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07.01.2025
How Gold Mining Affects the Spread of Malaria
Gold mining has long been linked to malaria surges in the Amazon region. A recent analysis by Swiss TPH and partners illustrates how a 2023 crackdown on illegal gold mining in… More...
02.01.2025
Tuberculosis Strains Resistant to New Drugs Are Transmitted Between Patients
Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s biggest infectious disease killer with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) posing a particular threat to global health. A study led by the Swiss… More...
20.12.2024
A Tropical Disease in Switzerland: Call for Coordinated Action on Chagas Disease
The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), in collaboration with the World Health Organization and other partners conducted a comprehensive review of Chagas… More...
17.12.2024
Financial Support Significantly Improves Breastfeeding Success in Lao PDR
A new study by Swiss TPH in Lao PDR found that financial support significantly increases exclusive breastfeeding rates amongst new mothers in Lao PDR. These findings, published in… More...
12.12.2024
New Digital Health Tool Improves Care for Children in Somalia
A new study demonstrates how the digital clinical decision support system ALMANACH (Algorithm for the Management of Childhood Illness) is transforming healthcare for children under… More...
10.12.2024
Swiss TPH Researcher Emma Hodcroft Named by Nature as 1 of 3 People To Watch in 2025
Emma Hodcroft, group leader at Swiss TPH and assistant professor at the University of Basel, was named one of three people to watch in shaping science in 2025 by the renowned… More...
20.11.2024
Swiss TPH Symposium: Women and Gender in Global Health
Today, on 20 November 2024, Swiss TPH organises a symposium entitled “Women and Gender in Global Health” in Allschwil near Basel. The symposium brings together around 160 experts… More...
14.11.2024
R. Geigy Award 2024: Cutting-Edge Research to Control Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases in Côte D’Ivoire
The 13th R. Geigy Award 2024 goes to West Africa. Scientists from the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire (CSRS) are being honored with the award, which is… More...
06.11.2024
New Intervention Significantly Improved Mental Health Well-Being for Zambian Mothers
A study by Swiss TPH and partners has shown that a new, locally adapted mental health intervention for women with young children in Zambia led to a 50% reduction in mental health… More...