Doctoral Dissertations
Christine Stabell Benn.2011. Combining vitamin A and vaccines. Convenience or conflict? University of Copenhagen, DMsc thesis. The present thesis is based on 11 papers from 1995-2010. The studies have mainly taken place at the Bandim Health Project in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, but a reanalysis of a randomised trial from Ghana is also included. My research […]
Bandim books
Bandim Health Project have published three books in the last 40 years with “Forty years of contradicting conventional wisdom 1978 – 2018” being the latest. PDFs of the books are available here. Forty years of contradicting conventional wisdom 1978 – 2018(published on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the project) Improving Child Survival 2003-2008(published […]
Publications
Bandim Health Project has published numerous journal articles, dissertations and books over the >40 years. In the menu there is a tab for each publication category. Here is the full publications list. Below, a a couple of key articles. Key articles Benn CS, Fisker AB, Rieckmann A, Sørup S, Aaby P. Vaccinology: time to change […]
Access to ERC funded data
The European Research Council has funded several randomised trials in Guinea-Bissau through an ERC starting grant to Christine Stabell Benn (ERC StG2009 – 243149 CHILIC). The data is/will be stored at the Danish National Archive; contact information. Permission to use analyse the data can be obtained by contacting the Danish National Archive, and provided ethical permission can be […]
Data sharing
The Bandim Health Project supports and encourages data sharing. Below you find our document on data sharing agreement. Agreement-on-data-sharing.pdf
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Jobs
We are continuosly looking for research year students (MSc/MA level) to join us in Guinea-Bissau for one year. If you are interested please contact Maj Sundenæs. Email: msundenaes@health.sdu.dk. Read more about being a research year student in Guinea-Bissau
Research collaborations
Research Collaborations Bandim Health Project participated in numerous collaborations, of which some are presented in the submenu.
Research
Bandim Health Project (BHP) has made several groundbreaking observations. The most important is undoubtedly that the most widely used health interventions to children in low income countries, vaccinations and vitamin A supplements, may have much more dramatic effects than previously thought. Live attenuated vaccines like the tuberculosis vaccine (BCG) and measles vaccine stimulate the immune […]
Contact
The Danish part of Bandim Health Project is hosted by University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and led by Christine Stabell Benn. The Guinean part of Bandim Health Project is headed by a steering group, consisting of Christine Stabell Benn as the SDU representative, the founder of the Bandim Health Project Peter Aaby, the national director […]