CARE-CHWs - Caring on the Frontlines: addressing safety, equity, and economic vulnerabilities of community health care workers in eastern DRC using a transdisciplinary approach

In the South Kivu province, Eastern DRC, Community Health Workers (CHWs) face significant challenges due to ongoing conflict, frequent epidemics, and a strained healthcare system. Their vital work is made even more difficult by issues related to safety, recognition, and inadequate pay.

Existing…

01.01.2024 - 31.12.2026
Research project
Swiss Network for international Studies (SNIS)
Society, Gender and Health
Giovanfrancesco Ferrari , Sonja Merten
Development of an online course to strengthen capacty of youth-led organizations

To further build the capacity of youth-led organizations in the ESA region, UNFPA ESARO has commissioned Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) to develop a facilitated, on-line course to build their organizational capacities to advocate for SRHR across a variety of thematic areas,…

13.10.2023 - 30.09.2024
Short term service project
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Swiss Centre for International Health
Adriane Martin Hilber
GIBACHT - Global-Partnership-Initiated-Biosecurity-Academia for Controlling Health Threats

The Global Partnership Initiated Biosecurity Academia for Controlling Health Threats (GIBACHT) is a multilateral one-year biosafety and biosecurity part-time training programme. GIBACHT started in 2013 and is currently running its eights cohort. It targets postgraduate public health professionals of…

01.08.2013 - 31.12.2025
Teaching and training project
Bundesamt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten (BfAA)