Studie belegt die Wirksamkeit von organisiertem Jugendsport in der Schweiz (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/studie-belegt-die-wirksamkeit-von-organisiertem-jugendsport-in-der-schweiz
Regelmässige körperliche Aktivität hat zahlreiche gesundheitliche Vorteile wie ein reduziertes Risiko chronischer Krankheiten, eine bessere psychische Gesundheit, eine höhere Lebensqualität und verbes
Swiss TPH-Symposium: Eine Forschungsagenda für Noma (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/swiss-tph-symposium-defining-the-noma-research-agenda
Wachsende Anerkennung einer unsichtbaren Krankheit Noma ist eine verheerende Krankheit, die vor allem Kinder betrifft, die in extremer Armut leben. Die Krankheit beginnt scheinbar harmlos mit wundem Z
Swiss TPH welcomes new students for the start of the semester (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/swiss-tph-welcomes-new-students-for-the-start-of-the-semester
Bachelor and Master of Science programmes This semester, 40 master students from 20 countries are beginning their MSc studies in Infection Biology and Epidemiology . The MSc in Infection Biology studi
Four Billion People Estimated to Lack Access to Safe Drinking Water (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/four-billion-people-estimated-to-lack-access-to-safe-drinking-water
Access to safe drinking water is a human right and one of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. However, data on the number of people using safely managed drinking water services is lacki
New Study Confirms Efficacy of Emodepside Against Parasitic Worm Infections (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/new-study-confirms-efficacy-of-emodepside-against-parasitic-worm-infections
Soil-transmitted helminth infections are caused by different species of parasitic worms, including whipworms, hookworms and roundworms. Worldwide, more than 1.5 billion people are infected with at lea
Stärkung der schweizerisch-ivorischen Forschungspartnerschaft (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/staerkung-der-schweizerisch-ivorischen-forschungspartnerschaft
Neue Infrastruktur zur Verbesserung der Forschungskapazitäten Das neue Laborgebäude wird eine Fläche von 400 m2 mit acht spezialisierten Laboratorien umfassen. Diese Einrichtungen werden verschiedenen
Body silhouettes as a tool to reflect obesity in the past (Publications)
Life course data on obesity may enrich the quality of epidemiologic studies analysing health consequences of obesity. However, achieving such data may require substantial resources. We investigated th
Two-year impact of community-based health screening and parenting groups on child development in Zambia: follow-up to a cluster-randomized controlled... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Early childhood interventions have potential to offset the negative impact of early adversity. We evaluated the impact of a community-based parenting group intervention on child developmen
Efficacy and safety of co-administered ivermectin plus albendazole for treating soil-transmitted helminths: a systematic review meta-analysis and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The soil-transmitted helminths (STH), Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworms infect 1.5 billion people worldwide and cause an estimated burden of 3.3 million disability-ad
Antiprotozoal diterpenes from <em>Perovskia abrotanoides</em> (Publications)
As part of a screening for new antiparasitic natural products from Iranian plants, n-hexane and ethyl acetate extracts from the aerial parts of Perovskia abrotanoides were found to exhibit strong inhi
