School of Global Health - University of Copenhagen

23/10/2025

How do you carry out a vaccination campaign in the middle of an outbreak – when hospitals are destroyed and the health system collapses?

Next week, on Tuesday, October 28th, we will be joined by two young Palestinian doctors, Majd and Waseem, who are coming to Copenhagen to share their first-hand experiences from the frontlines of Gaza’s 2024 polio outbreak. 🌍

The talk will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Yasmina Henry, with time for questions.

There will be light food served by Gaza Grill from 16:15, before the talk begins at 16:30🥙

The event is free and open to everyone – we hope to see you there!

📍 Niels K. Jerne Auditorium, Panum
🕓 16:15–18:00

Read more here: https://buff.ly/3vlsPDo

20/10/2025

📢 Save the date!

Join leading experts from WHO, Red Cross, and Doctors Without Borders for a critical conversation on Child Health in Conflict Settings — exploring international humanitarian law protection in ongoing crises across Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan.

🗓 30 October 2025 | 13.00–17.00
📍 Auditorium 93, Rigshospitalet
🎙 Hosted by the Danish Paediatric Society

🔗 Register: tilmelding@paediatri.dk

Admission: 75 DKK | Free for DPS members

17/10/2025

Second Call for Abstracts: Rethinking Global Aid – The Reset
Are you working on shifts in the aid landscape, new approaches, grassroots initiatives, or critical reflections on aid policies? Submit your abstract and take part in shaping the conversation.

Submissions are welcome at all levels: bachelor’s and master’s projects, PhD research, grassroots initiatives, and practitioner reflections.
‼️Submission deadline: 26 October 2025

It is possible to display a poster, even if you are not able to attend in person.

🔗 Learn more & submit here ⤵️
https://buff.ly/QN9XDtm

15/10/2025

Exciting news! 🎉
A new Novo Nordisk Foundation grant supports the CARES project, exploring cervical cancer prevention among migrant women in Vietnam and Tanzania.

Read more here ⤵️

https://buff.ly/GF67T6X

14/10/2025

Join Eye on Global Health, for a film screening and panel discussion on the 28th of October (7-9pm at Studenterhuset). The short film that will be screened is titled 'Free Period' and it focuses on period shaming, period poverty and product availability in Scottish schools. This film was shown at the launch of the Members' Bill to end period poverty, which has now become the ‘Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act, 2020’. In our upcoming event, we will take Scotland as the 'blueprint' and consider period poverty, policy responses and innovative solutions in other countries, most specifically Denmark.

🔗 Remember to register:
https://buff.ly/fLZxQlt

14/10/2025

🗣️ Internship Opportunities at Tana-EHG – Spring 2026 (From February 2026)

Are you a postgraduate passionate about development and humanitarian work? Do you want to gain hands-on experience with governance, peace & stabilisation, and global health within a leading development consultancy?

At Tana-EHG, you’ll support meaningful research, contribute to impactful evaluations in fragile and conflict-affected areas, and help shape sustainable outcomes. Working alongside experienced consultants will also equip you with a better understanding of international development!

📍 Copenhagen-based
👥 2 positions available
❗ Deadline: October 19, 2025

👉 Interested in this opportunity? Apply! https://ucph.jobteaser.com/en/job-offers/bb9d1f62-4b85-47b0-9f55-a712792e7ba4-tana-ehg-internship-opportunities-at-tana-ehg-spring-2026

Read more on Tana-EHG LinkedIn’s profile by clicking the link here 🖇️ https://lnkd.in/dm5Cr4sT

🌍 Internship Opportunities at Tana-EHG – Spring 2026 🌍 Are you a postgraduate passionate about development and humanitarian work? Do you want to gain hands-on experience with governance, peace & stabilisation, and global health within a leading development consultancy? At Tana-EHG, you’ll ...

13/10/2025

🌍 Today, 13 October, we mark International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction — a crucial reminder that extreme heat is one of the fastest-growing threats to health.

📢 Global Health Symposium: Extreme heat and health in the context of climate change
📅 12–14 December | Attend at Panum, UCPH or Online | Free and open to all
🖊️ Registration deadline: 10 Nov https://buff.ly/wQzexvf

Join researchers, students, practitioners, and policymakers as we explore how rising temperatures affect health — and how resilient systems can protect communities worldwide

📍 Co-hosted by Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research & School of Global Health, UCPH 🎓

🔗 Find more information here:

Please register here for the UCPH Global Health Symposium 2025

09/10/2025

💉 How do you deliver a vaccination campaign in the middle of an outbreak — when hospitals are destroyed, families displaced, and the health system collapsing?

In 2024, polio re-emerged in Gaza for the first time in decades. Two young doctors, Waseem and Majd, worked with WHO and CARE-USA to plan a vaccination campaign under extraordinary conditions.

This October, they visit Denmark to share first-hand experiences from the frontlines — a story of health, crisis response, and human resilience.

🕒 Tuesday 28 October | 📍 Panum, Aud. Jerne

Link to the event ⬇
https://buff.ly/rKBtmpN

09/10/2025

🎉 THANK YOU to all the brilliant minds who joined Global Health Solutions 2025!

Over 55 students from 10+ universities came together to tackle a critical challenge: ensuring care for children with Type 1 Diabetes in conflict zones. Your creativity, compassion, and commitment made this year’s case unforgettable.

👏 Special congratulations to Team 8, Team 5, and Team 9 for their outstanding solutions. We can’t wait to see Team 8 pitch in Geneva at the SDG Olympiad!

📍Hosted by UCPH Lighthouse & School of Global Health 📦 Case developed by Danish Red Cross 🌍 Together, we’re building resilient health systems.

🔗 Learn more about the 2025 challenge here ⤵️

https://buff.ly/AxphLLR

06/10/2025

Course Recommendations from SGH 📚

For the month of October, we are highlighting the following courses:

1) Advanced Qualitative Research in Global Health💡 : https://buff.ly/GkaS9Ew

2) S*x differences in age-related diseases🩺 : https://buff.ly/xsUw5iP

3) Health responsible green transition - interdisciplinary problems and solutions🌱 : https://buff.ly/SoFfW7V

4) Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Methods🔎 : https://buff.ly/5sl2df5
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Are you interested in other courses/programmes related to global health at KU?

Then be sure to check out The School of Global Health's page for global health studies (click the link here!) 🔗https://buff.ly/YDKDSTK

02/10/2025

Upcoming Global Health Events in October🍂

For further information on each event, click the link. 🔗 https://buff.ly/vfgM2GQ

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Do you have a global health related event you want us to share? Email us (sgh@sund.ku.dk) 📧