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
Switch Either near Suppression Or THOusand – switch to second-line versus WHO-guided standard of care for unsuppressed patients on first-line ART with... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/switch-either-near-suppression-or-thousand-switch-to-second-line-versus-who-guided-standard-of-care-for-unsuppressed-patients-on-first-line-art-with-viremia-below-1000-copies/ml-a-multicenter-open-label-randomized-clinical-trial
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends viral load (VL) measurement as the preferred monitoring strategy for HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limi
Increased impact of air pollution on lung function in preterm versus term infants: the BILD study (Publications)
Rationale Infants born prematurely have impaired capacity to deal with oxidative stress shortly after birth. Objectives We hypothesize that the relative impact of exposure to air pollution on lung fun
Emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.620 with variant of concern-like mutations and deletions (Publications)
Distinct SARS-CoV-2 lineages, discovered through various genomic surveillance initiatives, have emerged during the pandemic following unprecedented reductions in worldwide human mobility. We here desc
No hints for abundance of <em>Bacillus anthracis</em> and <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei</em> in 100 environmental samples from Cameroon (Publications)
Background: Little is known on the abundance of the pathogens Bacillus anthracis and Burkholderia pseudomallei in environmental samples in Cameroon. Therefore, 100 respective samples were assessed in
