Collaboration for innovation: Establishment of a pan-nematode drug development platform (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/collaboration-for-innovation-establishment-of-a-pan-nematode-drug-development-platform
To target helminth elimination, a drug research and development (R&D) pipeline is needed to provide new chemotherapeutics that effectively eliminate or sterilize adult worms, thus bringing about the p
Novel Approaches to Improve Quality of Lymphatic Filariasis Interventions (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/novel-approaches-to-improve-quality-of-lymphatic-filariasis-interventions
Introduction: The World Health Organization resolved to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF), a severely disfiguring and debilitating mosquito-borne infection, as a public health problem by the year 20
P-4 Swiss Learning Health System (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/p-4-swiss-learning-health-system
In learning health systems (LHS), the research agenda is collaboratively developed to be responÂsive to current health system needs and to facilitate the flow of information at levels of policy, resea
Beyond seasonal suffering: Effects of Pollen on Cardiorespiratory Health and Allergies (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/beyond-seasonal-suffering-effects-of-pollen-on-cardiorespiratory-health-and-allergies
As climate change increases the duration and intensity of the pollen season, allergies to airborne pollen are increasingly common in Europe. Yet, it is not well recognized that high pollen concentrati
The Last Mile: Novel Tools and Strategies for Breaking Schistosomiasis Transmission (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/the-last-mile-novel-tools-and-strategies-for-breaking-schistosomiasis-transmission
Background: Global elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem is set as target in the new World Health Organization’s Neglected Tropical Diseases Roadmap for 2030. Due to a long history
Stratified Host-Directed Therapy for Rifampicin-Resistant TB: A Randomized Controlled Multi-Centre Trial (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/stratified-host-directed-therapy-for-rifampicin-resistant-tb-a-randomized-controlled-multi-centre-trial
Tuberculosis (TB) has historically been the most common infectious cause of death globally, surpassed only recently (and presumably temporarily) by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. TB treatment is lengt
SAPALDIA program (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/sapaldia-program
The SAPALDIA cohort investigates since 1991 the effects of life style and environment on the chronic diseases and aging in adults of the Swiss general population. The SAPALDIA study participants have
Impact of duration of antibiotic therapy and of oral step-down to amoxicillin or co-amoxiclav on effectiveness, safety and selection of antimicrobial... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/impact-of-duration-of-antibiotic-therapy-and-of-oral-step-down-to-amoxicillin-or-co-amoxiclav-on-effectiveness-safety-and-selection-of-antimicrobial-resistance-in-severe-and-very-severe-childhood-community-acquired-pneumonia-cap-a-randomised-controlle
Antibiotics are key to managing childhood pneumonia, especially severe/very severe pneumonia, which remains a leading cause of hospitalisation in lower/middle income countries. WHO recommends children
More responsive immunization services through tailoring for hard-to-reach populations in Chad (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/more-responsive-immunization-services-through-tailoring-for-hard-to-reach-populations-in-chad
The main goal of the study is to identify potential strategies to tailor immunization services to reach nomadic communities in Chad. The objectives of our study are: (i) To assess the feasibility and
Global-Partnership-Initiated-Biosecurity-Academia for Controlling Health Threats (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/global-partnership-initiated-biosecurity-academia-for-controlling-health-threats
The Global Partnership Initiated Biosecurity Academia for Controlling Health Threats (GIBACHT) is a multilateral one-year biosafety and biosecurity part-time training programme. GIBACHT started in 201