News

• 2012.04.06

  HIV Therapies and the Kidney: Some Good, Some Not So Good?

  Lene Ryom, Amanda Mocroft and Jens Lundgren … »

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  2012.03.09

  Cross-sectoral collaboration is needed to make sanitation projects work

  Access to water and sanitation has high political priority in Vietnam, but the efforts seldom reach … »

• 2012.03.05

  Chickens cause serious infections in humans

  Intestinal bacteria from poultry can infect humans and cause urinary tract infections. A new study … »

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  2012.03.01

  New indicator diseases reveal hidden HIV

  An international study under the leadership of the HIV in Europe initiative has revealed that a … »

• 2012.02.21

  Sanitation behavior among school children in a multi- ethnic area of Northern rural Vietnam

  Le thi Thanh Xuan, Luu Ngoc Hoat, Thilde Rheinlander, Anders Dalsgaard and Flemming Konradsen … »

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  2012.02.20

  Rainforest plant combats multi-resistant bacterial strains

  Researchers have discovered a natural substance in a Chilean avocado plant that is active in … »

• 2012.02.17

  Impressions from Health Systems Financing Seminar

  On 17 February 2012 the Copenhagen School of Global Health hosted a health-financing seminar on … »

• 2012.02.15

  Tapeworm parasites in the brain give epilepsy

  Traces of pork tapeworm that end in the human brain can cause epilepsy, but both the parasite and … »

• 2012.02.10

  PhD course: Ethics of health research involving humans in resource-poor settings

  The Research Programme in Global Health is offering a PhD course in Ethics of health research … »

• 2012.02.08

  Dampening the effect of drug resistance in HIV: a leap forward

  Jens D Lundgren, Jeffery V Lazarus … »

• 2012.02.07

  Vietnamese farmers fear the smell

  Vietnamese farmers fertilise the soil by spreading human excrement on the fields with their bare … »

• 2012.02.06

  Schooling protects fleeing children from disease

  Fresh research results from the University of Copenhagen show that just a few hours of schooling a … »

• 2012.02.05

  Physical activity, cardio-respiratory fitness, and metabolic traits in rural Mexican tarahumara.

  Christensen DL, Alcalá-Sánchez I, Leal-Berumen I, Conchas-Ramirez M, Brage S. … »

• 2012.01.25

  Cerebral malaria risk is gene-linked

  Europeans are three times more likely to develop cerebral malaria than Africans. The difference … »

• 2012.01.24

  Three PhD courses on malaria are coming up

  Three PhD courses on malaria are offered in spring, and they are open for registration now.   … »

• 2012.01.20

  Hygiene and sanitation promotion strategies among ethnic minority communities in Northern Vietnam: a stakeholder analysis

  Thilde Rheinländer1,*, Le Thi Thanh Xuan2, Luu Ngoc Hoat3, Anders Dalsgaard4 and Flemming Konradsen1 … »

• 2012.01.18

  Short course in collaboration with UNOSAT: Geo Information in Disaster Situations

  Still two vacant seats on Geneva based short course in March 2012. … »

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  2012.01.17

  Community health observatory kicks off in Malaysia - a new UCPH collaboration

  SEACO in Malaysia will give a unique insight to how e.g. culture, family, jobs and the economy shape … »

• 2012.01.10

  Montreal WHO Simulation 2012

  If you are a student and are in the area of Montreal 23-25 March. Or if you have the opportunity to … »

• 2012.01.09

  Primary health care staff's perceptions of childhood tuberculosis: a qualitative study from Tanzania

  Stephanie Bjerrum, Michala V Rose, Ib C Bygbjerg, Sayoki G Mfinanga, Britt P Tersboel and Pernille … »

• 2011.12.22

  University of Copenhagen and Danish Red Cross team up

  Copenhagen School of Global Health has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Danish Red Cross. … »

• 2011.12.15

  Intensified efforts against malaria are working

  The last 10 years' focused efforts against malaria are working, concludes the new World Malaria … »

• 2011.12.14

  Spring courses on HIV/AIDS prevention and Emergency Health

  Apply now for the short courses Health in Emergencies and Refugee Health or HIV/AIDS - Prevention, … »

• 2011.12.08

  Changing Diabetes - one SMS at a time

  In this m-Health project diabetic patients get easier access to information, counselling and … »

• 2011.12.07

  Follow the SUSA project on its website

  The SUSA project - Sustainable Sanitation in Ghana now has its own website. … »

• 2011.12.07

  New PhD Level Course in Global Health Policy

  The University of Copenhagen is offering a new PhD level course in Global Health Policy, aimed at … »

• 2011.12.01

  New online course: HIV-related Diseases, Treatment and Care

  The University of Copenhagen is now offering an online, advanced course in HIV-related diseases, … »

• 2011.12.01

  Social stigma hits HIV-positive women hard in Tanzania

  Since 2005, HIV treatment has been free of cost in Tanzania, but less than half of the pregnant … »

• 2011.11.24

  Read aloud to your children and prevent obesity

  According to Sir Michael Marmot , the key to a healthy population begins with early childhood … »

• 2011.11.17

  It brought joy in my home as in the area of my wife. How recently circumcised adult men ascribe value to and make sense of male circumcision

  Katrine Lundsby, Tania Dræbel & Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch … »