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  1. ENABLE Consortium expands through EU Hop-On success

    ENABLE Consortium expands through EU Hop-On success

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    The ENABLE consortium is proud to announce a significant milestone and welcome the University of Aveiro (UAveiro) from Portugal as a new partner in its ongoing efforts to enhance maternal and newborn health research.
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  2. Seminar on safeguarding Africa’s health: With H.E. Director General Kaseya and Minister of Health and Care Services Jan Christian Vestre

    Seminar on safeguarding Africa’s health: With H.E. Director General Kaseya and Minister of Health and Care Services Jan Christian Vestre

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    • 18.03.2025
    • 12:15 - 14:00
    • Seminar
    • Auditorium, Lovisenberggata 8, NIPH
    NIPH invites to a seminar 18 March from 13.15 to 15.00 with Director General Jean Kaseya and the Minister of Health and Care Services Jan Christian Vestre.
    Event
  3. ENABLE Implementation Protocol Workshop: Paving the Way for Health Innovations in Ethiopia

    ENABLE Implementation Protocol Workshop: Paving the Way for Health Innovations in Ethiopia

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    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The ENABLE project recently hosted a comprehensive workshop from February 25-28, 2025, bringing together consortium members, experts and key stakeholders to discuss key issues and reach consensus regarding the implementation of health strategies in Ethiopia.
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    Workshop participants sitting in front of a PC in Addis Ababa
  4. NIPH Awarded Funding for Two EU/EDCTP3 Projects

    NIPH Awarded Funding for Two EU/EDCTP3 Projects

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    Researchers at the Global Health Cluster are part of two newly funded projects under the EDCTP3 program, supported by the European Union. These projects, based in Sub-Saharan Africa, focus on capacity building in health informatics, strengthening health information systems, and implementing digital registries—particularly in the fields of maternal and child health and infectious diseases.
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  5. ePOSIT Project: Transforming Antenatal Care with the ANC eRegistry

    ePOSIT Project: Transforming Antenatal Care with the ANC eRegistry

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    The ePOSIT project has successfully implemented the Antenatal Care (ANC) eRegistry in Mukono District, Uganda, through a phased rollout that began in June 2024. The final round of health worker training was completed in November 2024, marking a significant milestone in the project’s journey.
    Notification
    Health workers participated in hands-on training sessions of the antenatal care eRegistry
  6. Ukraine and Norway: institutional cooperation

    Ukraine and Norway: institutional cooperation

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    The main goal of the collaboration is to strengthen The Public Health Center of Ukraine's capacity through strategic and technical twinning with a focus on infection control systems (IPC), health crisis preparedness and access to health data.
    Project
    Norge og Ukraina flagg
  7. ENABLE Project Completes Successful First Year

    ENABLE Project Completes Successful First Year

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    On December 11, 2024, the ENABLE Consortium convened their first virtual annual meeting. Members from around the globe gathering digitally to hear and share updates on the project’s progress.
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    Picture of the Teams meeting for the general assembly
  8. The seminar is cancelled! Safeguarding Africa's health

    The seminar is cancelled! Safeguarding Africa's health

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    • 11.02.2025
    • 07:30 - 11:00
    • Seminar
    • Utsikten, Marcus Thranes Gate 6, 7 etg., NIPH and Teams.
    The seminar is unfortunately cancelled.
    Event
    Image Adelard Kakunze.
  9. ENABLE: Enabling environments for non-communicable disease (NCD) risk reduction in Ethiopia

    ENABLE: Enabling environments for non-communicable disease (NCD) risk reduction in Ethiopia

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    ENABLE aims to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by reducing the life-long prevalence of major NCD risk factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia.
    Project
  10. Building and strengthening climate resilient health systems in low- and middle-income country contexts

    Building and strengthening climate resilient health systems in low- and middle-income country contexts

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    This report provides a comprehensive overview that addresses seven critical aspects necessary for building and strengthening climate resilient health systems, supported by a scoping review.
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    Cover of the report
  11. EPHI welcomes ENABLE: a global consortium working with pregnant women in Ethiopia

    EPHI welcomes ENABLE: a global consortium working with pregnant women in Ethiopia

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    The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) have launched the ENABLE project: Enabling environments for non-communicable disease (NCD) risk reduction in Ethiopia.
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    Enable logo
  12. Enabling environments for non-communicable disease (NCD) risk reduction in Ethiopia

    Enabling environments for non-communicable disease (NCD) risk reduction in Ethiopia

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    ENABLE aims to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by reducing the life-long prevalence of major NCD risk factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia.
    Project
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  13. Webinar: Strengthening primary health care in a decentralized health system: recent experiences from Kerala state in India

    Webinar: Strengthening primary health care in a decentralized health system: recent experiences from Kerala state in India

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    • 04.10.2023 - 04.09.2023
    • 13:00 - 14:00
    • Webinar
    • Zoom
    On behalf of the SUPPORT-SYSTEMS research consortium, we would like to invite you to a 1-hour public webinar on Wednesday, October 4, 3-4PM Oslo time (Central European Time)
    Event
  14. Horizon Europe grant awarded to NCD project in Ethiopia

    Horizon Europe grant awarded to NCD project in Ethiopia

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    A four million Euro grant has been awarded to the ENABLE research consortium to help prevent non-communicable diseases (NCD) and improve health and welfare in Ethiopia.
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    Photo of wall art in a street in Addis Ababa
  15. Building Stronger Public Health Institutions and Systems (BIS)

    Building Stronger Public Health Institutions and Systems (BIS)

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    The goal of this new program is to contribute to the building of competent and resilient health systems underpinned by strong public health institutions in 6 countries and through global and regional work.
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  16. Strengthening Health Security and Preparedness in Ghana

    Strengthening Health Security and Preparedness in Ghana

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    Five fellows from the University of Ghana were hosted for at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, as part of the Building Stronger Public Health Institutions and System programme.
    News
    visiters from Ghana
  17. HEV vaksinestudie hos fertile kvinner i Bangladesh og risikofaktorer for alvorlig HEV

    HEV vaksinestudie hos fertile kvinner i Bangladesh og risikofaktorer for alvorlig HEV

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    The project aims to evaluate the protection against hepatitis E virus (HEV) disease in pregnant women by immunization with the HEV vaccine (Hecolin).
    Project
  18. Participatory democracy - opportunities, challenges and lessons for government decision-making

    Participatory democracy - opportunities, challenges and lessons for government decision-making

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    • 08.03.2023
    • 13:00 - 14:00
    • Webinar
    Please see the full programme and webinar description below.
    Event
  19. Open and Inclusive: Fair Processes for Financing Universal Health Coverage

    Open and Inclusive: Fair Processes for Financing Universal Health Coverage

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    • 16.03.2023
    • 10:30 - 14:45
    • Event
    • Domus Bibliotheca, Karl Johans gt. 47, Oslo sentrum
    Event
  20. Webinar: Using online communities of practice to complement health research: experiences from Healthcare Information for All

    Webinar: Using online communities of practice to complement health research: experiences from Healthcare Information for All

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    • 01.02.2023
    • 13:00 - 14:00
    • Webinar
    • Teams
    Thiswebinar will learn from the research projects’ experience with collaborating with HIFAand benefiting from HIFA’s vibrant online communities to inform their research processes.
    Event
  21. FHI supports biosafety training in Malawi

    FHI supports biosafety training in Malawi

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    In collaboration with the Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM), the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) organized two short trainings of biosafety and biosecurity in the capital Lilongwe and Blantyre (the second largest city) in Malawi in November.
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    Photo of a group discussion
  22. Strengthening public health systems in Malawi

    Strengthening public health systems in Malawi

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    The director of the Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM), Dr. Benson Chilima, visited the NIPH to discuss the collaboration between the two sister institutes.  
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    The director of the public health institute in Malawi, Ben Chilima, meets his "sister institute", the NIPH. From left: Country coordinator for Malawi, Trude Arnesen (NIPH), Ben Chilima, NIPH director Camilla Stoltenberg, Norad director Bård Vegard Solhjell and BIS program director Ragnhild Dybdahl (NIPH). Copyright: FHI
  23. Peer-to-peer collaboration between the Ethiopian Public Health Institute and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health

    Peer-to-peer collaboration between the Ethiopian Public Health Institute and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health

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    NIPH and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a collaboration and to build strong peer-to-peer relationships within the urgent topic of environmental and climate health
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    delegation from NIPH met with employees and leadership from EPHI
  24. NIPH signs Memorandums of Understanding in Nepal

    NIPH signs Memorandums of Understanding in Nepal

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    The NIPH signs Memorandums of Understanding with the Nepal Health Research Council and the Kathmandu University School of Medical Science, with a shared goal of promoting public health research and knowledge.
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    A field in Nepal
  25. NIPH signs memorandum with Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

    NIPH signs memorandum with Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

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    The memorandum is between Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) to strengthen public health institutions and systems.
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    Photo of signing ceremony