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The Section for Ethics and Health Economics (ETØK) at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS) focuses on ethical and financial issues related to health and health priorities.

Section leader: Ingrid Miljeteig.

 

The Section has two research groups:

- Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (BCEPS)
- Health, Leadership, and Translational Ethics Research (HELTER)

Central topics of research include:

- priority setting in health
- ethics and decision making
- translational ethics
- local implications of global and national health policy
- financial risk in health services
- standard and distribution-sensitive evaluations in health economics

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New Lancet Commission report: 50 by 50—How can we reduce the probability of dying before age 70 by 50% globally by 2050?

50 by 50—How can we reduce the probability of dying before age 70 by 50% globally by 2050? A team of 50 leading international experts, the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health (CIH), which has six members affiliates with BCEPS, found that this goal can be reached by focusing on just 15 priority...

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BCEPS Lead Researcher Prof. Ingrid Miljeteig selected as UNESCO International Bioethics Committee Member

BCEPS Lead Researcher Ingrid Miljeteig has been selected as a member of this prestigious committee consisting of 36 leading experts from around the world.

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BCEPS Director Prof. Ole Frithjof Norheim selected for expert committee advising Norway's global health efforts

BCEPS Director Ole Frithjof Norheim joins expert committee advising Norway's future efforts in the field of global health.

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BCEPS scholars at the Takemi Program

BCEPS scholars in Harvard Takemi Program for second consecutive year

The Takemi Program is organised by the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Research project
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Optimizing Childhood TB Treatment Decision Algorithms in sub-Saharan Africa (OPTIC-TB)

Every year, about a million children under 15 years are diagnosed with Tuberculosis (TB) worldwide, and about a quarter die. However, over 60% of children with TB remain undiagnosed, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, which accounts for about 20% of the global burden of paediatric TB cases....

The Section is also responsible for teaching courses as part of the following study programmes:

Medicine
Master in Health and Society
Master in Biomedical Sciences
Master in Global Health
PhD courses
Elective courses