Re-evaluating our knowledge of health system resilience during COVID-19: lessons from the first two years of the pandemic (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Health challenges like coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are becoming increasingly complex, transnational, and unpredictable. Studying health system responses to the COVID-19 pandemic is
The quality of OpenStreetMap food-related point-of-interest data for use in epidemiological research (Publications)
We assessed the quality of food-related OpenStreetMap (OSM) data in urban areas of five European countries. We calculated agreement statistics between point-of-interests (POIs) from OSM and from Googl
Acceptance and uptake of improved biomass cookstoves in Peru – Learning from system level approaches to transform large-scale cooking interventions (Publications)
Improved biomass cookstoves (ICS) are cooking technologies that increase wellbeing and reduce household air pollution. With the goal of identifying factors influencing ICS acceptance and uptake at fiv
High-Frequency Changes in Pilin Glycosylation Patterns during Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup a Meningitis Outbreaks in the African Meningitis Belt (Publications)
In the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa, there are cyclic meningococcal epidemics that coincide with clonal waves of Neisseria meningitidis carriage and invasive disease. In the framework of long
Health Commodities Management (Page)
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Health Commodities Management A poorly managed medicines and medical supply chain leads to low quality of healthcare. Significant resources are allocated to health commodities in low- and middle-incom
Surprising trends in unwanted pregnancies and abortion worldwide (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/surprising-trends-in-unwanted-pregnancies-and-abortion-worldwide
Kate, thanks for joining us! Can you tell us a bit more about these trends from the past 30 years? Thanks for highlighting this important global health and rights issue. The 2020 study published in th
Twitter for Academics (Page)
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Twitter, a social networking service that launched in July 2006, has over 330 million monthly active users. The main feature, the ‘tweet’ is a brief message limited to 280 characters, which can also b
The Politics of Pandemics: Navigating the Global Landscape (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/the-politics-of-pandemics-navigating-the-global-landscape
The Politics of Pandemics Pandemics transcend geopolitical rivalries and require international cooperation, coordination and response. The political dimension of pandemics is reflected in how nations
Metabolism of (R)-praziquantel versus the activation of a parasite transient receptor potential melastatin ion channel (Publications)
Praziquantel (PZQ) is an essential anthelmintic drug recently established to be an activator of a Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin (TRPMPZQ) ion channel in trematode worms. Bioinformatic, mutag