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Neonatal health and care in low-income countries: how do we move forward?

Speaker: Professor Thorkild Tylleskär, University of Bergen, NorwayAbout the talkChild mortality (of children below 5 years of age) has been steadily decreasing over the last decades. Neonatal…

From  Morten Mechlenborg Nørulf 0 likes 4 plays 0  

An Introduction to Global Health - Infectious Diseases - Part 1 of 2 (12:13)

This presentation provides an introduction to infectious diseases like tuberculosis, vector-borne diseases, puerperal sepsis, streptococcus septicemia, etc. and how these diseases have affected…

From  Ib Christian Bygbjerg 0 likes 6 plays 0  

An Introduction to Global Health - Diabetes and Maternal and Child Health - an Intergenerational Perspective (06:15)

In recent decades, it has been recognized that maternal health and fetal development plays a critical role in developing diabetes and at the same time, diabetes is an important but often unrecognized…

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An Introduction to Global Health - Joint Risk Factors (14:49)

In this presentation the global burden of diseases – deaths as well as disabilities – jointly named DALYs – is presented and differences and similarities between lo-, middle-, and…

From  Ib Christian Bygbjerg 0 likes 13 plays 0  

An Introduction to Global Health - The Global Burden of Disease - The rise of Non-Communicable Diseases (15:05)

This presentation focuses on the rise of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and the findings related to NCDs globally. Furthermore, we’ll explore the concept of Disability-Adjusted Life Year…

From  catalina.cocan@sund.ku.dk 0 likes 15 plays 0  

An Introduction to Global Health - NCDs Explained (12:46)

This presentation provides an introduction to the term Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD). We’ll explore what NCD’s are, and look at some of the epidemiology (the burden of disease) and…

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An Introduction to Global Health - Malaria - The Transition (14:36)

Despite a steady decline in recent years, malaria continues to be a major cause of ill health and poverty in large parts of the world. The purpose of this video lesson is to get the student to think…

From  Lars Hviid 0 likes 1 plays 0