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In an editorial in this week's Science Magazine, Richard Peto, Alan D. Lopez and Ole Frithjof Norheim write that "for many countries, halving their 2010 under-50 mortality rate by 2030 would be a feasible target; worldwide, it would avoid 10 million of the 20 million deaths projected for 2030".

In the end of August the Global Health Priorities researchers Eirin Krüger Skaftun and Ole Frithjof Norheim, together with Merima Ali from Chr. Michelsen Institute, published a new article in Plos One: “Understanding inequality in Child Health in Ethiopia: Health Achievements are Improving in the Period 2000-2011”. The study aims to give a better understanding of existing inequalities in child... Read more

Professor Meera Chhagan died Friday 29th August 2014 after an accident.

Kreftforeningen har tildelt 7 millioner kroner over 4 år til CCBIO-prosjekt ledet av professor Bjørn Tore Gjertsen.

The need for organ donations can create ethical challenges for healthcare professionals.

PhD candidate Lillan Mo Andreassen have investigated drug therapy and glycemic control in nursing home patients with diabetes, and found very low blood glucose levels in several of them.

An international group of respiratory health experts met at the Centre of International Health to share recent results and plan future research directions, 10-13 June.

We congratulate CCBIO associate Agnete Engelsen with the faculty award for best PhD dissertation!