Triple Drug Combination Shows High Activity Against Parasitic Worm Infections (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/20180417-triple-drug-combination
Current strategy not sufficient to control parasitic worm infections The current strategy of the World Health Organization (WHO) against soil-transmitted Helminthiasis - so called preventive chemother
Changes in Mosquito Behaviour Could Result in Millions of Additional Malaria Cases (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/changes-in-mosquito-behaviour-could-result-in-millions-of-additional-malaria-cases
Countries have substantially reduced the number of malaria cases and deaths since 2000. However, progress has stalled in recent years with an increase in malaria cases and deaths reported in sub-Sahar
Health Care and Management Graduates are Ready to Improve Health (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/health-care-and-management-graduates-are-ready-to-improve-health
Over the past 14 weeks, HCM participants have acquired a range of skills and knowledge to work as a member of a health management team, particularly in low- and middle-income settings. Lecturers from
Sébastien Gagneux receives Gardner Middlebrook Award 2019 (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/sebastien-gagneux-receives-gardner-middlebrook-award-2019
The Gardner Middlebrook Lifetime Achievement Award honours outstanding contributions in the study, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. Sponsored by Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems, this award
Gut Microbiota Influences Treatment against Parasitic Worms (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/gut-microbiota-influences-treatment-against-parasitic-worms
1.5 billion people worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). These parasitic worm infections cause a myriad of symptoms
Farewell to Dr. Mwele Ntuli Malecela, Director of the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases at WHO (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/orbituary-dr-mwele-ntuli-malecela
Our relationship with Mwele Malecela dates back to the 1980s. At that time, she worked at the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in Tanzania and was already then dedicated to the fight aga
Multi-Insecticide Resistant Malaria Vectors Remain Susceptible to Malathion Insecticide (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/multi-insecticide-resistant-malaria-vectors-remain-susceptible-to-malathion-insecticide
Despite ongoing efforts in malaria control, the progress of malaria prevention has remained stagnant over the past seven years. The World Health Organization estimates a rise in malaria cases from 227
The South African cervical cancer screening cohort: improving cervical cancer control in women living in South Africa (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/the-south-african-cervical-cancer-screening-cohort-improving-cervical-cancer-control-in-women-living-in-south-africa
Background: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in South Africa. Screening for cervical pre-cancer is available in South Africa, yet, a systematic approach to monitor and
5G Exposure, Causal Effects, and Risk Perception through Citizen Engagement (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/5g-exposure-causal-effects-and-risk-perception-through-citizen-engagement
There is few knowledge about potential health effects of everyday-emerging applications of wireless technology. The importance of this concern is more remarkable among young people and workers, the mo
Exposure to Electromagnetic FIelds and Planetary Health (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/exposure-to-electromagnetic-fields-and-planetary-health
The ETAIN ( E xposure T o electrom A gnetic f I elds and pla N etary health) project takes a planetary health perspective to develop and validate approaches to assess the impact of existing and novel
