Social Transfers for Exclusive Breastfeeding: A Pilot Program in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/social-transfers-for-exclusive-breastfeeding-a-pilot-program-in-lao-peoples-democratic-republic-lao-pdr
Children in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) continue to receive sub-optimal nutrition because of low breastfeeding rates, undermining their developmental potential. While major public healt
A Buruli ulcer mycolactone rapid diagnostic test to enhance early diagnosis and treatment (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/a-buruli-ulcer-mycolactone-rapid-diagnostic-test-to-enhance-early-diagnosis-and-treatment
The current gold standard for the laboratory diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) is a PCR-based assay. In the endemic African countries this assay is established only at a few c
Norad Framework Agreement of Technical Support to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/norad-framework-agreement-of-technical-support-to-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with a mandate to promote sound and effective management of development assis
Rapid Assessment of World Bank COVID-19 Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/rapid-assessment-of-world-bank-covid-19-multi-phase-programmatic-approach
The World Bank supports around 100 country responses to COVID-19 through loans and grants totalling over USD 6 billion. Funding is based either on the Multi-phase Programmatic Approach (MPA) model or
Claims categorization using Artificial Intelligence (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/claims-categorization-using-artificial-intelligence
The goal of this project is to develop an automatic claims categorization module for openIMIS based on state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms, standards, and methodologies which will
Manipulation of Human Immunity by Parasitic Worms (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/manipulation-of-human-immunity-by-parasitic-worms
Approximately ten percent of the world's population is at risk of schistosomiasis, a neglected, tropical disease caused by species of the helminth Schistosoma . For the past 40 years, control of schis
Estimating the extent, patterns and consequences of heterogeneity in malaria dynamics (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/estimating-the-extent-patterns-and-consequences-of-heterogeneity-in-malaria-dynamics
Background The uneven distribution of malaria is apparent on a small scale, within a single study site or even cluster of houses. Transmission varies with mosquito densities related to breeding sites,
Aging Lungs in European Cohorts (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/aging-lungs-in-european-cohorts
This study will improve our understanding of risk factors for low lung function, respiratory disability and the development of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), by using information held within
Antihelmintic Research and Optimisation (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/antihelmintic-research-and-optimisation
A-HERO brings together different streams of advanced scientific inquiry, ranging from drug discovery to drug development and combines them in a logical way. The project aims at advancing drug options
EviPrev-IT (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/eviprev-it
Background In Switzerland, 70% of all death is caused by chronic, non-communicable diseases. The main conditions are cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic lung failure and Diabetes. Another importa
