Research on the epidemiology of food- and waterborne diseases in Switzerland (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/research-on-the-epidemiology-of-food-and-waterborne-diseases-in-switzerland
Financed by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) various studies are conducted to elucidate specific topics of interest to the office in the fields of prevention, control and evidence-based guid
Multi-scale mathematical modelling of parasite, drug and vaccine interactions: optimising public health and disease elimination strategies (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/multi-scale-mathematical-modelling-of-parasite-drug-and-vaccine-interactions-optimising-public-health-and-disease-elimination-strategies
Tremendous progress has been made over the last decades in controlling malaria. From 2000 to 2015 scale-up of control and curative interventions enabled a 60% reduction in malaria death rates and a 40
Investigating the increasing trend of EHEC notifications in Swiss surveillance data (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/investigating-the-increasing-trend-of-ehec-notifications-in-swiss-surveillance-data
The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) detected a significant increase in notified cases of infections with enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) since 2014. While EHEC cases increase, the number of c
Movement rates of African malaria vectors and their implications in models of vector control interventions (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/movement-rates-of-african-malaria-vectors-and-their-implications-in-models-of-vector-control-interventions
Movement rates of African malaria vectors and their implications in models of vector control interventions.
Integrated Climate forcing and Air pollution Reduction in Urban Systems (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/integrated-climate-forcing-and-air-pollution-reduction-in-urban-systems
ICARUS will develop innovative tools for urban impact assessment in support of air quality and climate change governance in the EU. This will lead to designing and implementing win-win strategies to i
Study Panel on Upcoming Technologies to measure Non-Ionizing Radiation and Cognition (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/study-panel-on-upcoming-technologies-to-measure-non-ionizing-radiation-and-cognition
The SPUTNIC study measured individual exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF, e.g. from cell phones) in relation to acute health effects including cognitive performance, healt-relat
Prospective cohort study on skin cancer and residential radon exposure (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/prospective-cohort-study-on-skin-cancer-and-residential-radon-exposure
Radon is a natural radioactive gas that penetrates into buildings from soil. It is well acknowledged that radon is the second common cause of lung cancer after smoking. Recently, some studies found in
Further development of simulations of Plasmodium falciparum interventions and their integration with the needs of stakeholders II (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/further-development-of-simulations-of-plasmodium-falciparum-interventions-and-their-integration-with-the-needs-of-stakeholders-ii
This project supports the development and use of mathematical models for predicting the effects of different malaria interventions. It is centered on contributions to the multi-group Bill and Melinda
Characterization of the interaction network of exported proteins in Plasmodium falciparum (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/characterization-of-the-interaction-network-of-exported-proteins-in-plasmodium-falciparum
The rational to study the interaction network of exported proteins in Plasmodium falciparum lies in the crucial importance of the export of virulence factors to the surface of infected host cells and
Strengthening Management at District Level to Support the Achievement of Universal Health Coverage (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/strengthening-management-at-district-level-to-support-the-achievement-of-universal-health-coverage
PERFORM2Scale is based on the success of the PERFORM project which was delivered in Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda in 2011-15. The background to PERFORM Health systems in Africa do not meet their full pot