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Since January 2023, HPV vaccination is being offered to recruits in the recruit schools of the Swiss military.
The research project investigates how recruits feel about the topic and whether the offer is also taken up. Specifically, the study has the following objectives:
- To examine awareness,…
In the strategic plan 2023 – 2026, Anesvad has decided to support the development of civil society organizations into recognized actors in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) through competitive grants. A first call for proposals was launched in Ghana in 2022; another call is…
Digital public goods (DPGs) are defined by the UN Secretary-General, in the Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, as “open source software, open data, open AI models, open standards and open content that adhere to privacy and other applicable laws and best practices, do no harm, and help attain the…
Within the 2nd Swiss Contribution to selected EU Member States, Switzerland is to support a number of programmes (“Support Measures”) in Romania, including one programme in the amount of around CHF 10 million from the Swiss side and a co-founding from the Romanian side of CHF 1.5 million (totalling…
The Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Project is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project located at the maritime border between Mauritania and Senegal. A health impact assessment (HIA) is being conducted for phase 1 of the Project with the objectives to: (i) anticipate potential impacts of this Project on…
The Health for All Project (HAP) has in the period 2015 to 2023 contributed in an important way to strengthen PHC services and population access to essential services in two regions of Albania and beyond. Substantive investments in the rehabilitation of infrastructure and supply of basic equipment…
In Switzerland, foodborne infections such as listeriosis, salmonellosis or campylobacteriosis are notifiable diseases and are under close surveillance by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). Annually, one to three outbreaks of one of these diseases have been observed in Switzerland. The…
Worm infections (helminthiases) affect around 1.5 billion people worldwide, making them one of the most prevalent infections in humans. Worm infections can cause chronic and debilitating health problems, such as lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis (river blindness), loiasis (African eye worm),…
In Switzerland, the outdoor air pollution of various air pollutants is regulated by immission limit values in the Ordinance on Air Pollution Control (OAPC). The current limit values of the OAPC are in line with the Air Quality Guidelines of the World Health Organisation (WHOAQG in English) of 2005.…
This initiative aims to assist the Nepal Health Insurance Board (NHIB) in upgrading its legacy openIMIS to a full modular architecture, to develop new features on top of existing openIMIS modules, and to train technical staff at NHIB.
In order to accomplish the project's objective, the following…