Swiss TPH covers a wide range of research activities in the field of parasitology, infection biology, health systems and public health. The Department Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology investigates the biology and transmission of pathogens, using findings from this research to develop new drugs and vaccines against neglected tropical and poverty-related infectious diseases. The Department Epidemiology and Public Health analyses the distribution and drivers of infectious and non-communicable diseases in populations across the globe and in different cultural and environmental contexts while the Medicine Department provides unique services in travel and tropical medicine and a strong expertise in clinical research for drugs, diagnostic and vaccines.