About

Global Health Norway is a national arena for global health research, education and capacity strengthening in low- and middle-income countries.

What is Global Health Norway?

Global Health Norway is a network of the major Norwegian institutions in the educational, hospital and research institute sectors involved in global health activities, including research, education and capacity strengthening. Read more about the partner institutions.

The aims of the network are, among others, to

  • Facilitate high quality in global health research and education in Norway
  • Inform the public about Norwegian efforts and activities in global Health
  • Maintain an overview of global health projects and funding opportunities
  • Promote inter-regional and inter-sectoral collaboration on research proposals
  • Promote collaboration between the hospital sector, educational sector, the national research council, NGOs, the private sector and Norad

Mandate


What is global health?

Global health is defined as efforts toward "improved Health for the world population, reduced health inequalities, and solutions to cross-border and cross-sectoral health challenges. These efforts include disease prevention, robust Health systems, universal access to good health care and health security for all. (...) Global Health cannot be reduced to development cooperation. The global health agenda also includes regional and bilateral arenas, and is in no way limited to the poorest countries. (...) The complexity of the global health challenges necessitates flexibility and ability to merge perspectives from different policy areas."

Source: Norwegian government white paper no. 11 (2011–2012) "Global helse i utenriks- og utviklingspolitikken", page 8: Link. [Our translation.]


Minutes from Board Meetings

All minutes are in Norwegian

Board meeting 21 November 2022
Board meeting 21 March 2022

Board meeting 25 October 2021
Board meeting 10 March 2021

Board meeting 26 November 2020
Board meeting 14 May 2020

Board meeting13 December 2019
Board meeting 27 August 2019

Board meeting 21 November 2018
Board Meeting 3 May 2018

Board Meeting 16 November 2017
Board Meeting 19 January 2017


Editorial policy

  • The Global Health Norway website should be the most important hub for information for Health personnel, research councils, researchers, students, policy makers and the public about global health activities in Norway.
  • All articles are published with a named author.
  • All articles should explicitly state that the views reflected are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Global Health Norway's Board or other bodies.
  • The Head of the Secretariat is the Editor-in-Chief of the website.

Board

Björn Gustafsson

Central Norway Regional Health Authority

Director of Health Sciences, Research and Education

bjorn.inge.gustafsson@helse-midt.no

Per Sigvald Bakke

University of Bergen

Dean, Faculty of Medicine

Per.Bakke@uib.no

Erlend B. Smeland

Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority

erlend.b.smeland@helse-sorost.no

Silje Wangberg

University of Tromsø

Prodean of PhD Education and Clinical Training

silje.c.wangberg@uit.no

Eli Renate Grüner

Helse Vest RHF

Director of Research

eli.renate.gruner@helse-bergen.no

Hanne Flinstad Harbo

University of Oslo

Dean, Faculty of Medicine

h.c.f.harbo@medisin.uio.no

Siri Forsmo

Norwegian University of Sciences and Technology

Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

siri.forsmo@ntnu.no

Hanne Husom Haukland

Northern Norway Regional Health Authority

Medical adviser

hanne.husom.haukland@helse-nord.no

Ane-Marthe Solheim Skar, Chair Of The Board

Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Scientific Director of Global Health (acting)

Ane-MartheSolheim.Skar@fhi.no

Observers

Ottar Mæstad

Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)

ottar.maestad@cmi.no

Ingvar Theodor Evjen Olsen

Norad

Ingvar.Theo.Olsen@norad.no

Line Storesund Rondan

GlaxoSmithKline

line.s.rondan@gsk.com

Ann-Katrin Stensdotter

Universities Norway (UHR)

ann-katrin.stensdotter@ntnu.no

Marianne Jensen

Research Council of Norway

mj@forskningsradet.no

Morten Dalsmo

SINTEF

Morten.Dalsmo@sintef.no

Secretariat

Bente Faugli

Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Senior Adviser

bente.faugli@fhi.no

Editorial Group

Elin Yli Dvergsdal

Norwegian University of Sciences and Technology

Senior adviser in Global Health

elin.y.dvergsdal@ntnu.no

Steve Diaz French, Chair

Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Senior adviser

SteveDiaz.French@fhi.no

Kristin Schjølberg

Oslo University Hospital

Department director

UXKRNC@ous-hf.no

Ingeborg K. Haavardsson

University of Oslo

Administrative Manager, Sustainable Health Unit

i.k.haavardsson@medisin.uio.no

Anne Berit Kolmannskog

University of Bergen

Adviser

Anne.Kolmannskog@uib.no

Camilla Skjelbred

Haukeland University Hospital

Adviser

camilla.skjelbred@helse-bergen.no

Turid Austin Wæhler

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Adviser

turid.a.wahler@uit.no