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Events
- Research partnerships with the global South – A paradigm shift for Swiss research policy and development cooperation? (Bern, 4 Jun 2013)
- Swiss Public Health Conference 2013 (Zürich, 15th-16th Aug 2013)
- ISEE-ISES-ISIAQ Conference 2013 (Basel, 20th-23rd Aug 2013)
- Autumn Symposium 2013 "Mycobacterial Diseases and Comorbidities" (Basel, 5th-6th Dec 2013)
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associated Institute of the University of Basel
News
News from the SAPALDIA Study: Occupational exposures to dusts, gases, and fumes increase the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
There is limited evidence from longitudinal population-based studies which demonstrate that occupational respirable exposures are associated with COPD. The population burden of COPD attributable to occupational exposures in...more
24th of March: World Tuberculosis Day. TB is still one of the major health problems worldwide
On March 24th in 1882 was when Dr. Robert Koch discovered the cause of tuberculosis (TB); the tubercle bacillus. Today TB is one of the major health problems and about one third of the world‘s population is thought to have been...more
First genome-wide association study of lung function decline in adults
Researchers at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute identified that genetic markers associated with annual lung function decline differ between adults free of asthma and patients with a medical history of asthma. This...more
Guidance for evidence-informed policies about health systems. What can policy makers learn from clinicians?
A series of three articles about developing health systems guidance with major contributions from Xavier Bosch-Capblanch from Swiss TPH will be published in PLoS Medicine over the two-week period between 6 March and 20 March. The...more