Research projects

Even before the outbreak of the Arab Spring the Middle East was in transition. Where is the Middle East heading?

This study investigates the effect of the health component in DigI, a digital health intervention, aiming to increase health literacy related to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Taenia solium cysticercosis/taeniosis. Both quantitative and qualitative methods will be applied, measuring the change in health literacy in individuals recruited through a non-randomised controlled trial, before and after the intervention (see below).

ETHIC supports student mobility between Master- and PhD-students in information systems at the Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo and Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (Mozambique) and the University of Malawi. The purpose of the mobility is participation in teaching (courses), supervision, fieldwork, research activities etc.

In order to do become a student in this exchange programme, contact one of the participants listed in the right column.

This post-doctoral project at SUM investigates how business-peace interactions influence traditional Global North development mechanisms.

Pathways to social transformation (CLIMWAYS)

Over 40 countries have established truth commissions (TCs) to investigate past patterns of gross human rights violations and recommend measures of redress. More than a third of these commissions have been in Latin America.

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Trade between developing countries constitutes an increasing proportion of global trade. Increasingly more of global production is now bound for consumption in Africa, Latin America and Asia.

The shift of the global economy continues materialising. While production has been moving East and South for decades, a new shift is underway in the form of consumption. The number of middle-class consumers in Asia has now been estimated to be close to equal that of North America and Europe.

Competence building in Public Health and Medical Research and Education. By describing, analysing and evaluating the health and health care of people of Myanmar, the project will develop local evidence-based policy and practice which ultimately contribute to sustainable development and improved health among the population of Myanmar.

Comparative study of risk factors for diabetes type-2 and cardiovascular disease among Somali population in Horn of Africa and Somali immigrants in Norway and other relevant populations.

The primary objective of the ?New Media in a changing Africa? project (Mediafrica) is to investigate: to what extent and in what ways processes of change in sub-Saharan Africa are affected by new media. The research is practice-oriented and comparative. Media's social significance requires it to be linked to people's everyday concerns and practices, while change is seen as processual and shall be explained by way of social mechanisms.

The purpose of this study is to go beyond typical project evaluations and single case studies and develop new research-based knowledge on the comparative impacts of aid on two crucial pillars of development ¨C gender equality and food security.

The project seeks to account for electricity¡¯s effect on women's empowerment, both as women use electricity¡¯s services and become involved in its provision. The project highlights a comparison between centralized (grid) and decentralized systems and the effects on women¡¯s empowerment.

TRANSLED is a project funded by NORAD (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation) through NORHED (Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development).

The project entails a qualitative study of responses by responsible institutions to sexual violence directed against minors of Homa Bay County in Kenya. It aims to provide a better understanding of factors influencing sexual violence against minors. In addition, the project will investigate institutional and structural responses to sexual violence perpetration and propose prevention measures.

Tuberculosis (TB) has been a significant cause of illness and death among humans for centuries. In 2014, the World Health Organization estimated that there were 9 million new cases and 1.5 million deaths resulting from TB, of these, 95% of the cases and deaths occur in high TB burden countries.

The primary aim of this study is to investigate the transfer of global maternal health policies approached through the actions of international NGOs.

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a harmful traditional practice. It harms the health of women and it is a violation of human rights. This study investigates the attitude on this practice among young Ethiopians in Harari and Somali regions.

Millions of pregnant women are suffering from intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV during pregnancy is associated with many risk factors and adverse pregnancy outcomes. In Ethiopia, many studies have not been done on IPV in pregnancy. Therefore, it is timely and relevant to fill the gap and inform policy on the issue.

This study focuses on Diabetes Self Management Education (DSME) and its effect on Psychosocial, Clinical and Behavioral Outcomes among People with Type 2 Diabetes.

This project aimed at comparing the adverse effects of single antiretroviral drug prescribed for prophylaxis versus lifelong ART for HIV+ women during pregnancy to prevent vertical HIV transmission on pregnancy outcome. Moreover, effect of partner involvement during care on pregnancy outcome will be assessed.

Most community based interventions have failed due to lack of application of right theories and contextual issues to the design. This will be an intervention trial, we will apply evidence from effective interventions and contextual issues to design and implement the intervention. It will be RCT intervention.

The project design is a retrospective qualitative study which will be conducted in Malawi and the Gambia. Approximately 20-25 women, members of their families and key informants will be interviewed.

Disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The area stretching from Senegal to Ethiopia is designated the ¡°meningitis belt¡± and includes the poorest countries of the world. This project aims to assess the ability of meningococcal vaccines to prevent meningitis epidemics in the region.

Experiences of disrespect and abuse during childbirth might be one of the major reasons for remaining low figures of skilled birth attendance despite all global efforts to increase accessibility, affordability, acceptability and quality of care. It remains unclear however what the scope is of the problem, to what extent it affects care seeking and which factors can potentially change it.

This project will provide critical information¡¯s on diabetes and its risk factors for accessible, affordable and optimal care for the management of the disease in Cameroon and Africa at large.

The cross-sectional study of 25-74 years old male and female living in Yangon Region aims at determining the prevalence of selected risk factors of NCDs, such as smoking, alcohol consumption, hypertension, low fruit and vegetable intake, physical inactivity, obesity, diabetes and abnormal lipid profiles.

This project studies whether and how particular political institutional characteristics ¨C for example concerning the ruling party, election systems, and the protection of civil liberties ¨C affect economic policies and outcomes under different conditions. More specifically, the project analyzes how different institutions, both in democracies and dictatorships, impact on economic growth and redistributive policies, thereby addressing issues of immense importance for the welfare of citizens across the world.

The overall goal in this project is to contribute to competence building among teachers and rehabilitation workers who serve persons with sensory impairment in East Africa.

SACCADE is building capacity in research and research education in public health, health sciences and primary health care systems in Africa in general and Ethiopia in particular.

Ethiopia has 89 spoken languages plus sign language. Many of the languages are poorly described and lack basic resources.

Increasing our understading on how climate change might affect crop pollination

The overall objective of the project is a historical study of the transition from international to global health. The project has four thematic strands on tuberculosis, mental health, traditional medicine and medical genetics. Regional focus is on East Africa and India.

This ethnographic study explores nascent community-based work against HIV among same-sex practicing men in Tanzania. With men as co-investigators it aims to portray, understand and learn from the ways in which HIV prevention activism is created, engaged with and perceived.

This is a large collaborative project between UIO and the University of Malawi. The project has an overreaching theme and individual sub-projects with Masterstudents or PhD-students in Malawi.

Research and dialogue on the dynamics of inequality reduction in different contexts.

Climate Changes and Zoonotic Epidemiology in Wildlife Systems (ZEWS)

This study will do a qualitative analysis of the receiving end of Chinese projects in Mozambique, focusing on how the projects stimulate local employment and industrialization.

This project looks at Vietnam¡¯s development strategies and the ongoing socio-economic transformations in the country through a case study of the emerging transition from motorbikes to cars in Hanoi.

GIFTS - Genomic and l ifestyle predictors of foetal ou tcome relevant to diabetes and obesity and their relevance to prevention strategies in South Asian peoples.

This project will focus upon sustainable tax governance in developing countries as a means of increasing their tax revenue and prevent capital flight in particular to tax havens. The project will be carried out by seven partner institutions (see frame).

The LPHA comprises a collaboration of Palestinian and international researchers, committed to the highest scientific standards in describing, analysing and evaluating the health and health care of Palestinians, in order to contribute to the international scientific literature and to develop local evidence-based policy and practice.

A Study of Pluralistic Medical Practices among Nomadic Herder Women in Mongolia

The main objective of the project is to identify and compare humoral and T cell protective immune effector molecules in TB patients, their contacts and community controls, which could be the basis for development of an efficacious vaccine.

The objectives of this project are to determine the prevalence of infection and disease in humans and animals and to determine immunological, genetic, environmental, and socio-economic factors that lead to infection or development of disease in the pastoral communities of Ethiopia.