“Maternity care is a revealing test of how equal a country is”
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has elected Dr. Ashish KC for the SIGHT Award 2021 of SEK 100,000 for his work in strengthening the quality of maternity and infant care in low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC)
Han vill vara en akademisk storyteller – för kvinnornas och de nyfödda barnens skull
Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien har beslutat att dela ut SIGHT Award 2021 på 100 000 kronor till Med Dr Ashish KC för hans arbete för att stärka kvalitén i mödra- och spädbarnsvården i låg- och mellaninkomstländer.
SIGHT Award-pristagare vill förbättra förlossningsvård i spåren av pandemin
SIGHT Award 2021 på 100 000 kronor har tilldelats med dr Ashish KC, docent på institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa vid Uppsala universitet. Han får priset för sin forskning för att förbättra vården för nyfödda och mödrar vid förlossningar i låg- och medelinkomstländer.
SIGHT Award 2021 for improving care of mothers and newborns
The 2021 SIGHT Award is awarded to Dr. Ashish KC, associate professor at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health at Uppsala University. The SEK 100,000 prize recognises Dr. Ashish KC’s research into improving care to reduce death of mothers and newborns during childbirth in low- and middle-income countries.
Technology: a Force for Good in Planetary Health?
Climate change and habitat destruction are a threat to human health. Our future is intertwined with global systems, our welfare dependent on the rest of
SIGHT is happy to present the podcast ‘The World We Want – Youth Voices on Climate and Health’
In the first episode of the podcast, our podcast host Jonathan Foster gets the unrestricted views of a diverse and inspiring group of global activists
Jordens och människans hälsa möts
In English ”Det finns vetenskapliga belägg för att vi har en kris” Deliang Chen, professor i fysikalisk meterologi och medlem i FN:s klimatpanel möter Peter
The health of the Earth and its people are linked
In Swedish “There is scientific proof that we are in a crisis” Deliang Chen, Professor in Physical Meteorology and a member of the UN’s climate
Government leaders and experts discuss pandemic preparedness and response in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
On September 6, 2021, the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO), in partnership with the Lancet-SIGHT Commission on Peaceful Societies through Health and
Hur ska vi bygga beredskap inför nästa hälsokris?
Välkommen till ett digitalt seminarium för en svensk lansering av WHO-rapporten ”The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response” I rapporten ges bland annat rekommendationer
Webinar on “Population and Environmental Change”
Please, register for the webinar organized by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences September 23rd–24th on “Population and Environmental Change”. Invited speakers are: Professor Lori
Lancet-SIGHT Commission to co-host webinar on Pandemic Preparedness and Response in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO), in partnership with the Lancet-SIGHT Commission on Peaceful Societies Through Health and Gender Equality, Independent Panel
A stark warning
The Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the sixth in a series of reports which assess scientific, technical,
What a (Zoom) year!
By Nora Piay-Fernández and Solomiya Kasyanchuk, SIGHT Student Coordinators 2020/2021 Starting our year as SIGHT student coordinators in the middle of a global pandemic was
Tvärvetenskaplig karriärutveckling i global hälsa: Elva forskare antagna till SIGHT Fellows Programme 2021–2023
SIGHT vid Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien har nu utsett elva forskare som SIGHT Fellows till sitt karriärutvecklingsprogram i global hälsa 2021-2023, finansierat av Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete,
Interdisciplinary career development in global health: Eleven researchers admitted to the SIGHT Fellows Programme 2021–2023
SIGHT, under auspices of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, has now appointed eleven researchers as SIGHT Fellows to its career development programme in global health
A webinar at The George Institute for Global Health on “The intersectoral action needed for the future health of people and planet”
Global environmental change is the greatest global threat facing the world in the 21st century, but it is also the greatest opportunity to redefine the
Vaccinnationalism förlänger pandemin
”Ledande politiker måste våga visa att en vaccinerad människa i låg- och medelinkomstländer tar oss alla ett steg närmare ett slut på pandemin, och att
Välkommen till webinariet “Beyond Building Back Better för barns hälsa och välmående”
Swedish Institute for Global Health Transformation (SIGHT) och UNICEF Sverige välkomnar dig till webinariet “Beyond Building Back Better för barns hälsa och välmående”, fredag den
Comment in BMJ GH: “COVID-19: investing in country capacity to bridge science, policy and action”
The COVID-19 pandemic has put research evidence and its use in health policymaking under a new spotlight. Faced with the need for immediate action, as
“I hope that we can come out stronger and more resilient after this pandemic”
Dr. Hampus Holmer, Desk Officer at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs: Why has Sweden chosen to engage in PMAC? – PMAC is one of
Forum Jämställdhet 2021: Does better health and gender equality lead to more peaceful societies?
What are the links between gender equality, health and peace? What does the opposition to gender equality and women’s rights look like in the world?
Debattartikel: De fattigaste länderna riskerar att bli utan vaccin 2021
Läs debattartikeln här. (Opinion article in Swedish Daily Göteborgs-Posten: ”Many low- and middle-income countries risk being without vaccines in 2021”)
Alkohol och coronapandemin
Ny rapport: Alkohol påverkar vårt immunförsvar och ökar risken att bli sjuk, men den påverkar också vårt beteende och bidrar till att sprida smitta. Vi
Alcohol and the coronavirus pandemic
New report: Alcohol compromises the body’s immune system and is associated with a range of health disorders. There is also an increased likelihood of being
Protecting and Improving Human and Planetary Health – A Syndemic View
February 2nd. Join the Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2021. Upcoming session PLENARY SESSION 4 Protecting and Improving Human and Planetary Health – A Syndemic View
Solidarity and universal preparedness for health after covid-19
Göran Tomson and colleagues argue that our ability to control pandemics requires global action to counter inequalities from demographic, environmental, technological, and other megatrends. Read
”Covid-19 har kidnappat den globala agendan, men också öppnat ett fönster”
Läs debattartikel av Peter Friberg, föreståndare för SIGHT, om vilka krav dessa speciella tider ställer på världsledare och 75-åringen FN.
A new film portraying how children’s lives are at risk due to the threat of antibiotic resistance
Life-threatening infections in children are becoming untreatable. ReAct releases a short film and a global survey to get the attention from leaders in governments, from
A SPECIAL EVENING
Student report from The SIGHT Award 2020 and Global Health Night Event, November 2020 By Solomyia Kasyanchuk and Nora Piay Fernandez, Student Coordinators. The past
Crown Princess of Sweden gave the inaugural speech on World Children’s Day
”A future for the world’s children” webinar was organized on the World Children’s Day November 20th 2020 by Karolinska Institutet, The Swedish Society of Medicine,
PMAC2021 webinar on December 15th
Moderated by Ambassador Yoka Brandt, this webinar will preview the Lancet-SIGHT Commission’s research on the relationshipsamong health equity, gender equality, and peaceful societies. President Tarja
SIGHT Award till forskning om sambandet mellan luftkvalitet och hälsa hos gravida och barn
SIGHT Award 2020 på 100 000 kronor har tilldelats Ebba Malmqvist, docent i arbets- och miljömedicin vid Lunds universitet. Hon får priset för sin forskning om sambandet mellan luftkvalitet och hälsa hos gravida och barn.
SIGHT Award to research on pollution and health with focus on pregnant women and children
SIGHT Award 2020 of 100 000 Swedish kronor has been awarded to Ebba Malmqvist, Associate Professor at Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, for her research on pollution and health with focus on pregnant women and children.
Webbinarium på barnkonventionens dag: En framtid för världens barn?
Welcome to a n urgent webinar discussing the WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission report “A future of the world’s children”, 20th November 9–11.30 am. For more info and
Global Health Night & SIGHT Award 2020
– The Post COVID-19 World: Moving Beyond Building Back Better This year, COVID-19 has put health on top of the development agenda. Global Health Night
Welcome to participate in Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC)
PMAC is an annual gathering of global health experts to deliberate and forge a path for better health for the world population. The title of
Last date to nominate candidates for the SIGHT Award
Please note – last date to nominate candidates for the SIGHT Award is June 5! The purpose of the award is to recognise researchers for
Invitation to join a seminar
UPDATE 06/04/2020: The seminar can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/c6K1x-xJO6g Europe’s Strategy to Fight COVID-19: Reflections on Different Response Strategies Women in Global Health Chapters in
An exciting year as SIGHT Student Coordinators
Abeer Ahmad & Lydia Shotton about their year as SIGHT Student Coordinators 2019–2020 By Abeer Ahmad & Lydia Shotton: Here is a round up of what
Wanted: Research Coordinator
We are looking for a Research Coordinator to join the SIGHT team to support the Lancet-SIGHT Commission on peaceful societies through health and gender equality.
Debattartikel i SvD till stöd för WHO
Peter Friberg, föreståndare för SIGHT, Göran K Hansson, ständig sekreterare vid Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien och rektorer från flera svenska universitet är undertecknare av en debattartikel i
Become a part of the SIGHT team!
We are now looking for new part time Student Coordinators who can contribute to the SIGHT secretariat with their student perspective and help in organizing
COVID-19
Content about 2019 novel coronavirus disease. Links to rolling updates. The Lancet: To assist health workers and researchers working under challenging conditions to bring this
Road Safety Consultation at SIGHT
By Aber Ahmad & Lydia Shotton As part of one of our Student Coordinator’s participation in the 2nd World Youth Assembly for Road Safety, we
Student Feedback on SIGHT Award event: Better health for refugee women and children
Megdelawit Ayele Shomoroo, Master’s Programme in Public Health Science- Specialization in Health Equality, University of Gothenburg, First-year student “Being part of the annual SIGHT award
Årets SIGHT Award till forskning för bättre förlossningsvård i låg- och medelinkomstländer
Swedish Institute for Global Health Transformation har tilldelat forskaren och läkaren Claudia Hanson, vid Karolinska Institutet, årets SIGHT Award på 100 000 kronor. Hon är
SIGHT GOES UGANDA
”Scientists can help achieving the SDGs” 15t–18th September 2019 Professor Göran Tomson, co-founder of SIGHT, gave lectures at Makerere University in Uganda on the role of
A new roadmap on global child health
Human rights are still merely an abstract concept for millions of women, children, and adolescents – and for our youngest progress is often defined as
Second meeting with WGH Sweden: “There is still a shortage of women in leadership positions”
Women in Global Health Sweden organized a 2nd meeting on June 17th, at the Karolinska Institutet. The attending 25 participants were there to discuss the
Seeking long and healthy lives for generations to come
A youth-led conversation was held at The Swedish Society of Medicine, in which Director General of WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Seth Berkley from Gavi the Vaccine Alliance
Next steps for Women in Global Health Sweden
Some glad news is that the global network of Women in Global Health is growing, with more chapters in Somalia and a regional African hub launched in Kigali, Rwanda.
SIGHT goes Kuala Lumpur
By Wiebke Mohr Wiebke Mohr, SIGHT student coordinator, and SIGHT Director Peter Friberg were representing SIGHT at the IAU 2018 International Conference in Kuala Lumpur,
One Health: Antibiotic resistance, zoonotic diseases and food security in focus for SIGHT Award 2018
9 November 2018 Johanna Lindahl, senior scientist in veterinary-epidemiology, is awarded the SIGHT Award 2018 and SEK 100 000 from the Swedish Institute for Global
Antibiotikaresistens och interaktionen människa och djur i fokus för SIGHT Award 2018
9 November 2018 Det är Johanna Lindahl, forskare inom veterinär-epidemiologi, som får priset och 100 000 kronor från Swedish Institute for Global Health Transformation, SIGHT.
The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 – putting an end to sexual violence in armed conflict
5 October 2018 SIGHT congratulates the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Nadia Murad, a survivor of sexual violence in armed conflict and a human rights
Partnering with Swedish global health top events of the year
30 April 2018 Known as the Swedish global health top events of the year, SIGHT partnered with and participated in “The Swedish Global Health Research
SIGHT fellow to the European Academies Science Advisory Council
3 April 2018 Maria Nilsson, SIGHT fellow and Associate professor/researcher at the Unit of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, has been invited by the
WHO Director-General in unique Stockholm meeting with students
14 February 2018 – Students are important advisors for WHO, the World Health Organisation’s director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says, at a unique Sweden visit.
SIGHT Award – new global health prize inaugurated
13 November 2017 Today the newly established SIGHT Award is publicly announced for the first time. The Swedish professor Andreas Mårtensson receives the prize for
