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02.04.2020
Swiss TPH Doctors Support the University Hospital Basel in Fight against COVID-19
During the corona crisis, the University Hospital Basel has converted the Prediger church into a Corona Test Centre where every day, hundreds of people are tested for the corona... More...
31.03.2020
2.5 Million Euro Grant Awarded to Swiss TPH for Tuberculosis Research
Sébastien Gagneux, Head of the Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology Department at Swiss TPH, was awarded a European Research Council Advanced Grant for EUR 2.5 million over... More...
23.03.2020
An Innovative Approach to Improving Young People’s Mental Health
Mental illness in early life can have a devastating effect on the future of young people, which in turn influences the mental wealth of societies around the globe. With over half... More...
17.03.2020
Exposome Research to Improve People’s Health in Urban Settings
By 2030, more than 80% of Europe’s population will live and interact within a complex urban environment, consisting of a mixture of social and environmental factors. These factors... More...
16.03.2020
Robust Modelling Methodology Leads to Better Understanding of Air Pollution and Health in Europe
To date, air pollution represents the largest environmental risk to health. According to the World Health Organization, air pollution is responsible for about one in every nine... More...
03.03.2020
Fight against Legionella Intensified in Switzerland: New "LeCo" Project Launched
Legionella is a type of bacterium found naturally in freshwater environments, lakes and streams. It can become a health concern when it grows and spreads in man-made plumbing... More...
11.02.2020
We Simply Cannot Miss out on 50% of the Talent Worldwide
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Head of the Department Epidemiology and Public Health at Swiss TPH, talks about her vision for more... More...
06.02.2020
New Understanding of Childhood Immune Systems May Improve Vaccine Efficacy
In low- and middle-income countries, children have the greatest need for protection afforded by vaccination due to a higher incidence of infectious diseases. However, the vaccines... More...
30.01.2020
Research & Development for Parasitic Worm Infections Lags Behind
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of mainly chronic infectious diseases that affect more than a billion people in tropical and subtropical countries. On the occasion... More...