Harnessing the power of genomic data to improve patient outcomes (Page)
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Despite the vast majority of human evolutionary history occurring in Africa, less than 3% of global genomic data currently comes from African people or those with African ancestry. And while the growi
Topics we work on | Research Areas at Swiss TPH (Page)
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Research Areas Swiss TPH is committed to excellence in scientific research in diverse fields including parasitology, infection biology, epidemiology, public health, health systems and economics. We st
Air Pollution (Page)
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Air Pollution - An Invisible Killer Air pollution causes almost 4 million deaths annually. This burden is larger than the one of the deadliest infectious disease. Swiss TPH belongs to the leading rese
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Page)
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Swiss TPH works on aspects of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in countries where drinking water is scarce and where poor hygiene is a leading cause of infectious dis
Ecosystems and One Health (Page)
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Ecosystems and One Health Swiss TPH specialists analyse health within broader social and ecological systems. This allows them to better identify emerging determinants of health from single pathogens t
Climate Change (Page)
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Climate Change Droughts, floods, newly emerging pathogens: the effects of climate change are manifold. Swiss TPH experts study the health impact of climate change in various regions in Africa and Euro
Non-Ionising Radiation (Page)
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Non-Ionising Radiation Exposure to non-ionising radiation has become almost unavoidable. Electric devices produce extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF) while radio-frequency electromagnetic
Noise (Page)
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Noise Exposure to noise seriously harms human health. It can cause sleep disturbances or heart and metabolic conditions, it affects performance at school and work and triggers changes in social behavi
Topics List (Page)
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Our Topics Global health is at a crossroads, and our strategic topics reflect the challenges of today and tomorrow. Climate change is reshaping disease patterns and threatening health worldwide. Infec
About Us | Swiss TPH (Page)
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Swiss TPH - Excellence in Global Health The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is a world-leading institute in global health with a particular focus on low- and middle-income count
