The Virulence-Transmission Trade-Off: Exploring the Biological Determinants and Epidemiological Consequences of Subclinical Tuberculosis

Human tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health emergency, causing 10 million new cases and 1.5 million deaths every year. TB manifests as a spectrum, ranging from self-cured or asymptomatic infection to active pulmonary and extra-pulmonary disease. Until recently, the common view was that only…

Ongoing
01.02.2023 - 31.01.2027
Research project
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) / Programme Sinergia
EBF - Exclusive breastfeeding: global rates, optimal duration, and a multi-country intervention

Human breastmilk is increasingly recognized as critical for immune system development in infancy, and can substantially reduce the incidence of infectious and non-infectious childhood diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life;…

Ongoing
01.01.2023 - 31.12.2026
Intervention Study, Observational study, Research project, Evaluation project
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) / Career Ambizione
Household Economics and Health Systems Research
Jordyn Wallenborn
ATIIMEM - I remember you :Lung epithelial cells memory in Hookworm infection

Helminths are large and complex organisms than infect about 1.5 billion people worldwide, mostly living in tropical countries. Due to their size they cause extensive damage to their host.  One of this most striking damage happens in the lungs during migration of parasites such as Hookworms or…

Ongoing
01.01.2023 - 31.12.2023
Research project
Novartis Foundation for medical-biological research
Helminth Immunology
Tiffany Bouchery
Boosting Public Discourse: Towards a Targeted, Evidence-Based Strategy to Improve Moral Reasoning

The public discourses on Covid-19 during the pandemic years have highlighted the importance of a common understanding of key moral terms such as ‘autonomy’,  ‘solidarity, or ‘proportionality’ for a successful communication between autorities, the media, or the health system, and the general public.…

Ongoing
01.01.2023 - 31.12.2025
Research project
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) / Programme NRP
Society, Gender and Health
Sonja Merten
UBDPOLICY - The Urban Burden of Disease Estimation for Policy Making

In Europe, more than 70% of the population lives in urban areas. Cities have long been known to be society’s predominant engine of innovation and wealth creation, yet they are also a main source of pollution, disease and mortality, which is to some extent linked to suboptimal urban and transport…

Ongoing
01.01.2023 - 31.12.2026
Research project
European Commission (EU) / Horizon Europe
Environmental Exposure Modelling
Kees de Hoogh
BEST-COST - Burden of disease based methods for estimating the socio-economic cost of environmental stressors

The outdoor environment has a significant impact on our health and wellbeing. The European Green Deal has introduced the
ambitious commitment to a ‘Zero-Pollution Action Plan for air, water, and soil’ to protect humans and the environment. Evidencebased policy making on environmental stressors is…

Ongoing
01.01.2023 - 31.12.2026
Research project
European Commission (EU) / Horizon Europe
Physical Hazards and Health
Alberto Castro Fernández
Purchase of Supporting Country-Level Zero-TCA in Gambia

Swiss TPH will support the Country Programme Team in Gambia’s Zero-Dose and Reach efforts by reinforcing the capacity of the Gambia’s Ministry of Health (MoH) Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI) staff at the national, regional and operational level, in the effective use of data for improved…

Ongoing
01.12.2022 - 31.12.2023
Long term service project
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI)
Systems Performance and Monitoring
Luis Segura
openIMIS:Innovation 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 the expansion to new implementation sites through feasibility studies. We enhance the existing…

Ongoing
15.11.2022 - 31.08.2023
Short term service project
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
ParaSahel - One Health and citizen science approaches for contextualized community-led interventions tackling water-borne parasitic diseases in Chad

Given the complexity of vector-borne diseases that depend on biotic, abiotic and socio-cultural factors, an integrative approach is vital for effective and successful control. Therefore, this projects links ecologists, epidemiologists, geographers, social scientists, veterinarians from different…

Ongoing
01.11.2022 - 31.10.2024
Research project
Swiss Network for international Studies (SNIS)
IHS - Integrated Health Services in Kosovo, Phase I

The Integrated Health Services (IHS) project aims at improving the availability, quality and continuity of care for patients with non-communicable diseases by strengthening related clinical, managerial and governance processes in two General Hospitals. IHS enhances coordination and referral between…

Ongoing
01.11.2022 - 31.10.2026
Long term service project
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)