Research
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Research Projects
EquiFinance
This project is led by professor Kjell Arne Johansson and is a collaboration between the BCEPS, CISMAC at the University of Bergen, the Centre for Health Research and Development, Society for Applied Studies (CHRD-SAS) in India, and the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), also in India.
More information →FairChoices Haukeland
The objective in this project is to develop a prototype of a digital tool for prioritizations in specialist healthcare services in Norway.
Food4HealthyLife
The Food4Healthylife project will address societal challenges by developing a healthy eating tool that can be used for individuals in guiding how to best reduce dietary-related risk factors.
More information →Lancet commission on investing in Health
Composed of twenty-five distinguished global experts in a range of disciplines, the CIH has served as a 20-year anniversary research and consultative project that has revisited the methods and conclusions of WDR93 in light of subsequent research findings.
Disease Control Priorities (DCP 4)
This project will address DCP country translation work, experience in selected countries, and experience in setting and implementing essential service clusters.
Publications
2025
Benefit–cost analysis of an integrated package of interventions during preconception, pregnancy and early childhood in India
BMJ Global Health
Open Article →Association between out-of-pocket expenditure and health-related quality of life among patients receiving cancer treatment: a cross-sectional study from Nepal
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Open Article →2024
Evolution in key indicators of maternal and child health across the wealth gradient in 41 sub-Saharan African countries, 1986–2019
BMC Medicine
Open Article →The economic costs of orthopaedic services: a health system cost analysis of tertiary hospitals in a low-income country
Health Economic Review
Open Article →2023
Effectiveness of interventions for emergency care of hypoglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis: A systematic review
PubMed
Open Article →Life expectancy gains from dietary modifications: a comparative modeling study in 7 countries
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Open Article →Life expectancy can increase by up to 10 years following sustained shifts towards healthier diets in the United Kingdom
Nature Food
Open Article →NCD Countdown 2030: efficient pathways and strategic investments to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4 in low-income and middle income countries
Lancet
Open Article →Making fair choices on the path to universal health coverage
World Health Organization
Open Article →News & updates
Bceps Extends Its Cooperation With Norad to Three New Countries
BCEPS to extend universal health coverage decision-support to three new countries and Africa CDC, in partnership with the Center for Integration Science in Global Health
Zanzibar Launches Its Essential Health Care Package
After three years of hard work, the Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting’s Zanzibar team, led by Omar Mwalim and Kjell Arne Johansson, celebrated
EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework — Experience from Zanzibar
A short presentation of the EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework and how it was applied to define the essential healthcare package in Zanzibar by Omar Mwalim
Distributive & Extended Cost Effectiveness Analyses (DCEA & ECEA)
A short introduction to cost effectiveness analyses (DCEA and ECEA) by Professor Kjell Arne Johansson, Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (BCEPS)
Ethical Theories in Health Priorities
Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.
Priority Setting in Health — Process, Fairness, and Legitimacy
Prof. Kjell Arne Johansson talks about fair and applied process for priority setting. Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.
Bceps Extends Its Cooperation With Norad to Three New Countries
BCEPS to extend universal health coverage decision-support to three new countries and Africa CDC, in partnership with the Center for Integration Science in Global Health
Zanzibar Launches Its Essential Health Care Package
After three years of hard work, the Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting’s Zanzibar team, led by Omar Mwalim and Kjell Arne Johansson, celebrated
EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework — Experience from Zanzibar
A short presentation of the EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework and how it was applied to define the essential healthcare package in Zanzibar by Omar Mwalim
Distributive & Extended Cost Effectiveness Analyses (DCEA & ECEA)
A short introduction to cost effectiveness analyses (DCEA and ECEA) by Professor Kjell Arne Johansson, Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (BCEPS)
Ethical Theories in Health Priorities
Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.
Priority Setting in Health — Process, Fairness, and Legitimacy
Prof. Kjell Arne Johansson talks about fair and applied process for priority setting. Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.
Bceps Extends Its Cooperation With Norad to Three New Countries
BCEPS to extend universal health coverage decision-support to three new countries and Africa CDC, in partnership with the Center for Integration Science in Global Health
Zanzibar Launches Its Essential Health Care Package
After three years of hard work, the Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting’s Zanzibar team, led by Omar Mwalim and Kjell Arne Johansson, celebrated
EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework — Experience from Zanzibar
A short presentation of the EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework and how it was applied to define the essential healthcare package in Zanzibar by Omar Mwalim
Distributive & Extended Cost Effectiveness Analyses (DCEA & ECEA)
A short introduction to cost effectiveness analyses (DCEA and ECEA) by Professor Kjell Arne Johansson, Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (BCEPS)
Ethical Theories in Health Priorities
Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.
Priority Setting in Health — Process, Fairness, and Legitimacy
Prof. Kjell Arne Johansson talks about fair and applied process for priority setting. Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.
Bceps Extends Its Cooperation With Norad to Three New Countries
BCEPS to extend universal health coverage decision-support to three new countries and Africa CDC, in partnership with the Center for Integration Science in Global Health
Zanzibar Launches Its Essential Health Care Package
After three years of hard work, the Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting’s Zanzibar team, led by Omar Mwalim and Kjell Arne Johansson, celebrated
EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework — Experience from Zanzibar
A short presentation of the EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework and how it was applied to define the essential healthcare package in Zanzibar by Omar Mwalim
Distributive & Extended Cost Effectiveness Analyses (DCEA & ECEA)
A short introduction to cost effectiveness analyses (DCEA and ECEA) by Professor Kjell Arne Johansson, Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (BCEPS)
Ethical Theories in Health Priorities
Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.
Priority Setting in Health — Process, Fairness, and Legitimacy
Prof. Kjell Arne Johansson talks about fair and applied process for priority setting. Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.
Bceps Extends Its Cooperation With Norad to Three New Countries
BCEPS to extend universal health coverage decision-support to three new countries and Africa CDC, in partnership with the Center for Integration Science in Global Health
Zanzibar Launches Its Essential Health Care Package
After three years of hard work, the Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting’s Zanzibar team, led by Omar Mwalim and Kjell Arne Johansson, celebrated
EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework — Experience from Zanzibar
A short presentation of the EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework and how it was applied to define the essential healthcare package in Zanzibar by Omar Mwalim
Distributive & Extended Cost Effectiveness Analyses (DCEA & ECEA)
A short introduction to cost effectiveness analyses (DCEA and ECEA) by Professor Kjell Arne Johansson, Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (BCEPS)
Ethical Theories in Health Priorities
Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.
Priority Setting in Health — Process, Fairness, and Legitimacy
Prof. Kjell Arne Johansson talks about fair and applied process for priority setting. Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.
Bceps Extends Its Cooperation With Norad to Three New Countries
BCEPS to extend universal health coverage decision-support to three new countries and Africa CDC, in partnership with the Center for Integration Science in Global Health
Zanzibar Launches Its Essential Health Care Package
After three years of hard work, the Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting’s Zanzibar team, led by Omar Mwalim and Kjell Arne Johansson, celebrated
EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework — Experience from Zanzibar
A short presentation of the EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework and how it was applied to define the essential healthcare package in Zanzibar by Omar Mwalim
Distributive & Extended Cost Effectiveness Analyses (DCEA & ECEA)
A short introduction to cost effectiveness analyses (DCEA and ECEA) by Professor Kjell Arne Johansson, Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (BCEPS)
Ethical Theories in Health Priorities
Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.
Priority Setting in Health — Process, Fairness, and Legitimacy
Prof. Kjell Arne Johansson talks about fair and applied process for priority setting. Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.
Bceps Extends Its Cooperation With Norad to Three New Countries
BCEPS to extend universal health coverage decision-support to three new countries and Africa CDC, in partnership with the Center for Integration Science in Global Health
Zanzibar Launches Its Essential Health Care Package
After three years of hard work, the Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting’s Zanzibar team, led by Omar Mwalim and Kjell Arne Johansson, celebrated
EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework — Experience from Zanzibar
A short presentation of the EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework and how it was applied to define the essential healthcare package in Zanzibar by Omar Mwalim
Distributive & Extended Cost Effectiveness Analyses (DCEA & ECEA)
A short introduction to cost effectiveness analyses (DCEA and ECEA) by Professor Kjell Arne Johansson, Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (BCEPS)
Ethical Theories in Health Priorities
Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.
Priority Setting in Health — Process, Fairness, and Legitimacy
Prof. Kjell Arne Johansson talks about fair and applied process for priority setting. Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.
Bceps Extends Its Cooperation With Norad to Three New Countries
BCEPS to extend universal health coverage decision-support to three new countries and Africa CDC, in partnership with the Center for Integration Science in Global Health
Zanzibar Launches Its Essential Health Care Package
After three years of hard work, the Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting’s Zanzibar team, led by Omar Mwalim and Kjell Arne Johansson, celebrated
EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework — Experience from Zanzibar
A short presentation of the EHSP 10-Step Revision Framework and how it was applied to define the essential healthcare package in Zanzibar by Omar Mwalim
Distributive & Extended Cost Effectiveness Analyses (DCEA & ECEA)
A short introduction to cost effectiveness analyses (DCEA and ECEA) by Professor Kjell Arne Johansson, Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (BCEPS)
Ethical Theories in Health Priorities
Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.
Priority Setting in Health — Process, Fairness, and Legitimacy
Prof. Kjell Arne Johansson talks about fair and applied process for priority setting. Find other helpful videos like this one in the Classroom.