Health impact assessment of large infrastructure projects in the Brazilian Amazon (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/health-impact-assessment-of-large-infrastructure-projects-in-the-brazilian-amazon
In Brazil, many large-scale infrastructure projects have been developed by the resource extraction, renewable energy and public infrastructure sectors all over the country. While it is common practice
Health impact evaluation of an urban flooding resilience framework in Dakar, Senegal (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/health-impact-evaluation-of-an-urban-flooding-resilience-framework-in-dakar-senegal
Rapid urbanisation has been one of the defining phenomena of the twentieth century. In the developing world, much of the urban population finds themselves living in informal settlements with high leve
The burden of gastroenteritis in Switzerland (BUGS) study (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/the-burden-of-gastroenteritis-in-switzerland-bugs-study
A cute gastroenteritis (AG) is a common disease worldwide. The incidence and burden of disease of AG in the general Swiss population are unknown. Available information is restricted to notifiable path
Design of trials for pathogen elimination (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/design-of-trials-for-pathogen-elimination
In field trials of new interventions against mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit, there are often spill-over effects between areas that receive the intervention and others that do not, because o
Impact of systems failures in malaria service delivery in Africa (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/impact-of-systems-failures-in-malaria-service-delivery-in-africa
Malaria treatment provides individual benefits by curing infection and preventing progression to severe disease. Treatment also provides community-level benefits by reducing the infectious reservoir.
Modelling and simulation for drug development at Swiss TPH: clinical anthelminthic drug development and preclinical antimalarial development (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/modelling-and-simulation-for-drug-development-at-swiss-tph-clinical-anthelminthic-drug-development-and-preclinical-antimalarial-development
This research project is aligned with priorities of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, namely integrating drug discovery and drug development with modeling. Aiming to strengthen capacity
Phase III study to compare intravenous with oral iron to treat iron deficiency anaemia (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/phase-iii-study-to-compare-intravenous-with-oral-iron-to-treat-iron-deficiency-anaemia
Intravenous ferric carboxymaltose compared with oral iron in the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia at delivery in Tanzania Anaemia is a major concern in Africa. Women with frequent pregnancies or m
Understanding the human, parasite, vector and environmental interactions driving residual malaria transmission in Papua New Guinea (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/understanding-the-human-parasite-vector-and-environmental-interactions-driving-residual-malaria-transmission-in-papua-new-guinea
The scale-up of malaria control in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has resulted in a significant reduction in the nationwide prevalence and incidence of malaria. However, this effect has not been uniform acros
Santé, Sexualité, Sécurité (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/sante-sexualite-securite
Background The ‘JeuneS3 – Santé, Sexualité, Sécurité’ Programme (2016-2020) focuses on improving adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health in DRC (South and North Kivus), Cameroon, Central A