Sustainable Health & Nutrition Systems: Addressing NCDs through Food Systems and Environmental Action

The ward is never quiet during labour. Even at night, there are cries, some sharp with pain, others muted by exhaustion. Monitors beep. Midwives move quickly between beds.

Our new exciting project Win-Win in the Wetlands for Climate Resilience has officially launched on 30 January in Kampala. This flagship initiative is set to transform how Uganda protects, restores, and benefits from its wetlands — a vital part of the country’s climate-resilient future.

🗓️ 11 February 2026
🕐 13:00–14:00 CET / 3-4 p.m. EAT
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📅 11 December 2025
🕐 13:00–16:00 CET / 3-6 p.m. EAT
📩 Confirm your participation by November 21, by email: [email protected]
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Research Dissemination Conference: 20 Years of Collaboration
12 November 2025 • Makerere University, Uganda
Venue: MakSPH Auditorium, Main Campus

🗓️ 8-9 December 2025
📍 Hubben, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala, Sweden
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Welcome to the third international SIHI Sweden conference: Advancing Equity in Social Innovation in Health.

📅 27 November 2025
🕐 12:00–13:00 CET / 2-3 p.m. EAT

GlobeLife Student Section invites you to a lunchtime webinar with: 

🗓 12 November
⏰ 13:00–14:15 CET, 3-4.15 p.m. EAT
💻 Online via Zoom

We all know that tackling complex health challenges requires multisectoral collaboration. What are the keys to do it successfully? Join us to take a look at our tool on Multisectoral collaboration. Let’s explore and learn together!

Date: 12 November 2025
Time: 8.30 a.m. - 4 p.m. EAT
Place: Makerere University, Uganda & Online
Venue: School of Public Health (MakSPH) Auditorium, Main Campus

Program

8:30  Fika / tea Guests take their seats at 8.50

Karolinska Institutet (KI) and Makerere University in Uganda marked 25 years of collaboration in global health, education, and research with a joint celebration and forum in Stockholm on 14–15 October 2025. The milestone also commemorated five years of the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Health (CESH) — their joint platform for promoting sustainable and equitable global partnerships.

Power imbalances often stand in the way of equal partnerships. How can we move from one-sided models to partnerships built on trust, reciprocity, and shared ownership across continents? Join the conversation and help shape a more equal future.

Join the conversation on one of Africa’s pressing climate and health challenges. The increasing frequency, intensity, and duration of heat waves, driven by climate change, pose a growing public health threat worldwide. Africa is disproportionately vulnerable to these risks due to geographical, socio-economic, infrastructural, and health system factors.

Join us for an interactive seminar based on collaborations between Karolinska Institutet, Uppsala University and The Aga Khan University.

Moderators:

Health doesn’t exist in isolation—it’s woven into our environment, our societies, and our future. That’s why we are bringing together thinkers, doers, and visionaries for this Global Conversation on Sustainable Health.

ARE YOU READY TO MOVE FROM JUST DOING RESEARCH TO INFLUENCING POLICYMAKING?

Join us for the Research to Action Workshop

22 April 2025

At the Global Conversations on Sustainable Health, experts from Uganda and Sweden tackled a crucial question: How can we nourish ourselves without harming the planet?

The Reality Check:

This seminar will explore the intersection of food systems, nutrition, and environmental sustainability, emphasizing the urgent need to protect biodiversity and global health. With food systems driving habitat loss and wildlife population declines, sustainable change is crucial.

Experts from Uganda, Sweden, and beyond will discuss innovative interventions, respectful maternity care, and how collaborations between UN agencies, researchers, hospital managers, and policymakers can enhance the quality of care during childbirth and drive sustainable improvements.

The President of Karolinska Institutet, Annika Östman Wernerson, is visiting Makerere University in November 2024.