Norwegian Institute of Public Health receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for innovative global health research

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has announced that it has received a US $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will support an innovative global health research project conducted by Dr Carol Holm-Hansen titled “TB Rapid Test (TBRT) Project.” 

ENGAGE/CSG/P3G Summer Institute: ”Genetics, Ethics and Clinical Translation” 22-25th June 2010, The Netherlands

This four day intensive course is designed for professionals actively involved in biobanking who want to learn more about the ethical, legal and societal implications of the translation of epidemiological results from genetic and genomic research to clinical practice.
Read more [03.03.2010]

Collaboration with Arkhangelsk: Andrej Grjibovski appointed Director at the International School of Public Health in Arkhangelsk

Andrej Grjibovski has been appointed Director of the International School of Public Health in Arkhangelsk (ISPHA). Grjibovski is a medical doctor and works in the Department of Infectious Disease Control at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Read more [19.01.2009]

ENGAGE

ENGAGE (European Network for Genetic and Genomic Epidemiology) is a trans-national collaborative research project funded with 12 million euros by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme-Health Theme.
Read more [09.12.2008]

Fractional dose of scarce meningitis vaccine may be effective in outbreak control

One fifth of the standard dose of a commonly used meningitis vaccine may be as effective as using the full dose. This new finding should allow scarce vaccine resources to be stretched further, especially during epidemics in Africa.

10 years of collaboration with neighbouring countries

Better knowledge, better health surveillance - better infectious disease control

In 1998 the Norwegian Institute of Public Health began a co-operation with the Baltic countries and Russia. This was part of the project "Infectious disease control in the Barents and Baltic Sea Regions 1998-2001", funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Since 1999, the co-operation with neighbouring countries has been funded by the Norwegian Barents Health Programme with contributions from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and partners.

Cuba: Vaccine collaboration with Norway

Researchers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) have visited the Finlay Institute in Havana several times to discuss collaboration to develop a new and better meningococcal vaccine for Africa. On Wednesday 18th June 2008, a collaboration agreement with Finlay was signed.

Read more [12.08.2008]

Central-Asia: Rotavirus project can reduce child mortality

Every year, diarrhea caused by rotavirus takes the lives of more than 500 000 children under 5 years of age worldwide. Most of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Prevention of rotavirus diarrhea could save the lives of 1400 children per day, figures that have led to a commitment from the Norwegian Institute for Public Health to help reduce the global burden of rotavirus disease.
Read more [22.04.2008]

Uganda: Prize for vaccine project abstract at global health conference

Researcher Lisbeth Meyer Næss (pictured) from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s Department for Bacteriology and Immunology won the prize for best abstract at the 2nd Conference on Global Health and Vaccination Research. Næss has investigated the immune response after vaccination with 1/10 and 1/5 part doses of meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine in Uganda.
Read more [18.04.2008]

International tuberculosis research and monitoring

For years the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has been working closely with North West Russia to research and prevent tuberculosis. The NIPH has also been engaged in projects linked to monitoring of M. tuberculosis resistance, development of laboratory methods and epidemiology in countries such as Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Myanmar, Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Vietnam.
Read more [15.04.2008]