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Thorkild Tylleskär @TTylleskar
Joined August 2012
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It has come! This year's report on the State of the World's Children from @UNICEF: unicef.org/reports/state-wor…... This year's main message: vaccinate every child!

The State of the World’s Children 2023

For every child, immunization

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Massive cred in Nature (!) to the "Scandinavian model" of strengthening research capacity in Africa with split-site (or sandwich-) PhD programmes! @CihUib
Margareth Hagen@margarethhagen_
4 Apr 2023
Nature on Split-site doctorates that are helping to build Africa’s research base points at @UiB-projects nature.com/articles/d41586-0… @medofak_uib @PHeggernes @Sgloppen @GuriRor
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Peter Waiswa@waiswap
4 Apr 2023
Nice!
Nalubanga Gloria@NalubangaG
4 Apr 2023
Just showing off my role model, This person here is why am thinking about a PhD y'all.
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Is the Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård the answer to everything? nytimes.com/2023/03/28/opini…

Opinion | Alexander Skarsgard Explains the Answer to Everything. (It Involves Doing Some Math.)...

It’s time to completely rethink how we measure economic success.

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The collaborative NORHED-funded project GrowNut II "Education and research to reduce malnutrition in the DR Congo and Tanzania" held their annual meeting in Kinshasa, next to the Congo River, 13-17 March with all the partners. uib.no/en/cih/146534/develop…
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New York Times today 21 March 2023: What's the best policy undertaken by any American President in the last 50 years? Correct answer: PEPFAR, The United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief!
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Kathy Burgoine@KBurgoine
20 Mar 2023
It has been a long time coming! But today we launched the site initiation visit for the #DRCPAP trial. Our pilot trial will evaluate the feasibility & acceptability of the study design to evaluate the impact on prophylactic CPAP in the delivery room for VLBW infants 👶🏾 🫁👏🏼
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Barnabas Nawangwe
@ProfNawangwe
6 May 2020
I congratulate Prof. Peter Waiswa of @MakSPH on his appointment on the World Health Organisation Advisory Board. This is a great achievement for Peter and Makerere University. Thank you for making Mak shine brighter.
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Student fees for students coming from outside EU, a very bad idea: bistandsaktuelt.no/norge-nor…

– Det er et paradoks at Norge som er så opptatt av likestilling, forskjellsbehandler studenter

Til høsten vil det etter alt å dømme bli innført høye studieavgifter for internasjonale studenter fra land utenfor EØS og Sveits. Da vil de færreste fra land i det globale sør ha råd til å studere...

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Amb. Maria Håkansson
@SwedEnvoyUganda
11 Jan 2023
Today Uganda is again Ebola free thanks to strong leadership by @JaneRuth_Aceng & @MinofHealthUG supported by @WHOUganda as well as development partners including @SwedeninUG. My sincere appreciation to all frontline health workers, local leaders & implementing partners. 👏👏👏
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Katerini T. Storeng@KStoreng
20 Dec 2022
Nonsense, hogwash, BS – whatever you call it, please join us in calling out #GHBS – the excessive use of misleading spin, hyperbole, buzzwords, and technocratic jargon in #globalhealth discourse. With @felixundstein & @AdeBengyP @bmj_latest bmj.com/content/379/bmj.o293…

Global health nonsense

Global health discourse that either underinforms or misinforms its audience is “global health nonsense.” Such nonsense is widespread, and jeopardises improvement in global health governance, argue...

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The minister for higher education and research declared 'persona non grata' by the students at the University of Bergen: bt.no/nyheter/direkte/i/BR64…

Minister erklært uønsket ved UiB

(Åpen for alle lesere)

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Abid Raja@abidraja
28 Nov 2022
Nå har studentene ved @UiB under ledelsen av @HaukomAksel også vedtatt at Ola Borten Moe er persona non grata. Skal ha ta alvoret inn over seg, tre til side, eller kaller han også disse studentene pubertale? Noen voksne må jo være hjemme i regjeringen til @jonasgahrstore?
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stefan swartling peterson@stefanswartpet
19 Nov 2022
Now we’re 8 billion. But this video still Hilda: DON'T PANIC — @HansRosling showing the facts about population youtu.be/FACK2knC08E via @YouTube

DON'T PANIC — Hans Rosling showing the facts about population

READ MORE: http://goo.gl/PP6lClHELP TRANSLATE SUBTITLES — http:/...

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Andrew Weeks@adweeks
24 Oct 2022
All welcome!
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stefan swartling peterson@stefanswartpet
24 Oct 2022
‘The United Nations was not created in order to bring us to heaven, but in order to save us from hell.’ Quote from Dag Hammarskjold on #UNday
Christina de Bruin@christina_bruin
24 Oct 2022
On #UNDay, we join Secretary-General António Guterres’s @antonioguterres call to renew hope and conviction in what #humanity can achieve when we work as one, in global solidarity. @UnicefBulgaria @BulgariaUNHCR @IOMBulgaria @WHO unric.org/en/secretary-gener…
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Sarah Dalglish @sarahdlish.bsky.social@Sarah_Dlish
12 Oct 2022
Each year, over 2 million babies are stillborn - an enormous and painful loss for families around the world 💔 But data gaps obscure the true burden. Learn more at a webinar organized by @UNICEFData & @MARCH_LSHTM next Weds 19 Oct: unicef.zoom.us/webinar/regis…

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Dr Helen c Brotherton@Drhelbro
9 Oct 2022
“We should not have closed schools” during COVID pandemic - no scientific basis & biggest adverse impact in LMIC especially for girls - increase in teenage pregnancies, NMR & MMR Prof Z Bhutta ⁦@EAPSCongress⁩ #EAPS22 Powerful words
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Congratulations, Makerere University, to the 100 years!
Makerere University
@Makerere
6 Oct 2022
LIVE: Makerere University Celebrates 100 Years of Existence | #MakerereAt100 x.com/i/broadcasts/1ZkKzXwLB…
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Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting@BCEPShealth
23 Sep 2022
💥💥💥 FANTASTIC NEWS 💥💥💥 BCEPS = Centre of Excellence!!! 👏🥳🎊🎉 The results from the @forskningsradet SFF scheme are out and we are proud to become the Centre of Excellence for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health @UiB @medofak_uib @IGS_UiB uib.no/en/bceps/156792/bceps…

BCEPS is awarded Centre of Excellence Status

The results are out and BCEPS is one of two centres at the University of Bergen to receive Centre of Excellence (SFF) status from the Research Council of Norway.

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