risk of developing kidney disease among type 1 diabetes patients in Rwanda

A new study from the University of Copenhagen, Rwanda Diabetes Association and the World Diabetes Foundation gives a rare look into people living with type 1 diabetes and the subsequent risk of developing kidney disease…

Researchers: WHO guidelines are unattainable in poor countries

What do you do in a country like Tanzania, for example, when the WHO says that all countries must set up COVID centers?

Submit your film to Global Health Film Days

Global health film makers are encouraged to submit their films now - either for programme selection or inclusion in the Global Health Film Database.