Open Source Health Insurance Initiative at DayOne Conference (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/open-source-health-insurance-initiative-at-dayone-conference
presented OpenIMIS and worked with participants to further shape the initiative. Comprehensive health insurance solutions OpenIMIS (Insurance Management Information System) is the first and only open source [...] join voluntary schemes." said Helen Prytherch, Head of the Health Systems Support Unit at Swiss TPH. "OpenIMIS provides a solution by improving the management of insurances through efficient processes, high
Repeated doses of Praziquantel in Schistosomiasis Treatment (RePST) - single versus multiple praziquantel treatments in school-aged children in Côte... (Publications)
traditional KK technique, as well as more sensitive antigen- and DNA-detection methods. METHODS: An open-label, randomised controlled trial will be conducted in school-aged children (5 to 18 years) from
Whole genome sequencing of<em> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em>: current standards and open issues (Publications)
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has rapidly progressed from a research tool to a clinical application for the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis and in public health
Promoting platinum open access for low and middle income country scientists: A publication fee waiver program for two Swiss society journals (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/promoting-platinum-open-access-for-low-and-middle-income-country-scientists-a-publication-fee-waiver-program-for-two-swiss-society-journals
scientists from low and middle income and from some countries in economic transition (LMIC+) with platinum open access (OA) 2022-2024 in the International Journal of Public Health (IJPH) and Public Health Reviews [...] LMIC+ researchers to publish in closed access journals where their research does not receive the same open reach. Alternatively, they must place HIC co-authors as first or corresponding authors to get free [...] cover the publication fees for authors who do not qualify for other...
Global online training course for openIMIS (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/global-online-training-course-for-openimis
to the manifold OpenIMIS capacity building elements, by optimizing their structure, integrating them in a modular learning package and making them available as a self-paced certified OpenIMIS e-learning [...] well as new members of the OpenIMIS community on using the software. Contents and formats of the global implementation support will shape and convey the spirit of an engaging OpenIMIS community and its capacity [...] engaged stakeholders increases, adding to the organizational complexity of...
Massive Open Online Course on Insecticide Resistance Management (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/massive-open-online-course-on-insecticide-resistance-management
developing an online IRM training course or ‘MOOC’ (Massive Online Open Course). The IRM MOOC will be free for the participant and open to anyone, but will be specifically designed for, and promoted to
Facilitate the openIMIS team’s participation in the Global Goods Innovators Summit (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/facilitate-the-openimis-teams-participation-in-the-global-goods-innovators-summit
UN Secretary-General, in the Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, as “open source software, open data, open AI models, open standards and open content that adhere to privacy and other applicable laws and best [...] systems. As part of the openIMIS Initiative, Swiss TPH contributes to the platform's development and implementation. In light of this, Swiss TPH submitted the request to include openIMIS in the Global Good
openIMIS:Innovation and learning in social protection (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/openimisinnovation-and-learning-in-social-protection
Under this project, Swiss TPH provides knowledge on openIMIS to improve capacity within (and outside) the openIMIS community to implement openIMIS, improve the quality of the released product and support [...] studies. We enhance the existing openIMIS Implementation starter kit, costing tools, training materials and other resources on the knowledge base of openIMIS (the openIMIS Wiki, website, github repository [...] for identified features from the openIMIS issue queue. We provide core...
Efficacy of single versus four repeated doses of praziquantel agains<em>t Schistosoma mansoni </em>infection in school-aged children from Côte... (Publications)
infection in school-aged children from Cote d'Ivoire, using two different diagnostic tests. METHODS: An open-label, randomized controlled trial was conducted from October 2018 to January 2019. School-aged children