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#Newstudy published in @jama.com: "Multidomain Intervention for Growth in Term Small-for-Gestational-Age #Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial", co-authored by BCEPS Director Ingvild F. Sandøy:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

#publication #JAMA #babies #clinicaltrial #study

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Multidomain Intervention for Growth in Term Small-for-Gestational-Age Infants
This randomized trial assesses the effect of an integrated intervention package including health, nutrition, early child stimulation, and maternal psychosocial support on weight and weight-for-age z s...
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July 28, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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BCEPS was well-represented at the SMDM @smdm.bsky.social 48th Annual Meeting in Oslo, Norway, which took place from 28 June - 1 July, 2026.

Read more about BCEPS presentations at SMDM 2026 here: www4.uib.no/en/research/...

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July 3, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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BCEPS convened the 5th annual BCEPS International Symposium under the theme "Priority Setting for Universal Health Care at a Crossroads: Equity, Efficiency, and Accountability" last week, with over 90 participants from more than 15 countries, representing BCEPS' international research network.
June 22, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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❗ BCEPS is #hiring a #Postdoctoral Fellow in a 4-year, 100% position at @unibergen.bsky.social to support the @norad.no -funded project "Fair Choices on the Path to UHC – In Times of Change (2026–2030)", led by Kjell Arne Johansson.
👉 #apply: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
📆Deadline: 28 June 2026
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June 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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🎉The Section for Ethics and Health Economics (ETØK), made up of BCEPS and the research group HELTER at @igs-uib.bsky.social @unibergen.bsky.social won the Research Environment of the Year Award for 2025! 🏆

📷 Current ETØK leader Oddvar Kaarboe (left) and former ETØK leader Ingrid Miljeteig (right).
May 5, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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👏 BCEPS Co-Founder Ole F. Norheim Appointed to Lead New National Council for Priority Setting and Sustainability in Health and Social Care Services in Norway.

Read more: 👇
www4.uib.no/en/research/...

@hsph.harvard.edu
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#sustainability #priorities
March 19, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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🥳 Congrats to Audun Brendbekken, our newest BCEPS #PhD #graduate! 🎉
🎓 He successfully defended his #PhDthesis, "Rare diseases, common challenges" on Friday!
💡 It examines how #raredisease #treatments challenge Norway’s priority-setting system, both at the national level and in #clinical encounters.
March 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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"The Impoverishment Effect of Out-of-Pocket Expenditure for #Hypertension in #Ghana" by BCEPS PhD Fellow Kofi Aduo-Adjei & co-authors Øystein A. Haaland, Lumbwe Chola, and James Akazili, was recently published in Health Policy Analysis: www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S221...

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February 17, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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🎉BCEPS Co-founder Ole F. Norheim was named a Goalkeepers Nordics Champion by the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
📸 @billgates.bsky.social with the 6 Champions (l-r): Nagin Ravand, Jesper Thomsen, Gunhild Stordalen, Bill Gates, Ole F. Norheim, Martin Blomberg, Asabea Britton
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January 30, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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💡🇹🇿 BCEPS PhD Research Fellow @castory.bsky.social (pictured speaker) taught a workshop in #Zanzibar on Friday, providing an introduction to #healtheconomics & #prioritysetting in #health, and the #FairChoices DCP Analytics Tool, to the project team in Zanzibar.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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💡🌱 We begin the new year with a recently published @thelancetplanet.bsky.social article by BCEPS researchers Anand Bhopal,Ole F. Norheim & coauthors on how #prioritysetting tools can facilitate the transition to environmentally #sustainable #healthcare:
www.thelancet.com/.../PIIS2542...
📸 Danist Soh
January 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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🇳🇵This week, BCEPS was well-represented with several speakers at the Int't #Conference on #HealthEconomics in #Kathmandu, #Nepal. BCEPS Deputy Director Prof. Kjell Arne Johansson (pictured) gave a plenary talk on evidence- and value-informed priority setting.

📰 thehimalayantimes.com/health/intl-...
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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🌍 SMDM 2026 Welcome Plenary Announcement! Join us Sunday for a special pre-poster session kickoff: “Setting Priorities in Global Health in Uncertain Times – How and What”

smdm.org/meeting/48th...

#SMDM2026 #GlobalHealth #HealthEconomics #PrioritySetting #WellcomeTrust #NIPH #BCEPS
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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📢❗BCEPS is #hiring! Applications are now open for a permanent, #full-time Associate Professor/ #Professor of #HealthEconomics position, based at @unibergen.bsky.social in #Bergen #Norway

⏰ Deadline: 19 December 2025

ℹ️ 👉 Details: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

#applynow

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Associate Professor or Professor of Health Economics (290565) | University of Bergen
Job title: Associate Professor or Professor of Health Economics (290565), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Friday, December 19, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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BCEPS is proud to offer its award-winning #onlinecourse “Introduction to #PrioritySetting in #Health” again! The course is free, open to all and in English. Dates: 2 Jan. - 20 March 2026
👉Sign up here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
👉Course info: www4.uib.no/en/studies/c...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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🇳🇵BCEPS PhD Research Fellow @khanalpratik.bsky.social
presented a cross-sectional #study among #patients receiving #cancertreatment in #Nepal at the #GlobalHealth #Norway #Conference 2025 in #Bergen.
📄 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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November 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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🌍 BCEPS Senior Researcher @krishnaaryal.bsky.social presented a #costeffectiveness analysis of essential #interventions to address the non-communicable #diseaseburden in #SouthAsia at the #GlobalHealth #Norway #Conference 2025 in #Bergen
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November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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At the #GlobalHealth #Norway #Conference 2025 this week, Professor Kjell Arne Johansson, BCEPS Deputy Director, gave a #keynote on " #Priorities: How do we prepare and improve #healthsystems for the current and future challenges?"

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November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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💡Great turnout & questions yesterday at Prof. @zekeemanuel.bsky.social's talk on "Disinformation & Trust in Science in the U.S. & Beyond"!
Emanuel ( @upenn.edu & BCEPS, @unibergen.bsky.social) spoke about the historic crisis trust in health institutions is facing & how scientists can rebuild trust
October 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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🎉 CONGRATULATIONS to the newest BCEPS PhD graduate, Sindre August Horn (pictured)! 👏 🎓

On Monday, Sindre successfully defended his #PhD thesis, entitled "Univariate #inequalities in #health and #priority to the worse off" at @unibergen.bsky.social, @igs-uib.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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🇹🇿 🇳🇴 🇬🇭🇳🇵BCEPS staff&affil. researchers Amani Mori( #Tanzania), Oddvar Kaarbøe( #Norway), Lumbwe Chola( #Ghana)&@krishnaaryal.bsky.social( #Nepal) presented on"Enhancing #Healthcare Prioritization through Implementing #Health #Technology #Assessment #HTA" in these countries @unibergen.bsky.social today
September 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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BCEPS event as part of Alrek Helsedager at @unibergen.bsky.social next week! Read more and register here: alrekhelseklynge.no/arrangemente...

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#HTA #healtheconomics
#health #healthcare
#healthtechnology #assessment
#event #seminar
September 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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🎉 🇳🇵 #Nepal Chapter of the @thelancet.com Commission on Investing in Health launched in #Kathmandu last week! The Lancet Commission on Investing in Health includes several members from BCEPS.

👉 Read more about the launch on BCEPS' page: www4.uib.no/en/research/...

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September 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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🇳🇵Successful 5-day #healtheconomics #training completed in #Nepal with 30 policymakers (pictured) as part of a 9-month “Health Economics for Policy” #fellowship, led by @governmentofnepal.bsky.social MoHP, BCEPS @unibergen.bsky.social, @who.int, Kathmandu Univ., NHEA & funded by @norad.no
August 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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🇳🇵Our 5-day #healtheconomics #training brings 30 federal & provincial officials together as part of the country’s 1st 9-month “Health Economics for Policy” #fellowship in Nepal, led by @governmentofnepal.bsky.social MoHP, BCEPS, @who.int Kathmandu Univ., NHEA & funded by @norad.no.
📷 BCEPS speakers
August 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM