Improving coverage of antenatal iron and folic acid supplementation and malaria prophylaxis through targeted information and home deliveries in Côte... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Coverage of antenatal iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation and malaria chemoprophylaxis remains low in many low-income and middle-income settings. We assessed the effectiveness of p
Predicting fine-scale daily NO2 over Mexico City using an ensemble modeling approach (Publications)
In recent years, there has been growing interest in developing air pollution prediction models to reduce exposure measurement error in epidemiologic studies. However, efforts for localized, fine-scale
ESBL displace: a protocol for an observational study to identify displacing <em>Escherichia coli</em> strain candidates from ESBL-colonized travel... (Publications)
Introduction: Invading extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-PE), non-ESBL E. coli, and other bacteria form a complex environment in the gut. The duration and dynamics of E
Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and non-accidental mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
Background The health effects of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) continue to be of important public health interest across the globe. Following its 2010 review, the Health Effects Institute appoi
Gender in public health research: reflections on design and process across four research projects in low-and middle-income countries (Publications)
A growing body of work clearly documents the gendered inequalities in health. The COVID-19 pandemic further exposed these deep inequities: men appear to be more vulnerable to poorer outcomes, but most
The relative transmission fitness of multidrug-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> in a drug resistance hotspot (Publications)
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is among the most frequent causes of death due to antimicrobial resistance. Although only 3% of global TB cases are MDR, geographical hotspots with up to 40%
Evaluation of Suicide Prevention Projects (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/evaluation-of-suicide-prevention-projects
In collaboration with HETS-FR (Haute école de travail sociale Fribourg), Swiss TPH has been mandated by Health Promotion Switzerland (Gesundheitsförderung Schweiz, GFCH), to conduct the external evalu
Exclusive breastfeeding: global rates, optimal duration, and a multi-country intervention (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/exclusive-breastfeeding-global-rates-optimal-duration-and-a-multi-country-intervention
Human breastmilk is increasingly recognized as critical for immune system development in infancy, and can substantially reduce the incidence of infectious and non-infectious childhood diseases. The Wo
