Safety and efficacy of oral fexinidazole in children with <em>gambiense </em>human African trypanosomiasis: a multicentre, single-arm, open-label,... (Publications)
disease stages of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis. METHODS: We did a multicentre, single-arm, open-label, phase 2-3 trial at eight district hospitals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We recruited
Screening open access compound libraries and repurposing drugs to identify and characterize new molecules active against schistosomiasis and other... (Publications)
hic early drug development with a strong emphasis on schistosomiasis. Activity-based screening of open access libraries has identified new potent antischistosomal molecules. Investigating the activity [...] that could be used for further compound development. Finally, this work highlights the importance of open access libraries, drug repurposing and non-profit product development partnerships to stimulate the
Promoting platinum open access for low and middle income country scientists: A publication fee waiver program for two Swiss society journals (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/promoting-platinum-open-access-for-low-and-middle-income-country-scientists-a-publication-fee-waiver-program-for-two-swiss-society-journals
scientists from low and middle income and from some countries in economic transition (LMIC+) with platinum open access (OA) 2022-2024 in the International Journal of Public Health (IJPH) and Public Health Reviews [...] LMIC+ researchers to publish in closed access journals where their research does not receive the same open reach. Alternatively, they must place HIC co-authors as first or corresponding authors to get free [...] cover the publication fees for authors who do not qualify for other...
Global online training course for openIMIS (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/global-online-training-course-for-openimis
to the manifold OpenIMIS capacity building elements, by optimizing their structure, integrating them in a modular learning package and making them available as a self-paced certified OpenIMIS e-learning [...] well as new members of the OpenIMIS community on using the software. Contents and formats of the global implementation support will shape and convey the spirit of an engaging OpenIMIS community and its capacity [...] engaged stakeholders increases, adding to the organizational complexity of...
Massive Open Online Course on Insecticide Resistance Management (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/massive-open-online-course-on-insecticide-resistance-management
developing an online IRM training course or ‘MOOC’ (Massive Online Open Course). The IRM MOOC will be free for the participant and open to anyone, but will be specifically designed for, and promoted to
openIMIS:Innovation and learning in social protection (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/openimisinnovation-and-learning-in-social-protection
Under this project, Swiss TPH provides knowledge on openIMIS to improve capacity within (and outside) the openIMIS community to implement openIMIS, improve the quality of the released product and support [...] studies. We enhance the existing openIMIS Implementation starter kit, costing tools, training materials and other resources on the knowledge base of openIMIS (the openIMIS Wiki, website, github repository [...] for identified features from the openIMIS issue queue. We provide core...
Facilitate the openIMIS team’s participation in the Global Goods Innovators Summit (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/facilitate-the-openimis-teams-participation-in-the-global-goods-innovators-summit
UN Secretary-General, in the Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, as “open source software, open data, open AI models, open standards and open content that adhere to privacy and other applicable laws and best [...] systems. As part of the openIMIS Initiative, Swiss TPH contributes to the platform's development and implementation. In light of this, Swiss TPH submitted the request to include openIMIS in the Global Good
Less is more: repellent-treated fabric strips as a substitute for full screening of open eave gaps for indoor and outdoor protection from malaria... (Publications)
at comparing the protection provided by transfluthrin-treated and untreated complete screens over open eave gaps with incomplete transfluthrin-treated eave strips as a potential replacement for a full [...] finding a human volunteer indoors and attempting to bite were similar whether the eaves were completely open or there was an untreated fabric strip fixed around the eaves. However, when the eave gap was completely
Using open-access data to explore relations between urban landscapes and diarrhoeal diseases in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
focused on Côte d’Ivoire. This analysis aimed to (i) build a framework strictly based on open-access data and open-source software to investigate diarrhoea risk factors originating from the physical environment [...] landscape patterns and health outcomes. We conducted an ecological analysis based on a large ensemble of open-access data to identify specific landscape features associated with diarrhoea. Designed as a proo
Industrial mining and HIV risk: evidence from 39 mine openings across 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
ifferences design using repeated cross-sectional data from around newly opened mines. METHODS: We combined data on mine openings with HIV data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). Using logistic [...] areas before and after mine opening to identify their impact on HIV prevalence, sexual behavior and HIV knowledge. RESULTS: A total of 33,086 individuals across 39 mine openings were analyzed. Adjusting for [...] for baseline differences and temporal trends in the study regions, mine open...
