GeoLEGIO: Legionnaires’ disease in Switzerland: A spatial analysis of notification data from 2017-2021 (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/geolegio-legionnaires-disease-in-switzerland-a-spatial-analysis-of-notification-data-from-2017-2021
Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella spp. bacteria. The disease is notifiable to the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). Over the past ten years, ann
Missed opportunities to responding to violence against women and girls in the health sector (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/missed-opportunities-to-responding-to-violence-against-women-and-girls-in-the-health-sector
Violence against women (VAW) remains a critical global issue with significant implications for public health and societal well-being. Effective detection and response by the health sector are essentia
Expanding NTD and COVID-19 control to mobile pastoralists in Chad (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/expanding-ntd-and-covid-19-control-to-mobile-pastoralists-in-chad
The EXPAND project aims to expanding neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and COVID-19 surveillance and control to mobile pastoralists in Chad through the establishment of integrated surveillance and ac
Climate change and cardiovascular diseases: state and exploratory analyses of patient data in Limpopo province, South Africa (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/climate-change-and-cardiovascular-diseases-state-and-exploratory-analyses-of-patient-data-in-limpopo-province-south-africa
The main objectives of this project are to explore and undertake preliminary analyses of existing available cardiovascular disease (CVD) specific health data in Limpopo collected through a completed c
A longitudinal mixed-methods investigation of masculinity, stigma, and disclosure on men’s ART initiation in South Africa (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/a-longitudinal-mixed-methods-investigation-of-masculinity-stigma-and-disclosure-on-mens-art-initiation-in-south-africa
Engaging and retaining men in HIV care is critical to the success of ending the HIV epidemic, particularly in South Africa where over 7.9 million people live with HIV. Idealized forms of masculinity m
Improving Access to SARS-CoV-2 Screening and Testing through Community-based COVID-19 Case-Finding and the Use of Digital Solutions in Lesotho and... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/improving-access-to-sars-cov-2-screening-and-testing-through-community-based-covid-19-case-finding-and-the-use-of-digital-solutions-in-lesotho-and-zambia
In a collaboration between teams in Lesotho and Zambia, Dr Klaus Reither ( Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , BRCCH) and Dr Kwame Shanaube ( Zambart , EDCTP) will investigate the effects of
Multifaceted impacts of COVID-19 on bottom forty percent income residents in Malaysia: inequities and co-benefits of interventions (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/multifaceted-impacts-of-covid-19-on-bottom-forty-percent-income-residents-in-malaysia-inequities-and-co-benefits-of-interventions
The aim of this project is to contribute to a better understanding of the multifaceted impacts of COVID-19 crisis among the bottom low-income urban communities in Malaysia and improve the benefits fro
Quality Evidence for Health System Transformation (QuEST) (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/quality-evidence-for-health-system-transformation-quest
The QuEST Network has three primary objectives: Establish the QuEST Network: build an operational platform and establish QuEST Centers to jointly conduct high impact R&D and build national health syst
Identify Bottlenecks of Anemia Prevention and Control in the West Bank and Gaza (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/identify-bottlenecks-of-anemia-prevention-and-control-in-the-west-bank-and-gaza
In response to the Ministry of Health request, this World Bank mandate planned over September 2020 to March 2021 intends to identify bottlenecks related to anemia prevention and control in the West Ba
Healthy Life Project, Phase II: Reducing the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Republic of Moldova (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/healthy-life-project-phase-ii-reducing-the-burden-of-non-communicable-diseases-in-the-republic-of-moldova
Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide. Like many countries, the Republic of Moldova faces a growing NCD mortality and morbidity burden: more than half of