Prospective Multicentre Clinical Trial for the Evaluation of the Accuracy and Diagnostic Yield of the Fujifilm LAM TB Test for the Diagnosis of... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/prospective-multicentre-clinical-trial-for-the-evaluation-of-the-accuracy-and-diagnostic-yield-of-the-fujifilm-lam-tb-test-for-the-diagnosis-of-tuberculosis-in-hiv-positive-patients
New, rapid, non-sputum-based point-of-care (POC) diagnostic solutions to detect TB are urgently needed. This is a prospective, multicentre cohort study (Sponsor: FIND) in which the accuracy and the di
Community-based tuberculosis triage testing after symptom screening in hard-to-reach African populations: CAD4TB versus C-reactive protein (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/community-based-tuberculosis-triage-testing-after-symptom-screening-in-hard-to-reach-african-populations-cad4tb-versus-c-reactive-protein
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a poverty-related disease which particularly affects vulnerable and underserved populations. Community-based TB triage testing as an integral part of multi-disease hea
Impact of duration of antibiotic therapy and of oral step-down to amoxicillin or co-amoxiclav on effectiveness, safety and selection of antimicrobial... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/impact-of-duration-of-antibiotic-therapy-and-of-oral-step-down-to-amoxicillin-or-co-amoxiclav-on-effectiveness-safety-and-selection-of-antimicrobial-resistance-in-severe-and-very-severe-childhood-community-acquired-pneumonia-cap-a-randomised-controlle
Antibiotics are key to managing childhood pneumonia, especially severe/very severe pneumonia, which remains a leading cause of hospitalisation in lower/middle income countries. WHO recommends children
MMC elimination costing (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/mmc-elimination-costing
The project will generate evidence on the trade-offs between cost and effectiveness of malaria elimination interventions. This includes surveillance and a range of targeted and focal malaria eliminati
Regional Programme "Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention in the ECOWAS Region", Phase IV-PRSR Phase IV (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/regional-programme-reproductive-health-and-hiv/aids-prevention-in-the-ecowas-region-phase-iv-prsr-phase-iv
The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) is a Specialized Institution of the ECOWAS responsible for health issues whose mission is to attain the highest possible standard and protection of health f
Mapping Study on Influenza Prevention Measures (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/mapping-study-on-influenza-prevention-measures
Background The mapping study is being conducted as part of the National Strategy for the Prevention of Seasonal Influenza (GRIPS) 2015-2018. The target groups of the influenza prevention measures are
Great Lakes Health Program in Rwanda_Phasing out (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/great-lakes-health-program-in-rwanda-phasing-out
Background The prevalence of chronic malnutrition (i.e. stunting) among children under five in Rwanda is very high; stunting rates across the country average 38% for children under five and exceed 50%
HIV/AIDS Prevention in Central Africa, Phase V (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/hiv/aids-prevention-in-central-africa-phase-v
Background HIV/AIDS remains a major public health threat in the Central African Region. Given that condom use is a highly cost-effective intervention, the phase V of the HIV/AIDS prevention program ("
Backstopping Mandate Health Focal Point, Health Network and Global Health, Phase XIX (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/backstopping-mandate-health-focal-point-health-network-and-global-health-phase-xix
The objective of the backstopping mandate (BSM)is to support SDC‘s core competence in health and provide advisory services to SDC‘s Global Programme Health (GPH), its Health Focal Points, and to the m
Transportation Noise: Quantitative Methods for Investigating Acute and Long Term Health Effects (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/transportation-noise-quantitative-methods-for-investigating-acute-and-long-term-health-effects
Background: Noise from road, railway and aircraft traffic is one of the most widespread sources of environmental stress and discomfort in everyday life. However, previous research has been fragmented,
