Health impact evaluation of an urban flooding resilience framework in Dakar, Senegal (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/health-impact-evaluation-of-an-urban-flooding-resilience-framework-in-dakar-senegal
Rapid urbanisation has been one of the defining phenomena of the twentieth century. In the developing world, much of the urban population finds themselves living in informal settlements with high leve
The burden of gastroenteritis in Switzerland (BUGS) study (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/the-burden-of-gastroenteritis-in-switzerland-bugs-study
A cute gastroenteritis (AG) is a common disease worldwide. The incidence and burden of disease of AG in the general Swiss population are unknown. Available information is restricted to notifiable path
Design of trials for pathogen elimination (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/design-of-trials-for-pathogen-elimination
In field trials of new interventions against mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit, there are often spill-over effects between areas that receive the intervention and others that do not, because o
Impact of systems failures in malaria service delivery in Africa (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/impact-of-systems-failures-in-malaria-service-delivery-in-africa
Malaria treatment provides individual benefits by curing infection and preventing progression to severe disease. Treatment also provides community-level benefits by reducing the infectious reservoir.
Modelling and simulation for drug development at Swiss TPH: clinical anthelminthic drug development and preclinical antimalarial development (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/modelling-and-simulation-for-drug-development-at-swiss-tph-clinical-anthelminthic-drug-development-and-preclinical-antimalarial-development
This research project is aligned with priorities of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, namely integrating drug discovery and drug development with modeling. Aiming to strengthen capacity
Phase III study to compare intravenous with oral iron to treat iron deficiency anaemia (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/phase-iii-study-to-compare-intravenous-with-oral-iron-to-treat-iron-deficiency-anaemia
Intravenous ferric carboxymaltose compared with oral iron in the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia at delivery in Tanzania Anaemia is a major concern in Africa. Women with frequent pregnancies or m
Influence of the transition from school to work on health promotion choices of young people in Switzerland (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/influence-of-the-transition-from-school-to-work-on-health-promotion-choices-of-young-people-in-switzerland
The transition from school to work comes with opportunities as well as risks. During the sensitive period from adolescence to adulthood youth make important decisions that can influence their health i
Increased susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum of insecticide resistant Anopheles in West Africa (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/increased-susceptibility-to-plasmodium-falciparum-of-insecticide-resistant-anopheles-in-west-africa
This project aims to assess how widespread the susceptibility to Plasmodium of insecticide-resistant Anopheles is, and to assess the risk associated with this phenomenon in relationship with human beh
Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium: Development and appropriation of a palatable, safe and efficent Praziquantel formulation to treat preschool-aged... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/pediatric-praziquantel-consortium-development-and-appropriation-of-a-palatable-safe-and-efficent-praziquantel-formulation-to-treat-preschool-aged-children-for-schistosomiasis
Schistosomes, parasitic blood flukes, cause schistosomiasis, a chronic disease which can lead to anemia, severe damage of organs, reduced growth and, at worst, to death. Infection occurs if schistosom
