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
Development and Validation of a Laminar Flow Test to Diagnose COVID-19 in Saliva (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/development-and-validation-of-a-laminar-flow-test-to-diagnose-covid-19-in-saliva
This project addresses the currently crucial needs in the area of validated point-of-care (PoC) diagnostics for use at every level in the population. We developed and validate a simple inexpensive acc
PubliCo - an experimental online platform for COVID-19 related public perception (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/publico-an-experimental-online-platform-for-covid-19-related-public-perception
Effective public health measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic require cooperation between governments and society. For this to happen, political decision-makers must be aware of how the population
Using model-based evidence to optimise medical intervention profiles and disease management strategies for COVID-19 control (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/using-model-based-evidence-to-optimise-medical-intervention-profiles-and-disease-management-strategies-for-covid-19-control
During the current COVID-19 pandemic governments have imposed varying social-distance measures, and since 2021 vaccines, to reduce infection incidence and associated disease burden of coronavirus infe
Mitigation strategies for communities with COVID-19 transmission in Lesotho using artificial intelligence on chest x-rays and novel rapid diagnostic... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/mitigation-strategies-for-communities-with-covid-19-transmission-in-lesotho-using-artificial-intelligence-on-chest-x-rays-and-novel-rapid-diagnostic-tests
The COVID-19 pandemic is straining health systems globally. Public health and primary care interventions implemented by high-income countries may be unsuccessful or infeasible in low- and middle-incom
Human in vitro granulomas to dissect tuberculosis protective immune traits and assess drug candidates for tailored adjunct host-directed therapy (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/human-in-vitro-granulomas-to-dissect-tuberculosis-protective-immune-traits-and-assess-drug-candidates-for-tailored-adjunct-host-directed-therapy
Taking advantage of a unique collection of human clinical specimens and our established in vitro granuloma model, we aim to gain important knowledge on some of the intrinsic differential immune traits
Application of the epidemic surveillance and response analysis system (SORMAS) to improve preparedness and surveillance in the face of the COVID-19... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/application-of-the-epidemic-surveillance-and-response-analysis-system-sormas-to-improve-preparedness-and-surveillance-in-the-face-of-the-covid-19-epidemic-in-cote-divoire-and-nepal-an-implementation-research-study
To date, there are no published evaluations on the application of SORMAS (surveillance of outbreak response management and analysis software) to the COVID-19 outbreak. The efficacy of SORMAS for prepa
Engaging with antenatal care providers to conduct vaccination counselling with expectant mothers (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/engaging-with-antenatal-care-providers-to-conduct-vaccination-counselling-with-expectant-mothers
Vaccination is a powerful public health tool that reduces the global burden of disease immensely and saves 2-3 million lives a year. Vaccination coverage in Switzerland can be improved, yet only provi
