Inference for entomological semi-field experiments: fitting a mathematical model assessing personal and community protection of vector-control... (Publications)
The effectiveness of vector-control tools is often assessed by experiments as a reduction in mosquito landings using human landing catches (HLCs). However, HLCs alone only quantify a single characteri
Distribution and treatment needs of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Bangladesh: a Bayesian geostatistical analysis of 2017-2020 national survey data (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh, preventive chemotherapy targeting soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in school-age children has been implemented since 2008. To evaluate the success of this strategy
Das Zentrum für Tropen- und Reisemedizin des Swiss TPH neu im Turmhaus am Aeschenplatz (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/das-zentrum-fuer-tropen-und-reisemedizin-des-swiss-tph-neu-im-turmhaus-am-aeschenplatz
Das Zentrum für Tropen- und Reisemedizin des Swiss TPH neu im Turmhaus am Aeschenplatz 09.01.2024 Heute Dienstag, 9. Januar 2024, wurde der neue Standort des Zentrums für Tropen- und Reisemedizin im T
Starting at the community: treatment seeking pathways of children with suspected severe malaria in Uganda (Publications)
Introduction: Community health workers (CHW) usually refer children with suspected severe malaria to the nearest public health facility or a designated public referral health facility (RHF). Caregiver
Privacy preserving-probabilistic record linkage to assess cancer outcomes in people living with HIV in South Africa (Publications)
Background: Privacy-preserving probabilistic record linkage (PPPRL) methods were developed and applied in high-income countries to link records within and between organizations under strict privacy pr
Building Resilient Health Systems (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/about/scih/building-resilient-health-systems
Building Resilient Health Systems Swiss TPH works across service delivery, health workforce development, information systems, medicines, health financing, leadership and governance to build resilient
New approaches to transform global health: meeting with Bill Gates (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/new-approaches-to-transform-health-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-a-swiss-tph-researcher-discussed-with-bill-gates
Hi Sumaiyya, thanks for joining us today! Please introduce yourself. I am from Tanzania and did my PhD in epidemiology at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH). I currently work a
New approaches to transform health in low- and middle- income countries: A Swiss TPH researcher discussed with Bill Gates (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/blog-template-interview-2/blog-id/75
Sumaiyya Thawer, researcher and former PhD student at Swiss TPH, joined the science dinner with Bill Gates as part of the Grand Challenges annual meeting. In this impact story, she shares her experien
World Malaria Day 2021: In the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/world-malaria-day-2021-in-the-shadows-of-the-covid-19-pandemic
Since 2000, historic successes have been achieved in the global fight against malaria. In the last decades, 7.6 million malaria deaths have been prevented and over 20 countries have been declared mala
