Better nutrition for adolescents 

The project BetterNutrition4Adolescents aims to improve adolescent nutrition and school food environments in India and Nepal through co-created multicomponent school-based interventions. It uses a cluster-randomised controlled trial to evaluate intervention effectiveness and implementation. Funded by the Research Council of Norway.

Contact: Abhijit Sen

Domestic violence in antenatal care

The Addressing Domestic Violence in Antenatal Care Environments 2 (ADVANCE 2) project focuses on adressing domestic violence in pregnancy in Nepal, an important cause of poor pregnancy outcomes. Funded by the Research Council of Norway.

Contact: Jennifer J Infanti

Maternal and neonatal health in Malawi

Maternal and Neonatal Health in Malawi is a project building capacity and implementing training programs in Malawi  within nursing, midwifery, medical microbiology, and obstetric ultrasound, as well as conduct world-class research at these universities. Funded by NORHED.

Contact: Håkon Angell Bolkan 

Strengthening physiotherapy education in Nepal

The project Strengthening Academic Capacity in Physiotherapy Education in Nepal aims to produce higher-quality graduates, high-quality research, and more inclusive higher education in physiotherapy in developing countries. Funded by NORHED.

Contact: Ann-Katrin Stensdotter

Surgical services in low-income countries

CapaCare is working on scalable solutions to increase access to surgical services in low-income countries. The project aims to provide medical education and training to increase skilled staff at district hospitals.

Contact: Håkon Angell Bolkan

Reducing antibiotic overtreatment in women

The lack of laboratory-facilities in low-income countries often leads to antibiotic overtreatment. In order to prevent antimicrobial resistance, the project Implementing Point-Of-Care-Tests and Identifying Barriers to Reduce Antibiotics for Vaginal Discharge is performing a randomised controlled trial in Nepal.

Contact: Risa Lonnee-Hoffmann

Health needs in Ukrainian refugee women

The project Promoting Access to Health Services through Participatory Approach: E-Health Intervention to Promote Good Health Seeking (PATHS) investigates the health needs and barriers to healthcare access for Ukrainian refugee women in Norway, Sweden, and Estonia. Funded by NordForsk.

Contact: Ashis Jalote Parmar

Designing better healthcare

The Design for Health Lab at NTNU's Department of Design is working toward a future where innovative research and human-centered design incrementally improve public health and healthcare in Norway.

Contact: Ashis Jalote Parmar

Reducing respiratory infections in children

The goal of the Childrens Lung Study (C-LUNG)  is to improve the health of children in  Dhulikel, Nepal who suffer from respiratory infections and to find affordable ways to prevent childhood asthma and chronic lung diseases. The project includes both healthy children and children with lung disease in a clinical study and emphasizes local capacity building in viral diagnostics, lung function testing and immunology. 

Contact: Kari Risnes

Health equity

Centre for Global Health Inequalities Research (CHAIN) brings together researchers from around the world and from different fields to better understand how a person’s social and economic situation affects their health.

Contact: Terje A. Eikemo

The Global health group at Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Global health research embodies research on health problems related to challenges that particularly affect people in developing countries. 

Contact: Elin Y. Dvergsdal