Switch Either near Suppression Or THOusand – switch to second-line versus WHO-guided standard of care for unsuppressed patients on first-line ART with... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/switch-either-near-suppression-or-thousand-switch-to-second-line-versus-who-guided-standard-of-care-for-unsuppressed-patients-on-first-line-art-with-viremia-below-1000-copies/ml-a-multicenter-open-label-randomized-clinical-trial
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends viral load (VL) measurement as the preferred monitoring strategy for HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limi
Effect of Offering ART refill through community health workers versus clinic-based follow-up after home-based same-day ART initiation in rural... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/effect-of-offering-art-refill-through-community-health-workers-versus-clinic-based-follow-up-after-home-based-same-day-art-initiation-in-rural-lesotho-the-vibra-cluster-randomized-clinical-trial
Background Community-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) dispensing by lay workers is an important differentiated service delivery model in sub-Sahara Africa. However, patients new in care are generall
Microbiota-Targeted Interventions for Childhood Undernutrition (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/microbiota-targeted-interventions-for-childhood-undernutrition
With roughly 150 million children affected, undernutrition remains one of the most important public health threats. A meta-analysis of more than 50.000 children living in Latin America, Asia and Afric
WB Niger WASH Cash transfer - Impact Evaluation Endline Survey Integrated WASH/Cash Transfer Program in Niger (Sahel Adaptive Safety Net Program) (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/wb-niger-wash-cash-transfer-impact-evaluation-endline-survey-integrated-wash/cash-transfer-program-in-niger-sahel-adaptive-safety-net-program
In 2017, SCIH/Swiss TPH was mandated by the World Bank with the implementation of the survey “Baseline Survey for the Impact Evaluation of the Integrated WASH/Cash Transfer program in Niger”, and has
Accounting for MOBility in AIR pollution exposure estimates in studies on long-term health effects. (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/accounting-for-mobility-in-air-pollution-exposure-estimates-in-studies-on-long-term-health-effects
Large scale epidemiological studies investigating long-term health effects of air pollution can typically only consider the residential locations of the participants, thereby ignoring the space-time a
Assessment of a viral load result-driven automated Differentiated Service Delivery Model for participants taking antiretroviral therapy in Lesotho (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/assessment-of-a-viral-load-result-driven-automated-differentiated-service-delivery-model-for-participants-taking-antiretroviral-therapy-in-lesotho
To sustainably provide good quality care to increasing numbers of people living with HIV (PLHIV) receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings, care delivery has to shift from a
Bite Interruption Towards Elimination (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/bite-interruption-towards-elimination
There has been substantial progress in reducing malaria transmission in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). However progress has stalled with reports of increase in the number of cases, multi-drug res
Peer-Educator-coordinated vs nurse-coordinated ART refill for adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Lesotho – a cluster randomized clinical... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/peer-educator-coordinated-vs-nurse-coordinated-art-refill-for-adolescents-and-young-adults-living-with-hiv-in-lesotho-a-cluster-randomized-clinical-trial
Background Despite tremendous progress in controlling the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, HIV-related mortality continues to increase among adolescents and young people living with HIV (AYPLHIV).
Tools for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/tools-for-integrated-management-of-childhood-illness
Despite progress in reducing child mortality, an estimated 5.4 million children under five years of age died of preventable causes in 2017 including pneumonia (24%), diarrhoea (15%), and malaria (9%).
African contributions to global health: Circulating knowledge and innovations (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/african-contributions-to-global-health-circulating-knowledge-and-innovations
This Sinergia project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation focuses on African contributions to global health by examining knowledge, practices or applications that were designed for improvi
