Since 1985, LUDOK - the Swiss Literature Database on Air Pollution and Health has been collecting and cataloguing the literature published worldwide on the subject of air pollution and health on behalf of the Federal Office for the Environment. The database contains more than 10'000 entries, which…

The GLOBEQUITY platinum publishing fee waiver program provides scientists from low and middle income and from some countries in economic transition (LMIC+) with platinum open access (OA) 2022-2024 in the International Journal of Public Health (IJPH) and Public Health Reviews (PHR). The program…

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health impact assessment (HIA) as “a combination of procedures, methods and tools by which a policy, programme or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population”.…

Doctoral students make a significant contribution to the scientific work and publications of Swiss TPH. To further improve their working conditions, Swiss TPH has adopted an excellence concept in doctoral training. This concept was developed collaboratively with GRACE and QD – University of Basel,…

Die vom Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU) finanzierte Dokumentationsstelle LUDOK am Schweizerischen Tropen und Public Health Institut (Swiss TPH) liefert seit 30 Jahren evidenzbasierte Informationen zu den gesundheitlichen Auswirkungen der Luftverschmutzung auf den Menschen, wie dies für die Umsetzung des…

Air pollution in low- and middle-income countries is higher and from different sources than air pollution in high-income countries, where most exposure and epidemiologic research has been done. The burden of air pollution could be very large through acute and chronic effects. This project focuses on…

The MAS in International Health is a collaborative modular programme involving some 30 tropEd accredited universities worldwide. The programme prepares students to act as international health experts and implementers, capable of tackling health-related challenges in inter-sectoral environments…

Students of the Master of Public Health acquire profound knowledge in public health and analytical and problem solving competences to address public health related questions. The programme caters to professionals who aim to adapt their qualification profile at the novel and complex health care…