Climate change and respiratory diseases: state and exploratory analyses of patient data in Limpopo province, South Africa (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/climate-change-and-respiratory-diseases-state-and-exploratory-analyses-of-patient-data-in-limpopo-province-south-africa
This is an additional and follow-up project of the "Climate change and cardiovascular diseases:state and exploratory analyses of patient data in Limpopo province, South Africa". Background: Climate ch
Plasmodium vivax Transmission Model (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/plasmodium-vivax-transmission-model
The Swiss TPH team has developed a model for Plasmodium vivax transmission to support decision-making and advocacy in countries where this parasite is dominant. This compartmental model accounts speci
Community Health Workers Geographical Placement in Haiti (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/community-health-workers-geographical-placement-in-haiti
The demand for geographic information systems (GIS) and related tools is increasing among public health decision-makers, as the utility is being recognized and both methodological innovations and comp
Country modelling to support National Malaria Control Programs - High Burden to High Impact (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/country-modelling-to-support-national-malaria-control-programs-high-burden-to-high-impact
Through the High Burden to High Impact (HBHI) response launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Roll Back Malaria partnership (RBM), public health modelers have been invited by the Glob
MOSASWA Modelling Support (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/mosaswa-modelling-support
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund) has commissioned Swiss TPH to evaluate the impact of the Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative 2 (LSDI2) implementation of In
Identifying Barriers to Exclusive Breastfeeding in Urban Low Income Settings (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/identifying-barriers-to-exclusive-breastfeeding-in-urban-low-income-settings
Children in Lao PDR as well as in many other middle-income countries continue to receive sub-optimal nutrition because of low breastfeeding rates, undermining their developmental potential. While majo
Digital data innovation in health impact assessment: new methods to track and respond to the migration and humanitarian crisis in Northern Mozambique (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/digital-data-innovation-in-health-impact-assessment-new-methods-to-track-and-respond-to-the-migration-and-humanitarian-crisis-in-northern-mozambique
Background In northern Mozambique, a volatile combination of natural disasters, violence and conflict, and COVID-19 have all combined to create a humanitarian crisis where it is estimated that over ha
GeoLEGIO: Legionnaires’ disease in Switzerland: A spatial analysis of notification data from 2017-2021 (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/geolegio-legionnaires-disease-in-switzerland-a-spatial-analysis-of-notification-data-from-2017-2021
Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella spp. bacteria. The disease is notifiable to the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). Over the past ten years, ann
Evolution and Epidemiology of Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in Khayelitsha, Cape Town: Implications for Biology and Disease Control (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/evolution-and-epidemiology-of-rifampicin-resistant-tuberculosis-in-khayelitsha-cape-town-implications-for-biology-and-disease-control
Background Bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics are a growing threat for global public health and the economy. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB
Efficacy and safety of moxidectin plus albendazole, moxidectin plus tribendimidine, albendazole plus oxantel pamoate and moxidectin alone against... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/efficacy-and-safety-of-moxidectin-plus-albendazole-moxidectin-plus-tribendimidine-albendazole-plus-oxantel-pamoate-and-moxidectin-alone-against-trichuris-trichiura-and-concomitant-soil-transmitted-helminth-infections-a-randomized-controlled-trial
The recommended anthelmintics show low efficacy in a single-dose regimen against Trichuris trichiura. Moxidectin, a new treatment for river blindness, might complement the drug armamentarium for the t