Our latest blog posts
Covid-19 Impact series (II): Periods and Pandemics
COVID-19 and menstruation have more things in common than one would think! Read why COVID-19 has brought existing inequalities to light and the fight for gender equity through good menstrual health is a dimension that should not be forgotten during the pandemic.
Covid-19 Impact Series: Peter Waiswa on Maternal Health in Uganda
Read our interview with medical doctor and public health expert Peter Waiswa about the impacts of the Covid19 pandemic on maternal health in Uganda! This is the first post of our new blog series that will address indirect health impacts of Covid-19 in low and lower-middle income countries.
Did you know? Five untold facts about malaria
DID YOU KNOW? FIVE UNTOLD FACTS ABOUT MALARIAThe 25th of April is World Malaria Day! Occurrences of Malaria are no stranger to Africa and Southeast Asia. In 2018, an estimated 228 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide. Those at higher risk of contracting malaria and developing more severe...
Why health care can only be achieved through climate action
Why health care can only be achieved through climate actionEarth Day 2020 is coming up next week and I felt its theme, ‘climate action,’ was the perfect occasion to shed light on how tightly our own health and the health of our planet are intertwined through the contributions of the health care...
Re-launching the SOGH Blog!
Re-launching the SOGH Blog! Hi everyone, welcome to the SOGH blog and thanks for being here! Whether you found your way here intentionally or stumbled across this blog, we are glad you did! The Swedish Organization for Global Health is dedicated to ridding the world of health inequities and this...
Summer Internship 2020
Mama & Family Project – Summer Internship 2020 We are currently selecting interns who will be involved with the evaluation of the Mama & Family Project for the period 2019/2020, a project organized and managed by SOGH in collaboration with our Ugandan partner UDHA (Uganda Development and...
5 Years of SOGH: Interview with Co-founder Clara Fischer
5 Years of SOGH: Interview with Co-founder Clara FischerClara, Sergio, and Sanni in Uganda in 2014 It’s a late September afternoon and I’m sitting at a café in the heart of Stockholm. Swedish Organization for Global Health, SOGH, has recently turned five years old (!!) and I couldn’t think of a...
Uche
Uche is currently undergoing an internship at SOGH, having recently finished his Master’s Programme in Public Health at Umeå University International School of Public Health in Sweden. Uche has a background in medicine. He is a Medical Doctor who has worked in the area of General Practice (GP) in...