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The Department of Epidemiology and Global Health is an international, multidisciplinary research and teaching environment located within Umeå University’s Faculty of Medicine. Founded in 1986, we now have around 80 people from all over the world working in the department, with a shared mission to contribute to equitable and sustainable improvements in health and welfare across the globe.
The Department hosts the peer-reviewed journals Global Health Action and SHAJ - Somali Health Action Journal
A week free from violence is focused on preventing male violence
Researchers awarded a prize by a Norwegian journal for their study on sexual violence against Sámi women
A significant improvement in access to health care resulted from a major health care reform in Ecuador.
A week free from violence is focused on preventing male violence
Researchers awarded a prize by a Norwegian journal for their study on sexual violence against Sámi women
A significant improvement in access to health care resulted from a major health care reform in Ecuador.
The Arctic Congress 2024 gathered many researchers from Umeå University who presented their research.