Accreditation Programme for Midwifery Education (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/accreditation-programme-for-midwifery-education
MEAP will not only serve as a quality label but has the potential to enable consistency of midwifery education processes and graduate outcomes globally. In addition it bears the opportunity to identif
HIV in sub-Sahara Africa: Testing and Treatment Start at Home Improves Therapy Outcome (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/20180306-hiv-in-lesotho
Lesotho, in southern Africa, is one of the worst hit countries by the HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide. Indeed, a quarter of the adult population is infected with HIV. Many people however do not know their
«Die Entwicklung neuer Medikamente ist Teamwork» (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/die-entwicklung-neuer-medikamente-ist-teamwork
Eigentlich wollte Reto Brun Erfinder werden. Als kleiner Junge hatte er immer alles "cheibs" gebastelt: einen Kerzenlöscher für den Christbaum oder Feuerwerksraketen, die am Nachthimmel farbige Funken
Improving Health of Children in Nigeria (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/improving-health-of-children-in-nigeria
Every year, 5.6 million children under the age of five years die worldwide. About two thirds of these deaths could be prevented with relatively simple and affordable interventions. One of these is the
New Partnership to Achieve Zero Leprosy (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/new-partnership-to-achieve-zero-leprosy
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy brings together organisations including the Novartis Foundation, the International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP), the International Association
Matthias Schmid-Huberty New Administrative Director at Swiss TPH (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/matthias-schmid-huberty-new-administrative-director-at-swiss-tph
Matthias Schmid-Huberty went through a 6-month, multi-stage, competitive selection process. The Board of Governors (Kuratorium) of Swiss TPH unanimously elected him as the successor of Stefan Mörgeli
Proof-of-Concept Study Reveals Feasibility of Eliminating Rabies in Africa (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/proof-of-concept-study-reveals-feasibility-of-eliminating-rabies-in-africa
Rabies is a viral disease that kills tens of thousands of people every year, predominantly in Africa and Asia.The disease is transmitted through the bites of infected dogs and foxes. In West- and Cent
Improving Health Insurance Management (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/improving-health-insurance-management
To share experiences and learn from their Tanzanian counterparts, nine Congolese delegates are visiting Morogoro, Tanzania, through support from the SDC's Programme d'Appui au Systeme de Santé (PASS)
Professor Inza Koné New Director-General of the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/professor-inza-kone-new-director-general-of-the-centre-suisse-de-recherches-scientifiques-en-cote-divoire
Koné is trained in tropical ecology, is recognized as a renowned expert in primatology and has published extensively on various topics of conservation biology. Since 2014 he is Associate Professor at
International Experts Discuss Innovative Strategies to Tackle Parasitic Worms (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/international-experts-discuss-innovative-strategies-to-tackle-parasitic-worms
Approximately 1.5 billion people globally are affected by soil-transmitted helminthiasis and another 250 million suffer from schistosomiasis; two of the most common parasitic worm infections. They are
