Improve citizens’ access to Romanian quality health services in remote areas (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/improve-citizens-access-to-romanian-quality-health-services-in-remote-areas
Within the 2nd Swiss Contribution to selected EU Member States, Switzerland is to support a number of programmes (“Support Measures”) in Romania, including one programme in the amount of around CHF 10
Identification and characterization of FTY720 for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
Screening of a focused library identified FTY720 (Fingolimod, Gilenya(R)) as a potent, selective anti-trypanosomal compound active against T.b. gambiense and T.b. rhodesiense, the causative agents of
The acute effects of community violence on young children's regulatory, behavioral, and developmental outcomes in a low-income urban sample in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Existing research on the impacts of adversity on young children's psychological well-being has largely focused on household-level risk factors using observational methods in high-income co
Comparison for the effects of different components of temperature variability on mortality: A multi-country time-series study (Publications)
Background Temperature variability (TV) is associated with increased mortality risk. However, it is still unknown whether intra-day or inter-day TV has different effects. Objectives We aimed to assess
Randomized trial to improve children's body composition and micronutrient status among South African Children (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Physical activity (PA) promotion combined with multi-micronutrient supplementation (MMNS) among school-age children may reduce fat mass accrual and increase muscle mass through different
Comparison for the effects of different components of temperature variability on mortality: a multi-country time-series study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Temperature variability (TV) is associated with increased mortality risk. However, it is still unknown whether intra-day or inter-day TV has different effects. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to asse
“It is a privilege to be able to bring science to the bedside” – Elisabeth Reus on the launch of a new malaria clinical trial in the DRC (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/impact-stories/it-is-a-privilege-to-be-able-to-bring-science-to-the-bedside/blog-id/83
Elisabeth Reus, Head of the Clinical Operations unit at Swiss TPH, is currently in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to launch the phase IIb trial of a new antimalarial drug in collaboration
Neglected tropical diseases: Then and now (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/impact-stories/neglected-tropical-diseases-then-and-now/blog-id/77
Today, we commemorate World NTD Day for the fourth time. In this article, I look back over the past 25 years and highlight key developments that have brought neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) out of
Noise, foul air and compromises. (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/impact-stories/noise-foul-air-and-compromises/blog-id/73
How much continuous noise can we stand without falling ill? How clean does the air we breathe need to be? Limit values for noise and airborne pollution are intended to protect the population – but are
