Editorial
Dr. Nick Lorenz, Head of Department SCIH
Dear Readers,
eHealth has been the talk of the town for quite some time, and as an institution which is committed to innovation, validation and implementation the Swiss Tropical Institute has of course embarked on these developments using information and communication technology...
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1) eHealth - ICT for development in International Health
Biometric fingerprint identification and GIS towards health and demographic surveillance in highly mobile pastoral settings in Chad
Daniel Weibel, MSc.
In the sahelian semi-arid belt at the border of southern Sahara desert, extensive mobile livestock production systems are prevailing...
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The Health Metrics Network
Prof. Dr. Don de Savigny
The Health Metrics Network (HMN) is one of the few contemporary global health initiatives that is dedicated to a health systems issue rather than a specific set of diseases or interventions. HMN is a global partnership facilitating research and technical innovations for better health information generated and used at country level for better health...
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Ukraine Swiss Perinatal Health Program
Marc Blunier, MSc.
In the frame of the Ukraine Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme – a project funded by SDC – a model for the integration of Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) in clinical practice has been tested. The model was piloted with the third level Perinatal centres or maternities and the central district hospitals in the two regions of Ivano-Frankievsk and Volyn in Western Ukraine...
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Being prepared: COTS – The Cholera Outbreak Training and Shigellosis Program
Dr. Joachim Pelikan
Diarrheal disease is a major health problem especially in emergency situations and refugee camps. It is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing world...
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Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Parasitology – a training program using a virtual microscope
Dr. Joachim Pelikan
This learning software created by the Swiss Tropical Institute (Project leader Prof. Niklaus Weiss, former Deputy-Director) allows beginners to gain experience in diagnosing the most important helminth and protozoan diseases of humans...
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2) Course Bulletin
3) Prince of Asturias Award for Ifakara Health Institute
4) Announcement R. Geigy Award
5) STI Symposium on "The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Health Systems Development" - review and presentations
6) News from STI: World Malaria Day and Fundraising Runners
7) Job Opportunities
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