The power of film in research (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/the-power-of-film-in-research/blog-id/16
Andrea Leuenberger, a young researcher at Swiss TPH, was one of the PhD students who participated in the Digital Storytellers project of the r4d programme, a Swiss programme that supports research aim
COVID-19: Have we learned anything from previous lessons? (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/covid-19-have-we-learned-anything-from-previous-lessons/blog-id/9
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in serious collateral damage to many health and social systems worldwide; especially in Africa. At the same time, the crisis also revealed great potential for innova
Surprising trends in unwanted pregnancies and abortion worldwide (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/surprising-trends-in-unwanted-pregnancies-and-abortion-worldwide/blog-id/6
When looking at trends in unwanted pregnancies and abortions worldwide, a lot has changed over the past 30 years. The most shocking trend? The number of unwanted pregnancies that end in abortion: 61%
World Malaria Day 2021: In the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/world-malaria-day-2021-in-the-shadows-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/blog-id/14
A world without malaria is within reach. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens progress in the fight against malaria. This year's World Malaria Day on 25 April 2021 will draw attention to
The power of people (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/the-power-of-people/blog-id/12
Women’s History Month marks a special time in our calendars. It’s the month in which societies take a moment to recognize and amplify the achievements, contributions, voices and value of women in all
World Tuberculosis Day 2021 (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/world-tuberculosis-day-2021/blog-id/11
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on the 24 March marks the day in 1882 when Robert Koch discovered the TB Bacillus, known today as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. More than 100 years later, TB remains one of h
Vaccine hesitancy on the rise (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/vaccine-hesitancy-on-the-rise/blog-id/10
Vaccine hesitancy is on the rise worldwide, so much so that the World Health Organization identified it as one of the top 10 threats to global health in 2019. Since the 1950’s vaccines have helped pro
Seasonal hunger affects millions - can we fix it? (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/seasonal-hunger-affects-millions-can-we-fix-it/blog-id/7
Even if you have never traveled to rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, you have likely seen the images on TV: the bright orange soil and the beautiful clusters of straw-covered houses surrounded by gor
A triple win awaits (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/a-triple-win-awaits/blog-id/8
As with COVID-19, the global health impacts of climate change are difficult to imagine but scientifically predictable. In the COVID-19 crisis, we were forced to change behaviours that had rarely been
Multiscale transmission dynamics of rabies in Africa: The urban-rural interface (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/multiscale-transmission-dynamics-of-rabies-in-africa-the-urban-rural-interface
Dog mediated rabies, although entirely preventable, kills every year over 25,000 people in Africa. It has been demonstrated that rabies transmission can be interrupted with successful dog mass vaccina