Thomas Fürst
- Phone: +41 61 284 86 03
- Fax: +41 61 284 81 05
- Email: thomas.fuerst@unibas.ch
- Profession: Geographer
- Position: PhD Student
- Department/Unit:
Main Topic of PhD and Supervisor
- “Assessing morbidity due to neglected tropical diseases on different geographical and resource levels” supervised by Prof. Jürg Utzinger
Current Research Projects
- Estimation of the global burden of foodborne trematodiasis for the ongoing Global Burden of Disease, Injuries and Risk Factors 2010 Study
- Assessment of disability levels due to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the Taabo DSS, Côte d’Ivoire
- Development of a questionnaire tool for identifying morbidity patterns due to NTDs in the Taabo DSS, Côte d’Ivoire
Main Interests
- Burden of disease estimation
- Integrated prevention/control/elimination of NTDs
- Relationship between health and wealth