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...

06.06.2024

Chronic Pain and Pastoralists in Ethiopia

Chronic pain is a significant global health concern and access to pain control is a basic human right. While the burden of chronic pain is well described in high-income countries,… More...

06.06.2024

Launch of Swiss TPH Alumni Network

Since the founding of Swiss TPH in 1943, education and training has been a cornerstone of our activities. Our diverse community of graduates works around the globe in multilateral… More...

31.05.2024

Ministers of Health from Rwanda and Senegal Visit Swiss TPH

Yesterday, Sabin Nsanzimana, Minister of Health from Rwanda and Ibrahima Sy, Ministre de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale from Senegal, visited Swiss TPH. The delegations discussed… More...