Building stronger institutions
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health is engaged in global health issues and collaborates internationally to strengthen public health institutions and systems in low- and middle income countries.
Building Stronger Public Health Institutions (BIS) Programme overview

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) began a new Norad-funded program (2021-2025) aiming to strengthen public health institutions and systems in Low- and Middle Income Countries (LMIC).
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The BIS program, through its work with global, international and regional institutions, seeks to strengthening global and regional networks in their support of low and middle- income countries (LMIC).
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Under the BIS program, NIPH is collaborating with Ethiopia to contribute to strengthening public health capacity with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI).
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Under the BIS program, NIPH is continuing long-term collaboration with the Public Health Institute of Malawi.
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Under the BIS program, NIPH is continuing long-term collaboration with Ghana to contribute to strengthening public health capacity within the Ghana Ministry of Health.
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Under the BIS program, NIPH is continuing long-term collaboration with Palestine to contribute to strengthening public health capacity within the Palestinian National Institute of Public Health (PNIPH).
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Under the BIS program, NIPH is collaborating with several institutions with public health functions to contribute to strengthening public health capacity within Nepal.
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Under the BIS program, NIPH is exploring long-term collaboration with Uganda to contribute to strengthening public health capacity within the Uganda National Institute of Public Health.
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News
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Horizon Europe grant awarded to NCD project in Ethiopia
11.08.23
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Strengthening Health Security and Preparedness in Ghana
24.07.23
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FHI supports biosafety training in Malawi
02.12.22
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Strengthening public health systems in Malawi
19.10.22
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Peer-to-peer collaboration between the Ethiopian Public Health Institute and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health
11.07.22
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Projects
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HEV vaksinestudie hos fertile kvinner i Bangladesh og risikofaktorer for alvorlig HEV
05.05.23
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Public Health Collaboration between Ukraine and Norway
23.12.22
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Interval between pregnancies, obstetric history and unwanted pregnancy outcomes
25.02.21
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The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on mental health of health care workers: protocol for a rapid systematic review
03.06.20
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Årsaker til bakteriell meningitt i Conakry, Guinea
20.11.18
The aim of this project was to provide insight into the range of options for topic identification, selection and prioritisation (TISP) for health technology assessment (HTA) in low and middle income countries (LMICs).
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The objective of the study was to generate new knowledge about road traffic injuries in Malawi and the extent of traffic accidents related to alcohol use.
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