Mobile Populations (Page)
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Mobile Populations Population mobility is a rising phenomenon of globalization that is set to increase exponentially. People move between countries and regions, and from rural to urban areas, in searc
SYSTAC (Page)
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SYSTAC European Hub Welcome to the European hub of SYSTAC , the Systems Thinking Accelerator, led by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and the University of Geneva . Systems thinking is a
Societal and Cultural Context: Advancing Health Equity (Page)
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Societal and Cultural Context Addressing the Social Drivers of Health At Swiss TPH, we focus on reducing health inequalities by addressing the social factors that shape health, such as poverty, educat
Systems and Policies: Strengthening Health for All (Page)
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Systems and Policies Building Resilient and Inclusive Health Systems Swiss TPH works to build stronger, more equitable health systems to ensure that effective care reaches everyone, especially those w
Harnessing the power of genomic data to improve patient outcomes (Page)
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Despite the vast majority of human evolutionary history occurring in Africa, less than 3% of global genomic data currently comes from African people or those with African ancestry. And while the growi
Climate and Environment: Addressing Global Health Challenges (Page)
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Climate and Environment Understanding the Climate-Health Nexus Swiss TPH conducts transdisciplinary and action-oriented research at the interface of climate, environment and public health. As climate
Topics we work on | Research Areas at Swiss TPH (Page)
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Research Areas Swiss TPH is committed to excellence in scientific research in diverse fields including parasitology, infection biology, epidemiology, public health, health systems and economics. We st
Air Pollution (Page)
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Air Pollution - An Invisible Killer Air pollution causes almost 4 million deaths annually. This burden is larger than the one of the deadliest infectious disease. Swiss TPH belongs to the leading rese
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Page)
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Swiss TPH works on aspects of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in countries where drinking water is scarce and where poor hygiene is a leading cause of infectious dis
Ecosystems and One Health (Page)
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Ecosystems and One Health Swiss TPH specialists analyse health within broader social and ecological systems. This allows them to better identify emerging determinants of health from single pathogens t