About the SCIH |
Improving Health Systems Worldwide
Approximately 140 professional staff members, representing 35 nationalities, currently work for the SCIH in Basel and abroad. Our professional backgrounds include: biology, biomedical engineering, business administration, communications, communication technology, development sociology, economics, education, epidemiology, financial management, health technology, medical informatics, medicine, pharmaceutical science pharmacology, public administration, public health, social anthropology, social geography, social marketing, statistics.
We are globally active and have representatives based in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Niger, Romania, Rwanda, Tanzania, Romania, Tajikistan and the Ukraine, in addition to Local Fund Agents in 19 countries and one regional office.
SCIH staff is involved in teaching and training at various Swiss and international universities and contribute actively to the international discussion on health development. We regularly publish papers in peer reviewed journals and support and supervise students in their research projects. We take part in thematic special interest groups within the Institute, fostering cross-fertilisation of ideas and knowledge. An annual Swiss TPH Spring Symposium on international health issues is also organised by the SCIH.
Spring Symposium
