Swedish Organization for Global Health
Our mission is to channel youth passion and talent to create a positive change in people’s health, from raising awareness about global health to improving the quality and accessibility of health care in low-income settings
SOGH Open Meeting – What if Global Health was out of date?
SOGH invites you to a critical discussion on the current understanding of Global Health and how it could be improved in the future. We will cover issues that even question the existence of an NGO like ours. You will have the chance to choose from 3 different topics depending on your unique interest. Three current and essential Global Health topics will be open for discussion: Planetary health transition, decolonising global health and philantrocapitalism.
If you are up to the challenge, join us!
WHEN: September 23rd at 18:30 CEST
ABOUT
Swedish Organization for Global Health (SOGH) is a Swedish non-profit and non-governmental organization comprised of students and young professionals who share a passion to contribute to global health through evidence-based action. Together with our local and international partners, we engage in conversations with local communities to co-develop projects that bring a concrete positive change and take environmental and economic sustainability into account . While supporting projects both in Sweden and in low-income countries, we use our virtual and physical platforms to bring awareness about some of the most neglected health topics, such as women’s reproductive health.
OUR PROJECTS
Since 2014 SOGH works in collaboration with local leaders and in partnership with Uganda Development and Health Associates (UDHA) to provide effective support to women and infants during pregnancy and after childbirth in the Mayuge District in Southeastern Uganda where 1 in 49 women die from pregnancy and childbirth-related causes.
Ekibadha: Our periods matter is a project on menstrual health in Uganda. Menstruation is still a taboo that effects the health of people who menstruate all around the world. In partnership with our longterm partner UDHA and ARCHIVE Global, SOGH has conducted a pilot study among girls and women in the Mayuge District in Southeastern Uganda.
Tanden Frisk is a project aiming at educating both children and parents, especially from socioeconomically deprived areas in Stockholm, in oral health care. Studies show a continuing inequality regarding oral health and caries frequency based on socioeconomic factors. This inequality is something that Tanden Frisk works to diminish though workshops.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Get involved
Consider joining our activities in Stockholm, Uganda or involving your university
Donate
You can help support our projects in Uganda or Sweden!