Launch of Swiss TPH Alumni Network (News)
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Education and training has been a cornerstone of Swiss TPH since our foundation in 1943. Swiss TPH graduates, be it former students, research fellows or postgraduate course participants, work around t
Not Just a Sneeze: Pollen Increase Blood Pressure (News)
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It is estimated that around 20% of adults globally are allergic to pollen. Pollen allergies, a specific type of allergic rhinitis, can go beyond the typical itching eyes and frequent sneezing and for
Ministers of Health from Rwanda and Senegal Visit Swiss TPH (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/ministers-of-health-from-rwanda-and-senegal-visit-swiss-tph
On 30 May 2024, Eva Herzog, President of the Board of Governors at Swiss TPH, and Jürg Utzinger, Director of Swiss TPH, welcomed Sabin Nsanzimana, Minister of Health of Rwanda, and Ibrahima Sy, Minist
Swiss TPH Annual Report Is Out Now! (News)
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Last year, more than 950 staff and students from 95 nations worked tirelessly on 385 projects and programmes in 131 countries. At Swiss TPH, we are driven by our mission to make a meaningful and measu
Hay Fever on the Increase Due to Climate Change (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/hay-fever-on-the-increase-due-to-climate-change
Although almost nobody in Switzerland suffered from hay fever 100 years ago, it now affects about 20 percent of the population. The hay fever situation is continuing to deteriorate because of climate
Heat as a Health Risk: Need for Action to Raise Public Awareness (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/heat-as-a-health-risk-need-for-action-to-raise-public-awareness
Increasing heat stress poses a risk to human health: In addition to acute symptoms such as exhaustion and heatstroke, it can also exacerbate existing conditions such as cardiovascular, respiratory and
154 Million Deaths Averted: Contribution of Vaccination over the Past 50 Years (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/154-million-deaths-averted-contribution-of-vaccination-over-the-past-50-years
In 1974, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), motivated by the progress made thanks to vaccination in eradicating smallpox. Now, 50 years later, W
CALINA Study Shows Positive Efficacy and Safety Data for a Novel Treatment for Small Babies (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/calina-study-shows-positive-efficacy-and-safety-data-for-a-novel-treatment-for-babies
Malaria exerts a massive burden on public health across the world, particularly in Africa. Huge strides have been made in recent decades in the treatment of malaria. However, to date, little data has
Accelerating the Fight against Malaria - World Malaria Day 2024 (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/accelerating-the-fight-against-malaria-world-malaria-day-2024
In the last few years, efforts to curb malaria have unfortunately been stalling. In 2022, over 600,000 people died from malaria, primarily children under the age of 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. People liv
New Discovery Unravels Malaria Invasion Mechanism (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/new-discovery-unravels-malaria-invasion-mechanism
With 249 million cases of malaria and 608,000 deaths in 2022, malaria has remained an intractable global health threat. The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is the leading cause of severe malari