Making the world a healthier place
Excellence in Science
Taking Science to Impact
We integrate new treatments and approaches into policy and health systems.
Mutual Learning
We offer local and international training programmes and courses at graduate and postgraduate levels.
Travellers' Health Course
This course prepares health and travel industry staff to give relevant health information to travellers and to assess travel-related problems occurring during and after travel, with a special focus on tropical diseases. At the end of the course, participants will be able to provide up-to-date information in travel medicine, including pre-travel advice, immunizations, risk assessment and behaviour during travel and management of travel-related diseases. The course takes place from 13-17 June 2022 in hybrid format.
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Our 2021 Annual Report Is Now Available!
We are thrilled to present to you the Swiss TPH Annual Report 2021, which reflects on the past year and includes our institute's milestones, goes in-depth into our new headquarters “Belo Horizonte”, highlights the impact that we made throughout our diverse areas of work and much more.
We would like to thank all of our staff and students, partners and funders for their continued trust and support in working together towards our mission.
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Call for Proposals
Leading House (LH) Africa, in conjunction with the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), are calling for applications for the PhD Graduate Programme from organizers of Seasonal Schools in Swiss Institutions of Higher Education. The goal of this instrument is to promote research cooperation between Swiss and African PhD students of Higher Education Institutions in Seasonal School. Submission deadline is 15 June 2022.
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SSPH+ Lugano Summer School in Public Health Policy, Economics, and Management
Join the 31st edition of the SSPH+ Lugano Summer School from 22 to 27 August 2022 for another year of mutual learning for change - online or in person. The courses aim to prepare practitioners, researchers and graduate students to tackle health challenges across the globe to reduce the gap between research, policy and practice.
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Improving Health Worldwide
We are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people - locally, nationally and internationally - through excellence in research, education and services.