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GLOBHELS-Global helse

Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research

According to the statutes the Forum shall promote high quality research and training aiming at improving health and health care for marginalized population groups in low- and middle-income countries. The main strategies applied to fulfill the objectives of the Forum include activities to: " Imp...

Awarded: NOK 1.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2013

Location: Vestland

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Type 2 diabetes and lifestyle in ethnic minorities in Oslo, and in populations in Pakistan, Bangladesh and China

The global prevalence is estimated at over 143 million in 1995, 154 million in 2000 and by 2025 the diabetic population is expected to rise to 300 million, an increase of approximately 120% . Today, diabetes is a disease of the poor. We have reported an i ncreased prevalence of 400% in the urban ...

Awarded: NOK 3.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Searching for effective HIV-prevention and care in sub-Saharan Africa: focusing on local contexts

After 20 years of experience with HIV prevention, the number of people infected with HIV continues to rise, and there are still few examples of declining epidemics. Why have we not done better? This proposal is a response to the urgent need to document wh at works in community HIV prevention and ...

Awarded: NOK 10.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2013

Location: Vestland

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Strengthening human resources for health. A study of health worker availability and performance in Tanzania

Shortage of health personnel and poor health worker performance are among the most pressing problems of health systems in low-income countries. This proposal represents a strategic initiative to provide evidence that will be valuable in addressing these f undamental problems. The initiative is a ...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2012

Location: Vestland

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Alternative Treatment Strategies in HIV Infection - research platform with integrated biological and clinical objectives

By combining complementary expertise held by our groups and collaborators both nationally and internationally, we will coordinate development of a HIV clinical platform for translational research which is particularly important in HIV infection: Relevant animal models are unavailable, studies of ...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Development of a subunit vaccine for prevention of reactivation of tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis and is one of the main killers among infectious pathogens in the world, and an important factor that sustain poverty in developing countries. Applied research for development of new vaccines is therefore need ed. Transmission of tuberculosis (TB) is ...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Vestland

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Focus on Nutrition and Child Health: Intervention Studies in Low-income Countries

Malnutrition and common infections are the leading cause of ill health and death among marginalized children who also face other health risks, such as limited health care access, poor hygiene and overcrowding. HIV infection in children directly increases their risk of common infections but adds t...

Awarded: NOK 10.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2013

Location: Vestland

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Tuberculosis in the 21st century; an emerging pandemic

TB promotes poverty and bleeds resources from health systems. TB declined throughout the last century, but recently the incidence has increased in Africa, South East Asia, USA, Russia, the Baltics and Eastern Europe. This may be explained by increase in l ife expectancy, HIV, disintegration of he...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2008

Location: Oslo

GLOBHELS-Global helse

The dual role of macrophages in mycobacterial- and HIV disease: host cell and generator of protective mediators with therapeutic potential.

HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis top the WHO list of deaths caused by infectious agents. Millons of people are co-infected, and drug resistance among pathogenic mycobacteria is a serious problem. To discover new therapies we need thorough knowledge abou t the interplay between the pathogens and...

Awarded: NOK 3.2 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2007

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Searching for effective HIV-prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa: Focussing on local contexts

After nearly 20 years of experience with HIV prevention programmes, the number of people infected with HIV continues to rise, and there are still few examples of declining epidemics. Why have we not done better? This proposal is a response to the urgent n eed to document what works in concrete co...

Awarded: NOK 4.3 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2008

Location: Vestland