Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care

Kveldsbilde av Alrek helseklynge, Årstadveien 17

The Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS) undertakes research and research training in a wide spectrum of disciplines including: physiotherapy, occupational medicine, epidemiology, social pharmacy, genetic counselling, statistics, nursing, ethics and general practise.

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Changes Ahead for Global Health

The global health infrastructure is undergoing significant change, with dramatic cuts in aid and fragmented health services. At the same time, strong professional communities are emerging in Africa, with leaders ready to take the lead.

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Julia Axiina Tuominen mottar prisen for beste artikkel NOFE 2025

NOFEs prize for Paper of the year 2025

We congratulate Julia Axiina Tuominen who received the award for the best article of the year at the NOFE conference in Bergen on October 29-30 in Bergen!

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Håndtrykk mellom de to på rektors kontor

New international partnerships strengthen cooperation in research and education

The two new projects will strengthen a global network for sustainable energy storage and Norwegian-Ugandan cooperation on global health. The partnerships will provide new initiatives and opportunities for international collaboration for students and staff at UiB, as well as for the partners.

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Gruppebilde foran hotellet Solstrand som viser den store gruppen som er tilknyttet prosjektet IP-future

IP-future inspire large-scale international collaboration

Norwegian and International collaboration partners gather for the first annual meeting in the IP-future project.

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Ane Johannessen og Merethe Hustoft fra TVEPS

RCN-millions awarded to TVEPS

Centre for Interprofessional Workplace Learning receives 12 RCN-millions for research. – This will enable us to perform valuable research and raise knowledge in this field, says Ane Johannessen, head of TVEPS.