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FRIPRO-Fri prosjektstøtte

Randomized clinical trial assessing balloon occlusion of the aorta for controlling life-threatening postpartum bleeding in Africa

Mødredødelighet på verdensbasis er fortsatt et stort problem. En hovedårsak er kraftig blødning etter fødsel, så kallet post-partum blødning. Det er beregnet at over 150 kvinner dør hver dag på grund av post-partum blødning, noe som tilsvarer en flykrasj hver dag. De fleste av disse dødsfallene s...

Awarded: NOK 12.5 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Vestland

GLOBVAC-Global helse- og vaksin.forskn

Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research

Mål for Norsk Forum for Global Helseforskning: Global helse omhandler ofte utfordringer knyttet til plutselig oppståtte sykdommer, naturkatastrofer og krig. Slike problemer blir ofte ytterligere forverret av fattigdom, ulikhet og mangel på ressurser. Fattigdom og ulikhet fører også til mer perma...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2016-2019

Location: Vestland

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

Competing discourses impacting girls and womens rights: Fertility control and safe abortion in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia

Prosjektet har undersøkt retningslinjer, diskurser og praksis knyttet til fertilitetskontroll og abort blant ungdom i Etiopia, Tanzania og Zambia. Som dypt forankret i religiøse og sosiokulturelle normer om seksualitet, reproduksjon og kjønnsrelasjoner, er fertilitetskontroll og abort kontrover...

Awarded: NOK 5.9 mill.

Project Period: 2016-2019

Location: Vestland

GLOBVAC-Global helse- og vaksin.forskn

The effectiveness of a girl empowerment programme on early childbearing, marriage and school dropout in rural Zambia: A cluster trial

Tenåringsgraviditeter gir betydelig risiko for komplikasjoner for unge mødre og deres barn. Komplikasjoner av svangerskap og abort er blant de vanligste dødsårsakene hos jenter i 15-19 årsalderen i fattige land, og risikoen for at nyfødte babyer dør er mer enn 50% større dersom mor er yngre enn 2...

Awarded: NOK 24.1 mill.

Project Period: 2015-2021

Location: Vestland

GLOBVAC-Global helse- og vaksin.forskn

Malaria Chemoprevention for the post-discharge management of severe anaemia in children in Malawi, Uganda and Kenya: Moving towards policy

Alvorleg anemi som følgje av malaria er ei hovudårsak til at små barn kjem på sjukehus i Afrika, og det forårsakar også mykje sjukdomsbyrde og død. Mange barn døyr i akuttfasen medan dei framleis er innlagde, men i tillegg døyr mange heime dei første månadane etter utskriving. Behandling av mala...

Awarded: NOK 32.8 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2020

Location: Vestland

GLOBVAC-Global helse- og vaksin.forskn

Impact of vitamin B12 on neurodevelopment and cognitive function from early life into school age.

Mangel på vitamin B12 og andre vitaminer og mineraler hos små barn kan svekke kognitiv utvikling og er vanligere enn mange tror. I dette prosjektet har forskere fra India, Tanzania, USA og Norge estimert den varige betydningen av dårlig vitamin B12 status i spedbarnsalderen på hjerneutvikling og...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2019

Location: Vestland

GLOBVAC-Global helse- og vaksin.forskn

Planning meeting for the PROMISE PEP Follow-up study

We have conducted the PROMISE PEP/ ANRS 12174 study, a randomised controlled trial comparing the efficacy and safety of prolonged infant peri-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) with lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) versus lamivudine (3TC) to prevent postnatal HIV-1 t ransmission during the full duration of b...

Awarded: NOK 0.29 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2016

Location: Vestland

GLOBVAC-Global helse- og vaksin.forskn

Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research

Norsk forum for global helseforskning (Forum) Forumet ble etablert i 2005 som et tverrfaglig nettverk av enkeltpersoner og norske institusjoner som arbeider med, eller har en interesse i, global helse og helsefaglig forskning. Forum vedtektene ble godkjent av den første generalforsamlingen i 200...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2016

Location: Vestland

GLOBVAC-Global helse- og vaksin.forskn

Combining indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticidal nets for preventing malaria: Cluster randomized trial in Ethiopia

Prosjektet MalTrials (Combining indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticidal nets for preventing malaria: Cluster randomized trial in Ethiopia) har som mål å informere nasjonale og globale beslutningstakere om kombinert bruk av IRS og LLINs for å kontrollere malaria. De viktigste malari...

Awarded: NOK 9.3 mill.

Project Period: 2012-2018

Location: Vestland

GLOBVAC-Global helse- og vaksin.forskn

Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research

The Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research (from here: the Forum) was initiated in 2005 as an interdisciplinary network of individuals and Norwegian institutions that work with, or have an interest in global health and health research. The Forum has s ince then been a platform of great import...

Awarded: NOK 0.26 mill.

Project Period: 2012-2015

Location: Vestland

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Socioeconomic indicators of growth impairment among children in Haydom, Tanzania; Results from the MalED study.

Erling Svensen, PsyD, PhD holds the position as research coordinator at Haydom Lutheran Hospital, Tanzania and a position as post doc at Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Norway. These two institutions are part of the MalED network wh ich has been set up to investigate; The I...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2011-2011

Location: Vestland

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Preparing for tuberculosis vaccine efficacy trials: Identifying at-risk individuals for TB vaccine trials.

Tuberkulose (TB) utgjør en betydelig trussel mot folkehelsen på verdensbasis. Forskningsnettverket «TB Trials», som består av forskere i Danmark, India, Norge, Sør-Afrika og USA, har gjennomført tre store prospektive observasjonelle kohortestudier i Palamaner i sørlige India for å bidra med vikti...

Awarded: NOK 4.6 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2016

Location: Vestland

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Developing vaccines against diarrhea caused by Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Shigella (EntVac)

Diarrhea and dysentery are important killers of children in developing countries. These diseases also contribute to malnutrition. Vaccines give a very favorable return on public health investment, and a polyvalent anti-diarrheal vaccine would greatly impr ove this investment case. But efforts to ...

Awarded: NOK 15.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Vestland

GLOBHELS-Global helse

OMEVAC (Open Mobile Electronic Vaccine Trials), an interdisciplinary project to improve quality of vaccine trials in low-resource settings

Emerging international standards and regulations will in few years require complete electronic systems for management of a vaccine trials. Clinical trials conducted in low-income countries need to have the same level of quality and reliability as comparab le studies conducted in high-income count...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Vestland

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Phase III double blind placebo-controlled trial of infant periexposure prophylaxis with 3TC to prevent HIV-1 transmission by breastfeeding

Postnatal transmission of HIV-1 through breast milk remains an unsolved problem in many resource-poor settings. In Sub-Saharan Africa, especially in the rural areas, replacement feeding has proven a problematic alternative because of social, cultural, eco nomic and hygienic constraints. Moreover,...

Awarded: NOK 12.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Vestland

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Preparing for tuberculosis vaccine efficacy trials: Baseline epidemiology, improved diagnosis, markers of protection and phase I/II trials

This collaboration between scientists in Denmark, India, Norway, South Africa and the U. S. will conduct 3 large cohort studies of tuberculosis (TB) in Palamaner, India, using state of the art immunology to identify correlates of protective immunity and i ncipient disease. These cohorts will be a...

Awarded: NOK 18.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2014

Location: Vestland

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Project establishment: Development of vaccine(s) against infections with diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and Shigella

Diarrheal diseases are the second most common cause of death in children, accounting for 1/5 of the 10.6 million annual child deaths. In addition, repeated episodes of diarrhea, especially if prolonged and associated with growth faltering, are an importan t cause of malnutrition in developing cou...

Awarded: NOK 0.30 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Vestland

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

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

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

AS-HEL-Samfunnsmedisin og helsetj.

Childhood diarrheal disease and nutrition prosject

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Awarded: NOK 0.23 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2005

Location: Vestland

FRIMED-Klinisk medisin og folkehelse

Zinc and common childhood infections - field trials in Nepal

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Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2007

Location: Vestland

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

MILHEL-Miljø og helse

Asthma and Allergies from Indoor Air Pollution. A Randomized Trial

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Awarded: NOK 0.75 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2004

Location: Vestland

UTISOR-Utviklingsveier i Sør

Network for HIV-related research with relevance to interventions in low-income countries

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Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2008

Location: Vestland

REKNUFU-Rekrutteringsstipend - NUFU

Nutrition and infection in young children and in women of reproductive age in Nepal; observational and intervention studies

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Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2003-2007

Location: Vestland

REKNUFU-Rekrutteringsstipend - NUFU

AIDS and culture in a Tanzanian context

Forskningsprosjektet er et sentralt element i forsknings- og kompetansebyggings-programmet Gender, generation and communication in times of AIDS: the potential of 'modern' and 'traditional' institutions, og innebærer et nært samarbeid med en rekke institusjoner og forskere i Tanzania og N...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2002-2005

Location: Vestland

AKLIMED-Klinisk medisin

Drug resistant tuberculosis in Yangon, Myanmar

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Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2002-2004

Location: Vestland

GAVI-Norsk GAVI-nettverk

GAVI-oriented research at the Centre for International Health: Participation in a rotavirus vaccine trial.

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Awarded: NOK 0.80 mill.

Project Period: 2001-2005

Location: Vestland

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