The Expert Group for Aid Studies (EBA) invites you to a seminar highlighting new research that sheds light on some of today’s global health challenges. Drawing on four recent dissertations, the seminar explores how evidence-based approaches can improve prevention, care, and resilience across diverse contexts.
Registration opens at 13:00!
Program:
- Sexual and gender-based violence among South African youth during public health crises, Miriam Hartman, PhD, Karolinska Institutet.
- Early childhood disability, with focus on improved screening and support systems, Anna-Theresia Ekman, PhD, Karolinska Institutet.
- Midwife-led interventions to enhance the quality of maternal care in Uganda, Johanna Blomgren, PhD, Karolinska Institutet.
- Mosquito-borne viruses and what drives their emergence and evolution, Janina Krambrich, PhD, Uppsala Universitet.
- Discussant: Jesper Sundewall, Head of Research Unit, Sida.
- Moderator: Anna Mia Ekström, Professor, Karolinska Instiutet. Board member of EBA.
Through these perspectives, the seminar connects social, medical, and environmental dimensions of global health.
Participants will gain insights into how rigorous research can inform aid policy, strengthen healthcare systems, and contribute to more equitable and effective development cooperation.
Join us to explore how Swedish development research contributes to global health and sustainable development!
The seminar will not be recorded.