School of Global Health - University of Copenhagen

Upcoming Global Health related events in June 🌞

Find further information on each event here: https://buff.ly/bLGFBue

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🎙️ Through the Study and Innovation Programme in Kenya, students from the University of Copenhagen worked alongside local communities in Kibera and explored topics such as:
🩸 Menstrual health & sexual education
🔥 Community adoption of biogas solutions

In these two podcast episodes, the students share the experiences, reflections, and conversations that shaped their learning journey.

✨ Listen to both episodes here: https://buff.ly/AQcJL5M

🧩 How do we actually move from “we should co-create” to designing a real co-creation process in practice?

PART 3 of our co-creation starter kit takes you step by step through the planning and implementation of co-creation in global health – from the earliest stages of a project to evaluation and reporting.

In this section, we explore:
🌱 Setting the stage
🧭 Stakeholder mapping
🔎 Needs assessment
👥 Recruitment
🛠️ Co-creation methods
🚀 Implementation
📊 Evaluation and reporting

🎥 This part also includes an example from the MBD-Free project in Zanzibar, showing one possible approach to designing co-creation around mosquito-borne diseases in practice.

📚 You will also find practical tools and resources, including planning templates, evaluation frameworks, and a methods selector tool with over 683 co-creation methods.

🚀 Explore the starter kit: https://buff.ly/jPTfz1g

🚀 ADVANCE moves into large-scale trials after successful feasibility studies across Europe

After successful feasibility studies across Europe, ADVANCE has shown that scalable, digitally supported mental health interventions can be feasible, acceptable, and engaging across diverse populations.

Now, the project moves into large-scale randomised controlled trials and implementation studies, generating the evidence needed to support wider uptake and real-world impact.

Building on these promising findings, all ADVANCE sites are now launching large-scale RCTs and implementation studies running until the end of 2026.

Read more about this here: https://buff.ly/psRy6oi

🧩 What does meaningful co-creation facilitation actually look like? Explore our practical tips!

PART 4 of our co-creation starter kit focuses on the role of facilitation in co-creation processes. It explores:
✏️ What makes a good facilitator
⚖️ Managing power dynamics and ownership
🌱 Creating conditions for collaboration
🔄 Adaptive and inclusive facilitation
💬 Communication and relational skills
📊 Evaluation and reporting

A central message throughout this section is that facilitation is never neutral. It requires ongoing reflection on whose voices are heard, whose perspectives may be overlooked, and how decisions are made.

📒 Take out your pen and paper and capture as many facilitation tips as you can along the way.
🚀 Explore the starter kit: https://buff.ly/jPTfz1g

🌍✨ A piece of good news we don’t hear enough of:

Denmark has just been certified by the WHO as the first EU country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis 👶🩺 This didn’t happen overnight: it’s the result of years of care, prevention, and commitment to making sure every pregnant woman and every child is protected.
👉 Read more about it here: https://buff.ly/boWbjgF

In a moment where we often hear what’s going wrong, this is a reminder that public health does work.

🎙️ If you’re curious about the people and stories behind progress like this, listen to our podcast with Ib Christian Bygbjerg, who was part of the HIV/AIDS response in Denmark.

👉 The Global Health Adventures of Professor Ib (Episode 1):

Professor Ib and Global Health Professor Ib

SDG Innovation Challenge 2026 🌍 20–24 August

What happens when students from completely different fields come together to tackle global challenges?

This summer, the Universitet - University of Copenhagen invites students to collaborate in interdisciplinary teams, prototype ideas, and explore innovative approaches to the Sustainable Development Goals.

This year’s challenge: Sustainable development in Kibera - Africa's largest informal settlement. Case presented by @100% for the Children.

💡 Design. Prototype. Pitch. Facilitated by Lighthouse.
🏆 Top teams advance to the SDG Olympiad in Geneva.
🙌 Supported by + Alliance.

Apply before 6 August 2026
🔗 https://buff.ly/8OwHrX2

🔴 No shame in the red - an evening about menstrual health

Shame, silence, and misinformation surrounding menstruation continue to limit education, and the participation of people who menstruate. These taboos are reinforced not only by lack of resources, but by social norms that discourage open discussion.

This event hosted by and brings together youth, women, men, and public voices for an evening of honest conversations and collective action.

Periods are normal but the silence around them shouldn’t be ❤️

📍Øster Farimagsgade 5 (UCPH – Faculty of Social Sciences)
📅 Thursday, May 28
🕔 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
🥤 Free drinks and snacks

Register here: https://buff.ly/xzlo7lZ

How do you do co-creation in global health?

🚀 We are proud to share a new open-access, mobile-friendly starter kit designed for beginners exploring co-creation, specifically in low-resource settings. Instead of adding more theory, this kit brings together existing knowledge and real-world experiences to make co-creation more practical, tangible, and easier to start.

If you have been curious about co-creation but unsure where to begin, start here 👉 https://buff.ly/FdOCLvS

And if you have concrete projects and insights to share the community, please do join our discussion on Reddit!