2024

2024.10.28

Rethinking body mass index standards: Addressing hidden nutritional risks across populations

Current body mass index cut-offs may underestimate disease risk in certain populations, especially in South-East Asia, where a 'thin-fat' phenotype is prevalent.

Spotlight

2024.10.23

Juliette Nicolaï: Conducting applied research in water, sanitation and hygiene programs in Togo and Kenya

Juliette Nicolaï, a Research Assistant at the Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen, conducts applied research in water, sanitation and hygiene programs in Togo and Kenya.

Maternal care

2024.09.03

Bridging the gap: Childbirth challenges in Tanzania and beyond

In a symposium hosted by the University of Copenhagen’s School of Global Health, experts gathered to address the pressing issues surrounding childbirth in Tanzania and globally.

Film Festival

2024.08.20

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.

FILM FESTIVAL

2024.08.20

Do you want to organise Global Health Film Days 2025?

Would you like to learn how to curate films and debates about the most urgent global health challenges of our time? Global Health Film Days are looking for student volunteers.

GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCHER SPOTLIGHT

2024.08.07

Maria Marti Castaner: Preventing mental health challenges among migrants

Meet Maria Marti Castaner, an Assistant Professor at the Section of Health Services Research, University of Copenhagen.

Symposium

2024.07.12

Health in Greenland - local and global perspectives

On 28 June 2024, University of Copenhagen's Department of Public Health, Globe Institute, and the School of Global Health hosted an enlightening afternoon symposium about health in Greenland.

GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCHER SPOTLIGHT

2024.05.29

Bolette Frydendahl Larsen: The everyday life of people living with HIV/AIDS in Denmark

Meet Bolette Frydendahl Larsen, a postdoc at the Centre for Gender, Sexuality and Difference, University of Copenhagen.

Care Drain

2024.05.01

Researchers warn: Denmark will drain the Philippines and India of the health care workers they themselves need

Denmark has far better coverage of healthcare professionals than India and the Philippines, which report a shortage of nurses. "Ethically worrying" that Denmark wants to recruit from there, say three researchers.

Global Health Researcher Spotlight

2024.05.01

Helle Samuelsen: How civil servants promote climate change adaptation in Burkina Faso

The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.

Global Health Researcher Spotlight

2024.04.02

Magdalena Bogucewicz: Migrant healthcare in humanitarian contexts

The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.

Global Health Researcher Spotlight

2024.02.19

David Nogués Bravo: The global health burden of biodiversity loss

The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.

Global Health

2024.02.06

University of Copenhagen's School of Global Health Celebrates 15 Years of Impact and Innovation

The University of Copenhagen's School of Global Health recently marked a significant milestone with its 15th Anniversary Celebration.

Global Health Researcher Spotlight

2024.01.31

Henrik Kløverpris: Mechanisms underlying gut immune reconstitution after HIV infection

Meet Henrik Kløverpris, an Associate Professor at University of Copenhagen researching the mechanisms underlying gut immune reconstitution following injury or damage after HIV infection.

School of Global Health

Rethinking body mass index standards: Addressing hidden nutritional risks across populations

Isaac Weldon: How societal systems shape global health outcomes

Students join forces to tackle climate distress among youth

Natacha Klein Käfer: Health and privacy from a historical perspective

Addressing financing primary health care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Juliette Nicolaï: Conducting applied research in water, sanitation and hygiene programs in Togo and Kenya

Bridging the gap: Childbirth challenges in Tanzania and beyond

Submit your film to Global Health Film Days

Do you want to organise Global Health Film Days 2025?

Maria Marti Castaner: Preventing mental health challenges among migrants

Health in Greenland - local and global perspectives

Bolette Frydendahl Larsen: The everyday life of people living with HIV/AIDS in Denmark

Researchers warn: Denmark will drain the Philippines and India of the health care workers they themselves need

Helle Samuelsen: How civil servants promote climate change adaptation in Burkina Faso

Magdalena Bogucewicz: Migrant healthcare in humanitarian contexts

David Nogués Bravo: The global health burden of biodiversity loss

University of Copenhagen's School of Global Health Celebrates 15 Years of Impact and Innovation

Henrik Kløverpris: Mechanisms underlying gut immune reconstitution after HIV infection