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Geir Gunnlaugsson - Professor Emeritus

Geir Gunnlaugsson

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Geir Gunnlaugsson

Professor Emeritus

Professor of Global Health

Location
Oddi / O-319
Phone
+354-525 4369 +354-843 6237
Email
geirgunnlaugsson [at] hi.is

Unit
Anthropology
Website
https://www.hi.is/staff/geirgunnlaugsson
Published Work
Geir Gunnlaugsson - published work

Curriculum Vitae
Geir Gunnlaugsson - Curriculum Vitae
Consultation hours
By an appointment.
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6674-2862
Research portal – Geir Gunnlaugsson

Professional Experience

2015 - , Professor of Global Health, University of Iceland
2007 - 2015, Professor of Public Health, Reykjavik University
2010 - 2014, Chief Medical Officer for Iceland/Surgeon General, Directorate of Health
1999 - 2011, Consultant for Monkey Bay Health Care Project, Malawi, and other tasks in Mozambique, Icelandic International Development Agency (Iceida)
2000 - 2009, Director, Centre for Child Health Services, Primary Health Care Organization of Reykjavík Capital Area
2004 - 2007, Adjunct Faculty Position, Medical faculty, University of Iceland
1998 - 2000, Lecturer/IDirector of Studies, Section for Maternal and Child Health (IMCH), University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
1993 - 1998, Medical Advisor, Biombo Regional Health Management Team, Quinhamel, Guinea-Bissau
1985 - 1993, Junior Doctor/pediatrician, St Göran´s/Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
1982 - 1985, General Practitioner/paediatrics, Centre for Maternal and Child Health, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
1980 - 1981, General Practitioner, Höfn Hornafjordur, Iceland
1978 - 1980, Junior doctor, University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland

Published works

2024

Prevalence Rates and Predictors for Smoking Cigarettes Among Adolescents Attending School in Bissau, Guinea-BissauAdolescents
Turned away and sleeping apartMidwifery
Child Fatalities in Tractor-Related Accidents in Rural Iceland, 1918–2024International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Well-being in healthy Icelandic women varies with extreme seasonality in ambient lightInternational Journal of Psychology
Prevalence of and Influential Factors for Waterpipe Smoking among School-Attending Adolescents in Bissau, Guinea-BissauAdolescents

2023

The combined effect of pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on the risk of pre-labour and intrapartum caesarean section—The ICE-MCH studyPLoS ONE
Child Rights during the COVID-19 PandemicChildren
“Just Standing Still”International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Afríka sunnan Sahara - í brennidepli II
Inngangur - hvert stefnir Afríka?
Saga tvíhliða þróunarsamvinnu Íslands og samstarf í Afríku sunnan Sahara
Knattspyrna í Afríku og draumurinn um að meika það
Equality of opportunityInternational Journal of Educational Research
Metabolizable Energy Content of Breastmilk Supports Normal Growth in Exclusively Breastfed Icelandic Infants to Age 6 MonthsAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition

2022

The voices of children and young people during COVID-19: A critical review of methodsActa Paediatrica
The impact of COVID 19 pandemic on inequity in routine childhood vaccination coverage: a systematic reviewVaccines
Adolescents amid emerging COVID-19 pandemic in Bissau, Guinea-BissauBMJ Paediatrics Open
The provider role and perspective in the denial of family planning services to women in Malawi: a mixed-methods studyInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Turned Away and at Risk: Denial of Family Planning Services to Women in MalawiStudies in Family Planning
Work-free childhood to child labour and street lifeActa Paediatrica

2021

Public Opinion in Iceland on Aid During the Ebola Epidemic in West AfricaForum for Development Studies
Social determinants of narcotics use susceptibility among school-attending adolescents in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau: a cross-sectional analysis.Adolescents
Challenges of using asthma admission rates as a measure of primary care quality in childrenJournal of Health Services Research and Policy
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the life of Bissau-Guinean religious (Quranic) schoolboys during a state of emergencyBMJ Paediatrics Open
Public or private school? Determinants for enrolment of adolescents in Bissau, Guinea-BissauInternational Journal of Educational Research
Impact of lockdown and school closure on children's health and well-being during the first wave of COVID-19BMJ Paediatrics Open
Assessment of improved neonatal ward infrastructure on neonatal health outcomes in southern MalawiJournal of Global Health Reports

2020

Austerity policy and child health in European countries: a systematic literature reviewBMC Public Health
Timing of paediatric orchidopexy in universal healthcare systemsBJS open
Iodine status of breastfed infants and their mothers' breast milk iodine concentration.Maternal & child nutrition
Iodine status of breastfed infants and their mothers' breast milk iodine concentrationMaternal & Child Nutrition
Use of Digital Technology among Adolescents Attending Schools in Bissau, Guinea-BissauInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Organisation of preventive child health servicesScandinavian Journal of Public Health

2019

Af dráttarvélum
Lífið og tilveran
Sinn er siður í landi hverju
Vinnan göfgar manninn
Inngangur. Árstíðabundinn flutningur barna
Sent out into the country: It was part of being an Icelander
Well baby clinics – A facilitator for high vaccine uptake?Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Ástæður og umfang sumardvala í sveit
‘Tiny Iceland’ preparing for Ebola in a globalized worldGlobal Health Action
Ósýnileiki barna sem leita alþjóðlegrar verndar á Íslandi í fylgd foreldraNordicum-Mediterraneum

2018

Iceland and foreign aid: from recipient to donor
Trends in social determinants of child health and perinatal outcomes in European countries 2005–2015 by level of austerity imposed by governments: a repeat cross-sectional analysis of routinely available dataBMJ Open
Iceland and development aid in the era of the MDGs: a case study of an Alma Ata inspired primary healthcare project in southern MalawiDevelopment Studies Research
Review shows that Icelandic society is taking firmer steps to tackle the diverse forms of child abuse and neglect that its children are exposed toActa Paediatrica
Donor dilemmas in a fragile state: NGO-ization of community healthcare in Guinea-BissauDevelopment Studies Research
„Allt sem ég þrái“: Menntun og skólaganga barna sem leita alþjóðlegrar verndar á ÍslandiTímarit um uppeldi og menntun

2017

Infant Mortality in a Global Context
Financial crises and child healthBMJ Paediatrics Open

2016

‘All´s well in Iceland?’ Austerity measures, labour market intitiatives, and health and well-being of children.Nordic Welfare Research
Child health in times of austerity as a result of the economic crisis that started in 2008Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
Applied ethics and allocation of foreign aidDevelopment Policy Review
Child health in Iceland before and after the economic collapse in 2008Archives of Disease in Childhood
‘All’s well in Iceland?’ Austerity measures, labour market initiatives, and health and well-being of childrenNordic Welfare Research
Monitoring and evaluation of health system strengthening: Iceida’s development collaboration in Monkey Bay, Malawi, in 2000-2014Nordicum-Mediterraneum

2015

Algengi og margbreytileiki andlegs ofbeldis og reynsla af vanrækslu í æsku á ÍslandiLaeknabladid

2014

Timing of the introduction of complementary foods in infancy
Initiation of complementary feeding and duration of total breastfeedingBreastfeeding Medicine
Exclusive breastfeeding for 4 versus 6 months and growth in early childhoodActa Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

2013

Reynsla fullorðinna Íslendinga af líkamlegum refsingum og ofbeldi í æskuLæknablaðið
Exclusive breastfeeding and developmental and behavioral status in early childhoodNutrients
Reynsla fullordinna Íslendinga af líkamlegum refsingum og ofbeldi í æskuLaeknabladid
Corrigendum to "Intrafamilial conflict and emotional well-beingChild Abuse and Neglect
Preventive child health services in Iceland

2012

Embætti landlæknis eftir sameininguLæknablaðið
Timing of the introduction of complementary foods in infancyPediatrics
Randomized controlled trial of 4 compared with 6 mo of exclusive breastfeeding in IcelandAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition

2011

Ofbeldi gegn börnum fyrr og nú: Áhrif á heilsu og vellíðan
Intrafamilial conflict and emotional well-beingChild Abuse and Neglect

2010

Að hemja hundrað flær á hörðu skinni: Ofbeldi og refsingar barnaRannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Mansal barna: skilgreiningar og aðgerðir

2009

Docosahexaenoic acid in red blood cells of women of reproductive age is positively associated with oral contraceptive use and physical activityProstaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Excluded groups: health care services in Monkey Bay, Malawi.Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Health for All: primary health care services in rural Guinea-Bissau.Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum

2007

Mýrakalda, magakveisa og taksótt : heilsugæsla á nýrri öld
Optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding: what is the evidence to support current recommendations?American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

2006

Heilbrigðisþjónusta við veik börn með IMCI vinnuferlum í Monkey Bay, MalavíLæknablaðið
Heilsuvernd barna og fræðsla um áfengi og vímuefni : könnun meðal hjúkrunarfræðinga, ljósmæðra og læknaTímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga

2005

Þróunaraðstoð og lækkun barnadauða.Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Að finna frávik í þroska og hegðun 5 ára barna
Hälsa och välfärd bland barn och ungdomar på Island
International aid, partnership, and child survival [3]Lancet
Þekjun bólusetningar barna við Monkey Bay, MalavíLæknablaðið
Andlegt og líkamlegt ofbeldi gegn börnum á Íslandi: sögulegt samhengi og forvarnir.

2004

Heimilisofbeldi gegn börnum á Íslandi: höggva-hýða-hirta-hæða-hóta-hafna-hrista-hræða.

2002

Hjúkrunarfræðingar og framkvæmd skimunar í ung- og smábarnavernd í ljósi reynslu af EFI málþroskaskimunTímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga

2001

Health education and cholera in rural Guinea-BissauInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases
Infant feeding practices during the first six months of life in a rural area in TanzaniaEast African Medical Journal

2000

Epidemic cholera in Guinea-BissauInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases

1999

Corpses and the spread of cholera [3]Lancet
First do no harm: making oral rehydration solution (ORS) safer during epidemic choleraAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
First do no harmAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

1998

Funerals as a risk factor for cholera transmission in Guinea-Bissau, West-Africa.Epidemiology and Infection
Funerals during the 1994 cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau, West AfricaEpidemiology and Infection

1997

Selective compartmentalization of gammadelta-T lymphocytes in human breastmilkActa Paediatrica Scandinavica

1995

Does age at the start of breast feeding influence infantile diarrhoea morbidity? A case-control study in periurban Guinea-BissauActa Paediatrica Scandinavica

1993

Age at breast feeding start and postneonatal growth and survivalArchives of Disease in Childhood
Overföring av kvalitéer genom bröstmjölk. Amning och barnhälsa i Guinea-BissauJordemodern
Colostrum and ideas about bad milk: A case study from Guinea-BissauSocial Science & Medicine

1992

Determinants of delayed initiation of breastfeeding: a community and hospital study from Guinea-BissauInternational Journal of Epidemiology
First trial of using external examination in medical undergraduate programme in Sweden

1989

Rotavirus serology and breastfeeding in children in rural Guinea-BissauActa Paediatrica Scandinavica

1988

Follow-up of the antibody response to measles vaccine in a rural area of Guinea–BissauActa Paediatrica Scandinavica

1986

Augmented antibody response to live atenuated measles virus in children with P. falciparum parasitemiaAnnals of Tropical Paediatrics

1983

Heilsugæsla í þróunarlöndunumLæknablaðið

Keywords for Specialisation:

International Development

Child abuse and neglect

Maternal neonatal child and adolescent health