Tuberculosis Strains Resistant to New Drugs Are Transmitted Between Patients (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/les-souches-de-tuberculose-resistantes-aux-nouveaux-medicaments-se-transmettent-dun-patient-a-lautre
Multidrug-resistant TB is a major concern More than 10 million people fall sick with tuberculosis (TB) every year. The disease remains the world’s biggest infectious disease killers with an estimated
Financial Support Significantly Improves Breastfeeding Success in Lao PDR (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/financial-support-significantly-improves-breastfeeding-success-in-lao-pdr
Exclusive breastfeeding provides vital nutrients that strengthen infants’ immune systems and support healthy growth. It also aids maternal recovery and reduces long-term health risks, including certai
New Digital Health Tool Improves Care for Children in Somalia (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/new-digital-health-tool-improves-care-for-children-in-somalia
Tackling Somalia's child health crisis Somalia has one of the world’s highest child mortality rates, driven by decades of conflict, drought, and a fragile healthcare system. Preventable diseases like
Pollen Season in Switzerland Earlier and More Intense Due to Climate Change (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/la-saison-des-pollens-en-suisse-commence-plus-tot-et-est-plus-intense-en-raison-des-changements-climatiques
Pollen from trees, grasses and weeds are causing seasonal allergies for approximately one fifth of the Swiss population every year. A study now found that due to climate change, the pollen season has
From Farms to Families: A New Swiss Partnership Aims to Improve Urban Diets (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/des-fermes-aux-familles-un-nouveau-partenariat-suisse-vise-a-ameliorer-lalimentation-dans-les-milieux-urbains
The world faces a major malnutrition crisis, with rapid urbanization shifting the impact from rural to city populations. To improve urban diets in Bangladesh, Kenya and Rwanda, a consortium of Swiss p
Swiss TPH Symposium: Improving Access to Healthcare in LMICs (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/swiss-tph-symposium-improving-access-to-healthcare-in-lmics
There are manifold challenges which can hinder access to medicines. They range all the way from limited funding for research on neglected diseases, complexity in drug development in resource-limited s
Health for All Project - Improving Population Health in Albania (News)
Swiss TPH has been actively involved in Albania since 2014. The current activities primarily focus on improving population health through the Health for All Project (HAP), a project funded by the Swis
Heatwaves Increase Emergency Admissions to Swiss Hospitals (News)
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Numerous studies have shown that heat increases mortality rates. 1,2 In Switzerland, for example, the hot summer of 2015 caused around 800 additional deaths. 3 Only a few studies, however, have invest
Clinical Trials Completed for a New Drug to Treat Parasitic Worm Infections in Infants (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/clinicaltrialscompletedforanewdrug
Today, the Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium, a public-private partnership dedicated to the development of arpraziquantel, a new treatment option for schistosomiasis in preschool-aged children, announ
"It Is a Race Against Time." An Interview with Claudia Daubenberger on Establishing a Diagnostic Lab for Sars-CoV-2 in Equatorial Guinea (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/it-is-a-race-against-time-an-interview-with-claudia-daubenberger-on-establishing-a-diagnostic-lab-for-sars-cov-2-in-equatorial-guinea
How did it come to be that Swiss TPH employees operate the only Sars-CoV-2 diagnostic laboratory in Equatorial Guinea? Swiss TPH has been active in Equatorial Guinea for over five years. We have estab