Unsere News
30.11.2022
Reducing the Burden of Schistosomiasis for Young Children in Africa
Millions of preschool- aged children affected by schistosomiasis are not receiving treatment due to the lack of a suitable medicine. To address this unmet need, the Pediatric… More...
24.11.2022
Two SNSF Starting Grants for Researchers at Swiss TPH
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has awarded two Starting Grants to researchers Emma Hodcroft for virology and Samuel Fuhrimann for sustainable agriculture at Swiss… More...
15.11.2022
Improving Diagnosis for Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s biggest infectious disease killers. It is a complicated disease to diagnose and treat, even more so when it affects organs outside of… More...
14.11.2022
New Project to Improve the Care of Patients with Non-Communicable Diseases in Kosovo
Diabetes affects about half a billion people worldwide, most of them in low- and middle-income countries. Every year, 1.5 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes, and… More...
10.11.2022
Peter Hotez Visits Swiss TPH
Peter Hotez, an internationally recognised scientist in neglected tropical diseases and vaccine development, visited Swiss TPH this week. Hotez met with faculty and staff and held… More...
28.10.2022
Current Recommended Treatment against Whipworm Shows Better Results than New Drug Combination
Swiss TPH researchers tested two different drug combinations against the parasitic worm Trichuris trichiura on Pemba Island, Tanzania. Findings show that a new treatment… More...
05.10.2022
Swiss TPH Designated as WHO Collaborating Centre for Verbal Autopsy
The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated Swiss TPH as the WHO Collaborating Centre for Verbal Autopsy. The primary objective of verbal autopsy is to describe the pattern… More...
28.09.2022
Catalysing One Health with Swiss Diplomacy
Co-authored by over 30 international experts, a new policy brief has been published which recommends leveraging Switzerland’s scientific and diplomatic role in One Health. The… More...
19.09.2022
Autumn Semester Starts for Students at Swiss TPH
Today marks the start of the new autumn semester at Swiss TPH. Swiss TPH warmly welcomes the new students to our Bachelor, Master and PhD programmes as well as to our postgraduate… More...