New change agents in interdisciplinary global health research
The SIGHT Fellows Programme in interdisciplinary global health research, 2021–2022, funded by Sida, has empowered ten mid-career researchers from eight nationalities and six Swedish universities, with expertise in
“NOT ENOUGH” – Tackling food security challenges in conflict.
Renowned experts urge action as global nutritional rights are threatened November 22nd, Stockholm. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and The Swedish Institute for Global
PRESS RELEASE & SAVE THE DATE November 22
Food security in conflict: renowned experts to discuss solutions with students in Stockholm The Swedish Institute for Global Health Transformation (SIGHT) will host this year’s
Einhorn SIGHT Award 2022 for tools that limit antibiotic resistance
The annual Einhorn SIGHT Award for 2022 is awarded to Johan Bengtsson-Palme, Assistant professor at Chalmers University of Technology. He received the SEK 100,000 award
New episode
Listen to a new episode of PMAC Podcast: The World We Want. Youth Voices on Climate and Health. This time Jonathan Foster discusses health and
Time for applications to The Einhorn Family Foundation
The Einhorn Family Foundation supports projects aiming at promoting health, mainly among children in low- and middle-income countries. Most projects receiving support are scientific. Applications
SIGHT Talk 2 at Norrsken Foundation in Stockholm
Last August 31st, SIGHT hosted the second SIGHT Talk out of three at Norrsken Foundation. Experts on climate change and mental health gathered to discuss
Svenskt center för global hälsa
”Sverige borde ha en tydligare och tuffare utrikespolitisk och säkerhetspolitisk agenda … Inom global hälsa har Sverige alla förutsättningar för att ha höga ambitioner. Det
“Student Organisations Network is an excellent tool for global health transformation”
As the summer begins, we celebrate the end of what has been a year of change for the Student Organisations Network (SON). We have been
Students from Ukraine need our help
The invasion of Ukraine is not only a large-scale humanitarian disaster, but also a catastrophe for students and for development and progress worldwide. Zahra, an
Researching poor governance and corruption: lessons for practice
Mark your calendars for this April 28 webinar: “Researching poor governance and corruption: lessons for practice.” Health Systems Global invites to Lessons for Practice, April
Health, gender, and conflict experts call for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine
UN Photo/Loey Felipe A group of Commissioners of and collaborators with the Lancet–SIGHT Commission on Peaceful Societies through Health and Gender Equality condemn the Russian
The World We Want: Youth Voices On Climate And Health, Part III – Komal Kumar
Listen to the podcast here
Comment on The EU’s global action in support of universal health coverage in the time of the pandemic and beyond
Comment on The EU’s global action in support of universal health coverage in the time of the pandemic and beyond in The Lancet Regional Health
Global Challenge Foundation Podcast: A new understanding of global health security: three interlocking functions
As the world continues to fail the COVID-19 pandemic stress test, an increasing number of important efforts are underway to strengthen global health security. The
”We want to see a change in action, not only on paper”
Introduction News spreads quickly in our fast-paced global community. As students, we aim to raise awareness about a topic affecting us all and bring back
What kind of world do we want?
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Don’t miss the high-level session January 27th at PMAC 2022, on how to
Preparing for future pandemics in the Eastern Mediterranean region
A comment in The Lancet, December 08, 2021 Pandemic preparedness is political, resource intensive, and highly contextual. Yet, the inevitability of future pandemics and experience
“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
