Published: 12-11-2025 10:12 | Updated: 12-11-2025 10:41

60 million SEK from Forte to global public health research

Twelve researchers at the Department of Global Public Health have been awarded grants from Forte. In total, the Department has been awarded over 60 million SEK.

Consolidation Grant

Carina King is awarded a consolidation grant of SEK 9,200,000.
Project title: Serial oximetry for improved triage and referral (SOfTeR Study)

Project Grant

Salla Atkins is awarded a project grant of SEK 5,400,000   
Project title: Studies of psychosocial, economic, and clinical sequelae of tuberculosis in rural and urban marginalized households in Vietnam (SPECTRUM)

Johan Lundin is awarded a project grant of SEK 5,400,000   
Project title: Multimodal artificial intelligence for cytology-based screening of cervical cancer at the primary care level in resource-limited settings

Elena Raffetti is awarded a project grant of SEK 5,400,000   
Project grant:  The impact of air temperature variability on public health in a changing climate: past trends, ongoing adaptation, and future scenarios (AIR-DATES)

Helle Mölsted Alvesson is awarded a project grant of SEK 4,992,000
Project title: Young People's Food Power: co-creating a healthy food environment

Ann Liljas is awarded a project grant of SEK 4,989,000
Project title: Feasibility, acceptability, and potential effects of a person-centered integrated care model for frail older adults: a randomized controlled pilot study

Anna Kågesten is awarded a project grant of SEK 4,967,000 
Project title: Improving mental health for young people exposed to violence in Sweden through digital interventions (MEND)

Cecilia Magnusson is awarded a project grant of SEK 4,889,000
Project title: Towards better and more equal women's health: Risks, benefits, and social differences in hormone therapy during menopause

Maria Rosaria Galanti is awarded a project grant of SEK 4,839,000
Project title: New nicotine and tobacco products among young adults in Sweden: who uses them, how much, and why? A longitudinal study

Anna Mia Ekström is awarded a project grant of SEK 4,050,000
Project title: The Mpox booster study—increased pandemic preparedness with dose-saving vaccines—an RCT

Jette Möller is awarded a project grant of SEK 2,978,000
Project title: The dynamic interaction between economic difficulties and depressive symptoms from a life course perspective

Establishment grant

Maxim Kan is awarded an establishment grant of SEK 3,069,000
Project title: Social stratification, migration, and harm reduction: Investigation of health inequalities among participants in Swedish needle and syringe programs