Hand hygiene, water quality and sanitation in primary health care facilities and schools not connected to a functional water supply system (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/hand-hygiene-water-quality-and-sanitation-in-primary-health-care-facilities-and-schools-not-connected-to-a-functional-water-supply-system
Hands4Health: A hand hygiene and sanitation intervention in clinics and schools with limited water supply Globally, three-quarters of people in sub-Saharan Africa and 25% worldwide lack basic hygiene
A Cross-Disciplinary Alliance to Identify, PREdict and prePARe for Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/a-cross-disciplinary-alliance-to-identify-predict-and-prepare-for-emerging-vector-borne-diseases
PREPARE4VBD builds on the conviction that a true shift in our ability for early detection, prediction and control of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) of both livestock and humans in Africa and Europe, can
Implementation of a digital Clinical Decision Support System / ICRC Somalia (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/implementation-of-a-digital-clinical-decision-support-system-/-icrc-somalia
Access to health care in Somalia is precarious for an estimate up to 70% of the population, especially for those living in the south-central region; among the most vulnerable are children under five y
Linking within-host and between-host evolution of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/linking-within-host-and-between-host-evolution-of-multidrug-resistant-mycobacterium-tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) , the etiologic agent of tuberculosis (TB), is the main cause of human deaths due to infection in general, and to antimicrobial resistance in particular. Little is kno
Community-Based chronic disease Care Lesotho: A 5-year implementation research programme to tackle non-communicable diseases in rural Lesotho (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/community-based-chronic-disease-care-lesotho-a-5-year-implementation-research-programme-to-tackle-non-communicable-diseases-in-rural-lesotho
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and high blood pressure are the number one cause of death and disability globally. More than 75% of premature NCD-related deaths occur in low- and mid
Strategies for Hookworm Eradication (SHE): Harnessing the parasite developmental keys for designing targeted clinical approaches (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/strategies-for-hookworm-eradication-she-harnessing-the-parasite-developmental-keys-for-designing-targeted-clinical-approaches
Hookworm (Necator americanus or Ancylostoma duodenale) infections represent a major neglected tropical disease, affecting 700 million people worldwide and causing morbidity due to their impact on nutr
Stratified Host-Directed Therapy for Rifampicin-Resistant TB: A Randomized Controlled Multi-Centre Trial (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/stratified-host-directed-therapy-for-rifampicin-resistant-tb-a-randomized-controlled-multi-centre-trial
Tuberculosis (TB) has historically been the most common infectious cause of death globally, surpassed only recently (and presumably temporarily) by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. TB treatment is lengt
SAPALDIA program (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/sapaldia-program
The SAPALDIA cohort investigates since 1991 the effects of life style and environment on the chronic diseases and aging in adults of the Swiss general population. The SAPALDIA study participants have
Global-Partnership-Initiated-Biosecurity-Academia for Controlling Health Threats (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/global-partnership-initiated-biosecurity-academia-for-controlling-health-threats
The Global Partnership Initiated Biosecurity Academia for Controlling Health Threats (GIBACHT) is a multilateral one-year biosafety and biosecurity part-time training programme. GIBACHT started in 201
Internationale Zusammenarbeit und Globale Gesundheit (former ATK) (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/internationale-zusammenarbeit-und-globale-gesundheit-former-atk
Der Allgemeine Tropenkurs ist ein 8-wöchiger, ganztägiger Kurs, welcher auf das Leben und Arbeiten in Ländern mit extremer Mittelknappheit vorbereitet. Der Kurs ist von der Universität Basel akkrediti
