Plasmodium vivax Transmission Model (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/plasmodium-vivax-transmission-model
The Swiss TPH team has developed a model for Plasmodium vivax transmission to support decision-making and advocacy in countries where this parasite is dominant. This compartmental model accounts speci
Community Health Workers Geographical Placement in Haiti (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/community-health-workers-geographical-placement-in-haiti
The demand for geographic information systems (GIS) and related tools is increasing among public health decision-makers, as the utility is being recognized and both methodological innovations and comp
Country modelling to support National Malaria Control Programs - High Burden to High Impact (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/country-modelling-to-support-national-malaria-control-programs-high-burden-to-high-impact
Through the High Burden to High Impact (HBHI) response launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Roll Back Malaria partnership (RBM), public health modelers have been invited by the Glob
MOSASWA Modelling Support (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/mosaswa-modelling-support
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund) has commissioned Swiss TPH to evaluate the impact of the Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative 2 (LSDI2) implementation of In
GeoLEGIO: Legionnaires’ disease in Switzerland: A spatial analysis of notification data from 2017-2021 (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/geolegio-legionnaires-disease-in-switzerland-a-spatial-analysis-of-notification-data-from-2017-2021
Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella spp. bacteria. The disease is notifiable to the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). Over the past ten years, ann
Expanding NTD and COVID-19 control to mobile pastoralists in Chad (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/expanding-ntd-and-covid-19-control-to-mobile-pastoralists-in-chad
The EXPAND project aims to expanding neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and COVID-19 surveillance and control to mobile pastoralists in Chad through the establishment of integrated surveillance and ac
Improving Access to SARS-CoV-2 Screening and Testing through Community-based COVID-19 Case-Finding and the Use of Digital Solutions in Lesotho and... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/improving-access-to-sars-cov-2-screening-and-testing-through-community-based-covid-19-case-finding-and-the-use-of-digital-solutions-in-lesotho-and-zambia
In a collaboration between teams in Lesotho and Zambia, Dr Klaus Reither ( Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , BRCCH) and Dr Kwame Shanaube ( Zambart , EDCTP) will investigate the effects of
A longitudinal mixed-methods investigation of masculinity, stigma, and disclosure on men’s ART initiation in South Africa (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/a-longitudinal-mixed-methods-investigation-of-masculinity-stigma-and-disclosure-on-mens-art-initiation-in-south-africa
Engaging and retaining men in HIV care is critical to the success of ending the HIV epidemic, particularly in South Africa where over 7.9 million people live with HIV. Idealized forms of masculinity m
Multifaceted impacts of COVID-19 on bottom forty percent income residents in Malaysia: inequities and co-benefits of interventions (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/multifaceted-impacts-of-covid-19-on-bottom-forty-percent-income-residents-in-malaysia-inequities-and-co-benefits-of-interventions
The aim of this project is to contribute to a better understanding of the multifaceted impacts of COVID-19 crisis among the bottom low-income urban communities in Malaysia and improve the benefits fro
Identify Bottlenecks of Anemia Prevention and Control in the West Bank and Gaza (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/identify-bottlenecks-of-anemia-prevention-and-control-in-the-west-bank-and-gaza
In response to the Ministry of Health request, this World Bank mandate planned over September 2020 to March 2021 intends to identify bottlenecks related to anemia prevention and control in the West Ba