LEAPS-NCHD Program Evaluation (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/leaps-nchd-program-evaluation
An estimated 88 million children drop out of primary school each year worldwide, and the highest number of dropouts are in the first and second grade. A proven strategy to reduce dropout from primary
Study to Redesign and Update the MoH Kenya Health Financing Programme with support from the German Government (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/study-to-redesign-and-update-the-moh-kenya-health-financing-programme-with-support-from-the-german-government
In January 2021, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (“KfW”, the German Development Bank), commissioned by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kenya (MoH), contracted Swiss TPH to conduct a Study on
Home-based oral self-testing for absent and declining individuals during a door-to-door HIV testing campaign in rural Lesotho: The HOSENG... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/home-based-oral-self-testing-for-absent-and-declining-individuals-during-a-door-to-door-hiv-testing-campaign-in-rural-lesotho-the-hoseng-cluster-randomised-trial
Background In sub-Saharan Africa, home-based HIV testing is validated and accepted, but coverage is low because household members are often absent during home-based testing campaigns. We aimed to meas
Human granulocytotropic anaplasmosis: a systematic review and analysis of the literature (Publications)
Human granulocytotropic anaplasmosis (HGA) is a zoonotic tick-borne bacterial infection caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum. While most cases are reported from North America, HGA has been recognized a
Extreme temperatures and stroke mortality: evidence from a multi-country analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Extreme temperatures contribute significantly to global mortality. While previous studies on temperature and stroke-specific outcomes presented conflicting results, these studies were pred
Publisher correction: Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by cataract: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020 (Publications)
The original online version of this article was revised. First of all, the author list has been corrected include only the following institutional authors “Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burde
Key characteristics and perception of different outbreak surveillance systems in Côte d'Ivoire: cross-sectional survey among users (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Accurate and timely infectious disease surveillance is pivotal for effective public health responses. An important component of this is the disease surveillance tools used. Understanding v
The GIBACHT fellowship: a multilateral initiative for strengthening capacity in biosafety and biosecurity towards pandemic preparedness (Publications)
The German Biosecurity Programme was launched in 2013 with the aim to support partner countries overcome biological threats including natural outbreaks or the intentional misuse of highly pathogenic a
