News on global health
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University collaboration in global health
07 september 2020
In global health, many interdisciplinary collaborations to improve worldwide health are under way. And there are more to come, now that Uppsala Uni...
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Sharp rise in child mortality due to COVID-19 restrictions in Nepal
12 augusti 2020
In a Lancet Global Health article, researchers from Uppsala University show how Nepalese restrictions prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic have result...
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Coronavirus message doesn’t always get through
01 april 2020
How different countries are tackling the coronavirus epidemic depends heavily on the relationship between state agencies and the public. For indivi...
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Uppsala University involved in a European initiative to map uterine cells
28 februari 2020
By creating a visual map of uterine cells, researchers in four European countries will pave the way for new advances in women’s and maternity care....
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AI joins the search for new TB drugs
04 februari 2020
Tuberculosis is once again a major public health threat as the causative bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. Globalisation is also contributi...
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New report: Focus on Children for UN’s Global Sustainable Development Goals
02 december 2019
“We need to highlight the rights of children to health and the future in the public discussion of social matters,” says Mats Målqvist, professor of...
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Uppsala Health Summit 2019: Focus on healthy urban childhoods
21 oktober 2019
Even though the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has been ratified by most countries, the child perspective is often missing in the plannin...
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Uppsala Health Summit 2019: Focus on healthy urban childhoods
13 september 2019
Densification of cities causes increased traffic and less space for playgrounds, schoolyards and spontaneous play. This has a negative effect on ch...
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Birgitta Essén: “We mustn’t treat Muslim women as collective victims”
05 februari 2019
If Swedish care services are to provide the correct treatment for Muslim women, we must accept them as rational individuals and listen to their own...
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Cooperation can improve maternity care
17 oktober 2017
The use of caesarean sections has shot through the roof at Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania, increasing the risk of complications. Researche...