World Refugee Day: Everyone has the right to good healthcare (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/world-refugee-day-everyone-has-the-right-to-good-healthcare/blog-id/43
For World Refugee Day 2022, we spoke with Afona Chernet, a post-doctoral research fellow at Swiss TPH, about his experience in researching migrant and refugee health in Switzerland.
More noise in the sustainability debate (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/more-noise-in-the-sustainability-debate/blog-id/44
Noise is an integral part of our everyday life. Yet, it is barely ever mentioned in the sustainability debate. Martin Röösli, environmental epidemiologist at Swiss TPH, explains why this urgently need
Einfluss von Hitze auf die Einnahme von gewissen Medikamenten (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/risiko-bei-einnahme-von-gewissen-medikamenten-waehrend-hitzetagen/blog-id/42
Am Wochenende erwarten wir die erste Hitzewelle des Sommers in der Schweiz. Die heissen Tage sind nicht nur unangenehm, sondern führen auch zu einer erhöhten Sterblichkeit, vor allem unter der älteren
Lufthygiene als Erfolgsfaktor (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/lufthygiene-als-erfolgsfaktor/blog-id/40
Die neuen Luftqualitätsleitlinien der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) fordern saubere Luft. Aus Public-Health-Sicht ist jedes Mikrogramm weniger Luftverschmutzung ein grosser Gesundheitsgewinn. Die
Malaria eradication requires more than magic bullets (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/malaria-eradication-requires-more-than-magic-bullets/blog-id/39
The global community has made impressive strides in malaria control and elimination, but progress has stalled. To reach eradication, we must rethink our approach.
Warum wir uns mit der Einschätzung von Risiken so schwertun (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/warum-wir-uns-mit-der-einschaetzung-von-risiken-so-schwertun/blog-id/38
Egal ob bei tödlichen Krankheiten, radioaktiven Gasen oder 5G-Strahlung: intuitiv schätzen wir unser eigenes Risiko häufig falsch ein. Darum braucht es nun neue Ansätze, um Risiken effektiv zu kommuni
One Health initiative for food safety in Palestine (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/one-health-initiative-for-food-safety-in-palestine/blog-id/37
The One Health Initiative for Food Safety aims to develop a One Health approach for Palestine. We spoke to Said Abukhattab, PhD student at Swiss TPH about conducting his research in a politically unst
Gut microbes - Friends or foes? (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/gut-microbes-friends-or-foes/blog-id/36
Julian Dommann, Master Student at Swiss TPH, was part of a study that found an association between gut-microbial community and drug efficacy against soil transmitted helminth infections. The original
"All those who live under the sky are woven together like one big mat" (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/all-those-who-live-under-the-sky-are-woven-together-like-one-big-mat/blog-id/2
Stepping foot in Madagascar for the first time, Astrid Knoblauch was full of anticipation: surrounded by the song of the red fody birds and the vibration of a rusty Peugeot whizzing around, she was ab
