Swiss TPH Awarded New Grant for Early Career Researchers (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/swiss-tph-awarded-new-grant-for-early-career-researchers
The Botnar Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH) has announced five new research projects around the topic of child health within their Postdoctoral Excellence Programme (PEP). One of these project
A Novel Solar Plant for the Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/a-novel-solar-plant-for-the-ifakara-health-institute-in-tanzania
The Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a renowned health research organisation in Tanzania. In close partnership with Swiss TPH, a unique teaching and research ecosystem has developed over decades, whi
DYNAMIC: New Clinical Decision Support Tool Reduces Antibiotic Prescription in Children by a Four-fold (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/dynamic-new-clinical-decision-support-tool-reduces-antibiotic-prescription-in-children-by-a-four-fold
Every year, an estimated 3.3 million children die from acute febrile episodes, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This situation is mainly due to the lack of diagnostic tools an
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
Steady Decline of Hepatitis A in Switzerland (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/steady-decline-of-hepatitis-a-in-switzerland
In most European countries, the prevalence of hepatitis A has been reduced substantially over the past decades. In Switzerland, the notification rate of the disease decreased from 9.5/100'000 populati
New Mosquito Net reduces Malaria Cases (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/new-mosquito-net-reduces-malaria-cases
The latest figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO) show that approximately 216 million people were infected with malaria in 2016 worldwide, an increase in five million from the previous year.
Global Overview of Schistosomiasis Research and Control (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/global-overview-of-schistosomiasis-research-and-control
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease and caused by blood flukes (parasitic flatworms) of the genus Schistosoma . Globally, almost 800 million people are at risk of schistosomiasis. Of the 2
Social participation in health: case studies from primary health care in Kosovo (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Participation and inclusion of service users in health governance impact the quality of care and citizen well-being. In developing countries, such as Kosovo, disadvantaged groups are parti
