More noise in the sustainability debate (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/more-noise-in-the-sustainability-debate/blog-id/44
Noise is an integral part of our everyday life. Yet, it is barely ever mentioned in the sustainability debate. Martin Röösli, environmental epidemiologist at Swiss TPH, explains why this urgently need
Einfluss von Hitze auf die Einnahme von gewissen Medikamenten (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/risiko-bei-einnahme-von-gewissen-medikamenten-waehrend-hitzetagen/blog-id/42
Am Wochenende erwarten wir die erste Hitzewelle des Sommers in der Schweiz. Die heissen Tage sind nicht nur unangenehm, sondern führen auch zu einer erhöhten Sterblichkeit, vor allem unter der älteren
One Health initiative for food safety in Palestine (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/one-health-initiative-for-food-safety-in-palestine/blog-id/37
The One Health Initiative for Food Safety aims to develop a One Health approach for Palestine. We spoke to Said Abukhattab, PhD student at Swiss TPH about conducting his research in a politically unst
Gut microbes - Friends or foes? (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/gut-microbes-friends-or-foes/blog-id/36
Julian Dommann, Master Student at Swiss TPH, was part of a study that found an association between gut-microbial community and drug efficacy against soil transmitted helminth infections. The original
Fighting parasites in a conflict torn country (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/fighting-parasites-in-a-conflict-torn-place/blog-id/35
Maurice M. Nigo is the Director of the Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales (ISTM) in Bunia, one of the poorest provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since the 1990s, an armed co
The ‘death rays’ that never were (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/the-death-rays-that-never-were/blog-id/34
To anti-5G activists he’s like a red rag to a bull: Martin Röösli, a professor for environmental epidemiology at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel. But early on in his career, he
The ‘shadow pandemic’ requires more than a shadow response (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/the-shadow-pandemic-requires-more-than-a-shadow-response/blog-id/33
Thirty years on and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (GBV) is as important now as it was in its first year. Starting annually on November 25, the International Day for the Elimina
In Nigeria, an electronic application improves quality of health care for children (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/in-nigeria-an-electronic-application-improves-quality-of-health-care-for-children/blog-id/32
An electronic application is improving the quality of health care for children under five years old. ALMANACH, short for the Algorithm for the Management of Childhood Illness, is a user-friendly appli
Antimicrobial resistance: the silent pandemic (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/antimicrobial-resistance-the-silent-pandemic/blog-id/30
For Antimicrobial Awareness Week, Esther Künzli, Ad Interim Head of the Travel Clinic and Infectious Disease Specialist, joined us to speak about the silent killer that is currently being overshadowed
"All those who live under the sky are woven together like one big mat" (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/all-those-who-live-under-the-sky-are-woven-together-like-one-big-mat/blog-id/2
Stepping foot in Madagascar for the first time, Astrid Knoblauch was full of anticipation: surrounded by the song of the red fody birds and the vibration of a rusty Peugeot whizzing around, she was ab