Contact Tracing With Prophylactic Treatment Could Near-Eliminate Leprosy (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/contact-tracing-with-prophylactic-treatment-could-near-eliminate-leprosy
New results from the largest ever research programme on combining contact tracing with prophylactic treatment indicate this approach could massively reduce the global burden of leprosy. The Leprosy Po
Swiss TPH Receives an Increase in Funding from Basel Cantons (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/swiss-tph-receives-an-increase-in-funding-from-basel-cantons
As of 1 January 2021, the cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Basel-Stadt will increase their funding to Swiss TPH, bringing their yearly contribution from CHF 7.26 to CHF 8 million, divided equally betwe
Obituary: Prof. Dr. Niklaus A. Weiss and Camilla Weiss (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail7
Niklaus Weiss developed and shaped the research on immune parasitology and especially neglected helminth diseases at Swiss TPH. His commitment for improved health of the poorest population groups led
Forschungskooperation zur Entwicklung eines neuartigen Covid-Impfstoffes (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/forschungskooperation-zur-entwicklung-eines-neuartigen-covid-impfstoffes
Das Universitätsspital Basel (USB), die Universität Basel und das Schweizerische Tropen- und Public Health-Institut (Swiss TPH) gehen eine Forschungskooperation mit dem Startup-Unternehmen RocketVax e
Mathias Kronig New Administrative Director at Swiss TPH (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/mathias-kronig-new-administrative-director-at-swiss-tph
On 25 May 2021, the Board of Governors at Swiss TPH unanimously elected Mathias Kronig as the new Administrative Director of Swiss TPH. In this function, Kronig will be a part of the Directorate of Sw
Prisons Accelerate Spread of Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis in Georgia (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/prisons-accelerate-spread-of-multidrug-resistant-tuberculosis-in-georgia
The causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), Mycobacterium tuberculosis , is stunningly versatile. In order to circumvent the effect of antibiotics, it changes its biological properties and develops a so
Promising Treatment Alternative Against Parasitic Worm Infection (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/promising-treatment-alternative-against-parasitic-worm-infection
Infections with the soil-transmitted helminth Strongyloides stercoralis are a considerable global burden. Up to 370 million people are infected worldwide, with the highest infection rates in warm regi
Clinical Trial of Multi Drug-Resistant TB Treatment Ends Enrolment Early, Offering Hope for TB Patients (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/clinical-trial-of-multi-drug-resistant-tb-treatment-ends-enrolment-early-offering-hope-for-tb-patients
Tuberculosis (TB) is a globally spread disease which is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis . The current standard of care consists of a combination therapy of different antibiotics. How
Human and livestock trematode infections in a mobile pastoralist setting at Lake Chad: added value of a one health approach beyond zoonotic diseases... (Publications)
Background: At Lake Chad in Central Africa, mobile pastoralists face economic losses due to livestock trematodiases. Fasciola gigantica and Schistosoma bovis-trematodes that affect livestock-share tra
KaziBantu - Healthy Schools for Healthy Communities. 2017 onwards [Video] (Publications)
Healthy Schools for Healthy Communities – KaziBantu builds on existing evidence that school-based health interventions can improve the health of schoolchildren and teachers in low-resource settings. T
