milestones in innovation, validation and application – deepening our understanding of diseases, advancing the development of new treatments, improving patient care and addressing pressing public health issues [...] constraints on global health. There is a real risk of reversing the progress achieved since the turn of the millennium. More than ever, our mission stands true: to improve the health and well-being of people [...] focus on climate change and its impact on health. In our strategic...
stress and weak health systems also affect physical and mental health worldwide. Many NCDs require lifelong treatment and impose a significant financial burden on individuals and health systems. As a result [...] access to care and reduce long-term costs, especially in underserved regions. Looking Ahead Swiss TPH will continue to lead research and innovation, and shape policies that make NCD prevention and care more [...] conditions – at home, in clinics, and across health systems. Linking...
Resources for Health, and promote innovations as well as the engagement of different stakeholders. "Technical and vocational training can contribute to training more and better skilled health workers in many [...] Swiss TPH and its partners. HPSS supports interventions in the areas of health promotion, health insurance, drug procurement and health technology maintenance. After a successful pilot phase in the Dodoma [...] According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), millions of people...
Diagnosis and management of tuberculosis by private practitioners in Manila, Philippines (Publications)
SETTING: Private for-profit health care providers are prominent in the health system of the Philippines. OBJECTIVES: To examine the practices of the private practitioners in Malabon, Metropolitan Manila [...] and treatment of TB typically deviate from guidelines. The quality of care among private practitioners needs improvement. Innovative strategies are required
Diagnosis and management of tuberculosis by private practitioners in Manila, Philippines (Publications)
SETTING: Private for-profit health care providers are prominent in the health system of the Philippines. OBJECTIVES: To examine the practices of the private practitioners in Malabon, Metropolitan Manila [...] and treatment of TB typically deviate from guidelines. The quality of care among private practitioners needs improvement. Innovative strategies are required
ted picture of the needs of specific populations in order to create innovative guidelines for adapted and thus improved health care based on these needs. [...] Bohlius. “I am looking forward to further advance cancer prevention at the intersection of HIV and health care provision in disadvantage populations.” Bohlius, who is also a Professor of Cancer Epidemiology [...] Julia Bohlius in assessing the burden of cancer in people living with HIV, improving the quality of care for women at high risk...
access to adequate medical care. ThE TOOLS4BU project aims to develop a simple diagnostic test and an effective treatment for BU that can be introduced at primary health care level. The overall goal is [...] genotyping for malaria drug resistance testing, diagnostic development of non-invasive and innovative point-of-care diagnostic tests, malaria vaccine design, surveillance and diagnostic platform development [...] disease diagnosis and surveillance system (NIIDS) To support refugee and...
PEBRA trial - effect of a peer-educator coordinated preference-based ART service delivery model on viral suppression among adolescents and young... (Publications)
trial conducted at 20 health facilities in three districts of Lesotho, Southern Africa. The clusters (health facilities) are randomly assigned to either the PEBRA model or standard of care in a 1:1 ratio, [...] along the HIV care cascade are worse among AYPLHIV as compared to all other age groups due to various challenges in accessing and adhering to antiretroviral therapy (ART). New, innovative multicomponent [...] Secondary endpoints include self-reported adherence to ART, quality of life,...
PEBRA trial - effect of a peer-educator coordinated preference-based ART service delivery model on viral suppression among adolescents and young... (Publications)
trial conducted at 20 health facilities in three districts of Lesotho, Southern Africa. The clusters (health facilities) are randomly assigned to either the PEBRA model or standard of care in a 1:1 ratio, [...] along the HIV care cascade are worse among AYPLHIV as compared to all other age groups due to various challenges in accessing and adhering to antiretroviral therapy (ART). New, innovative multicomponent [...] Secondary endpoints include self-reported adherence to ART, quality of life,...
patients and populations. It is an integral part of clinical care, public health and health services management. Swiss TPH embeds quality of care principles and practices in services and programmes in the [...] Impact Accept Show More Paper-Based Health Information Systems in Comprehensive Care There is increasing interest in the application of HCD to address global health challenges but as a novel approach, [...] 2016, we are one of the pre-selected suppliers for data quality assurance of healt...
