News about Global health

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?

Video: Demographic challenges and opportunities in Asia and Africa

Watch the video recording of Reiner Klingholz' keynote address 'Demographic challenges and opportunities in Asia and Africa' at the international conference 'Asia and Africa in Transition'.

Video: Foodborne Infections and Outbreaks - in Denmark and beyond

Watch the video recording of Steen Ethelberg's inaugural lecture 'Foodborne Infections and Outbreaks - in Denmark and beyond'.

See the winning solutions of the Global Health Case Challenge 2021

See the winning solutions of the University of Copenhagen's seventh international Global Health Case Challenge.

New online course: Chronically Ill in an Emergency - Why Mental Health Matters

The University of Copenhagen have launched a new online course about integrating mental health and psychosocial support for noncommunicable diseases in humanitarian settings.

New online course: Urbanisation and Health – Promoting Sustainable Solutions

Join our new online course, "Urbanisation and Health – Promoting Sustainable Solutions" for free now.

New educational resources about innovation in global health

University of Copenhagen has produced a series of freely available modules and online lectures about innovation in global health.