Education and Training | Departments of Swiss TPH (Page)
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, the Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+) , the tropEd-network and other institutions around the globe. Mutual Learning for Change Education and training have been cornerstones of the institute’s activities [...] associated institute of the University of Basel Julia Bohlius MD MScPH, Prof. Dr. med. Head of Department +41612848840 julia.bohlius@swisstph.ch Education and Training Bachelor-Master-Doctorate Library and D [...] courses and specialised short courses, to bachelor, master, PhD and...
Launch of Swiss TPH Alumni Network (News)
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in a broad range of topics, including international health, epidemiology, public health, infection biology, clinical practice, and management. Swiss TPH offers bachelor’s and master’s programmes, as well [...] TPH’s master’s, PhD and postgraduate programmes. Leaders in public and global health “Our alumni are not only well trained and respected experts in their respective fields, they are also some of the most [...] experts and leaders for sustainable change in public and global health. Today,...
Trypanocidal, leishmanicidal and cytotoxic effects of anthecotulide-type linear sesquiterpene lactones from Anthemis auriculata (Publications)
ecotulide (3). Trypomastigote forms of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and T. cruzi as well as axenic amastigotes of Leishmania donovani were used for testing. The cytotoxic potential of the compounds was [...] pose major public health threats for many countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa and South America. In the present study, we evaluated the in vitro antiprotozoal activity of three irregular
Farewell to Dr. Mwele Ntuli Malecela, Director of the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases at WHO (News)
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Mwele Malecela was one of the first recipients of Swiss-Tanzanian partnership grants which enabled her to pursue a master’s degree at the prestigious London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Her [...] worked on the control of Lymphatic filariasis which later kicked off many joint research and implementation projects on NTDs – still a major pillar in the research and R&D portfolio of Swiss TPH today. Mwele [...] have known Mwele Malecela and will always keep her in our fondest memory....
The significance of effective communication in times of COVID-19 (Page)
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Ministry of Health, a working group composed of up to 18 experts from a range of disciplines, sectors, and institutions was quickly formed, including Ministry and AQH representatives, public health experts [...] Faik Hoti, Director of Communication Department at Ministry of Health, several factors contributed to an effective communication: “Quality and relevance of the content, the method of execution, and the [...] region. Currently, Kosovo leads in the Western Balkans in terms of vaccination...
Development of a pharmacovigilance system in a resource-limited country: the experience of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Publications)
The ability of national PV centers to collaborate with Public health stakeholders, including public health authorities at all levels as well as public health programs, and to use existing health information [...] national PV center; (2) implementation of PV in the health system; (3) data collection and analysis; (4) collaboration with public health programs; (5) collaboration with the National Regulatory Authority. Lessons [...] in the light of the minimum requirements of the WHO to set up a PV...
Isolation of <em>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</em> from cured and relapsed sleeping sickness patients and adaptation to laboratory mice (Publications)
nitrogen in a mixture of Triladyl, egg yolk and phosphate buffered glucose solution. Isolation was achieved by inoculation of the cryopreserved specimens in Grammomys surdaster, Mastomys natalensis and SCID [...] BACKGROUND: Sleeping sickness due to Trypanosoma brucei (T.b.) gambiense is still a major public health problem in some central African countries. Historically, relapse rates around 5% have been observed [...] treat second stage patients. Later, relapse rates of up to 50% have been...
Synthesis and anti-Chagas activity profile of a redox-active Lead 3-benzylmenadione revealed by high-content imaging (Publications)
or American trypanosomiasis, is a neglected tropical disease which is a top priority target of the World Health Organization. The disease, endemic mainly in Latin America, is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma [...] Less than 1% of patients have access to treatment, relying on two old redox-active drugs that show poor pharmacokinetics and severe adverse effects. Hence, the priorities for the next steps of R&D include [...] include (i) the discovery of novel drugs/chemical classes, (ii) filling...
We Simply Cannot Miss out on 50% of the Talent Worldwide (News)
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promoter of women in science. After then I obtained a Master of Public Health and a PhD in Epidemiology from UCLA in Los Angeles and was appointed a research professorship at the University of Southern [...] department at Roche for a couple of years. I then became very interested in environmental epidemiology and joined the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Basel with Prof. Ursula A [...] irrespective of hierarchy. After we had our two children, my husband and I...
The Politics of Pandemics: Navigating the Global Landscape (Page)
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security. A strong health system increases a country’s resilience in the face of pandemics and other health emergencies. Health, Human Rights and Democracy The balance between public health measures and individual [...] contents of a University of Basel seminar entitled “The Politics of Pandemics” held by Jürg Utzinger , Professor of Epidemiology and Director of Swiss TPH and Laurent Goetschel, Professor of Political [...] highlighted that health is an integral part of safety and security. A...
