17.10.2024

Promising Genotyping Technique for Assessing Antimalarial Drug Efficacy

To estimate the efficacy of antimalarial drugs, distinguishing recurring from new infections is crucial. Researchers from Swiss TPH have now compared five genotyping methods to… More...

17.10.2024

20 Years of Pioneering HIV and Chronic Disease Care in Rural Tanzania

The Chronic Diseases Clinic of Ifakara (CDCI) is celebrating its 20th anniversary, marking two decades of providing healthcare, health training and clinical research in rural… More...

15.10.2024

Une étude prouve l'efficacité du sport organisé pour les jeunes en Suisse

L’activité physique est essentielle pour la santé et le bien-être tout au long de la vie. La diminution de l’activité physique moyenne avec l’âge est donc problématique. L’étude… More...

20.09.2024

Swiss TPH Symposium: Defining the Noma Research Agenda

Today, on 20 September 2024, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) organised a symposium entitled “Defining the noma research agenda” in Allschwil near Basel.… More...

16.09.2024

Swiss TPH welcomes new students for the start of the semester

As the autumn semester begins, Swiss TPH warmly welcomes the new students enrolled in our bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD programmes. 58 new master's and PhD students from various… More...

16.08.2024

Four Billion People Estimated to Lack Access to Safe Drinking Water

More than half of the global population is estimated to lack safe drinking water services in a study published yesterday in the journal Science. The results are depicted in a map… More...

16.08.2024

New Study Confirms Efficacy of Emodepside Against Parasitic Worm Infections

Researchers at Swiss TPH have demonstrated that the novel drug candidate, emodepside, is highly effective in treating parasitic worm infections in humans, particularly hookworms.… More...

09.08.2024

Strengthening Swiss-Ivorian Research Partnership

Swiss TPH and the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire (CSRS) have a long-standing partnership. Starting with a small field laboratory in 1951, the CSRS has… More...

18.07.2024

Improved HIV Treatment for Children and Adolescents

Globally, around 2.6 million children and adolescents are living with HIV, with the majority of them residing in sub-Saharan Africa. These young people are more likely to… More...