Association between exposure to multiple air pollutants, transportation noise and cause-specific mortality in adults in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Long-term exposure to air pollution and noise is detrimental to health; but studies that evaluated both remain limited. This study explores associations with natural and cause-specific mor
Bidirectional associations between sleep problems and behavioural difficulties and health-related quality of life in adolescents: evidence from the... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Sleep problems show associations with negative outcomes in both physical and mental health in adolescents, but the associations may be reciprocal. We aimed to assess bidirectional associat
Defining risk-based monitoring frequencies to verify the performance of water treatment barriers (Publications)
Preventing failures of water treatment barriers can play an important role in meeting the increasing demand for microbiologically safe water. The development and integration of failure prevention stra
Environmental, Social, Economic and Health Impact Assessment (ESHIA) for a Field Study of a Self-Limiting Nondrive Strain of Genetically Modified... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/environmental-social-economic-and-health-impact-assessment-eshia-for-a-field-study-of-a-self-limiting-nondrive-strain-of-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-on-behalf-of-target-malaria
Genetically modified mosquitoes (GMMs) represent great potential for malaria control in the future. Target Malaria – a vector control research alliance based at the Imperial College in London – aims t
Visual Analysis of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets to Maximise Universal Access (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/visual-analysis-of-long-lasting-insecticidal-nets-to-maximise-universal-access
Mosquito bednets have been vital in reducing the malaria burden among children over the last 20 years. Reductions have stagnated and resources available for control are half what is needed to meet mal
Interventions to reduce pesticide exposure from the agricultural sector in Africa: a workshop report (Publications)
Despite the fact that several cases of unsafe pesticide use among farmers in different parts of Africa have been documented, there is limited evidence regarding which specific interventions are effect
Relationships between long-term residential exposure to total environmental noise and stroke incidence (Publications)
Background: Noise has been related to several cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) such as coronary heart disease and to their risk factors such as hypertension, but associations with stroke remain under-re
Addressing the evidence gap in the economic and social benefits of civil registration and vital statistics systems: a systematic review (Publications)
Objectives: Considering the aspiration embedded in the Sustainable Development Goals to Leave No One Behind by 2030, civil registration and vital statistics systems have an essential role in providing
