Smartphone Applications to Improve Child Health (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/smartphone-applications-to-improve-child-health
When worried parents brought their febrile children to a health facility in Tanzania ten years ago, the diagnosis they received was very often the same: malaria. “This wrong assumption meant that many
National Health Promotion Day in Moldova (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/national-health-promotion-day-in-moldova
Key national speakers have been joined by speakers from several UK-based institutions: the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the Institute for Sport and Physical Activity Research, an
New Understanding of Parasite Biology Might Help Stop Malaria Transmission (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/une-nouvelle-comprehension-de-la-biologie-des-parasites-pourrait-aider-a-endiguer-la-transmission-du-paludisme
Malaria parasites multiply asexually in the human bloodstream, thereby causing chronic infection and all the complications associated with this devastating disease. During each round of multiplication
Accreditation Programme for Midwifery Education (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/accreditation-programme-for-midwifery-education
MEAP will not only serve as a quality label but has the potential to enable consistency of midwifery education processes and graduate outcomes globally. In addition it bears the opportunity to identif
HIV in sub-Sahara Africa: Testing and Treatment Start at Home Improves Therapy Outcome (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/20180306-hiv-in-lesotho
Lesotho, in southern Africa, is one of the worst hit countries by the HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide. Indeed, a quarter of the adult population is infected with HIV. Many people however do not know their
«Die Entwicklung neuer Medikamente ist Teamwork» (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/die-entwicklung-neuer-medikamente-ist-teamwork
Eigentlich wollte Reto Brun Erfinder werden. Als kleiner Junge hatte er immer alles "cheibs" gebastelt: einen Kerzenlöscher für den Christbaum oder Feuerwerksraketen, die am Nachthimmel farbige Funken
Improving Health of Children in Nigeria (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/improving-health-of-children-in-nigeria
Every year, 5.6 million children under the age of five years die worldwide. About two thirds of these deaths could be prevented with relatively simple and affordable interventions. One of these is the
New Partnership to Achieve Zero Leprosy (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/new-partnership-to-achieve-zero-leprosy
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy brings together organisations including the Novartis Foundation, the International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP), the International Association
Matthias Schmid-Huberty New Administrative Director at Swiss TPH (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/matthias-schmid-huberty-nouveau-directeur-administratif-au-swiss-tph
Matthias Schmid-Huberty went through a 6-month, multi-stage, competitive selection process. The Board of Governors (Kuratorium) of Swiss TPH unanimously elected him as the successor of Stefan Mörgeli
Proof-of-Concept Study Reveals Feasibility of Eliminating Rabies in Africa (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/proof-of-concept-study-reveals-feasibility-of-eliminating-rabies-in-africa
Rabies is a viral disease that kills tens of thousands of people every year, predominantly in Africa and Asia.The disease is transmitted through the bites of infected dogs and foxes. In West- and Cent
