Sleeping Sickness Elimination at a Crossroads (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/sleeping-sickness-elimination-at-a-crossroads
Sleeping sickness is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by infection with protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Trypanosoma. They are transmitted to humans by bites of tsetse flies that have
Coalition Launched to Accelerate Research on the Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/coalition-launched-to-accelerate-research-on-the-prevention-and-treatment-of-covid-19-in-low-and-middle-income-countries
In a Comment published today in The Lancet , the members of the coalition argue that international research collaboration and coordination is needed urgently to support African, Latin American, Easter
Swiss TPH Doctors Support the University Hospital Basel in Fight against COVID-19 (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/swiss-tph-doctors-support-the-university-hospital-basel-in-fight-against-covid-19
The rush to the Prediger church, just next to the University Hospital of Basel (USB), is considerable: hundreds of people are tested daily for the new lung disease COVID-19. The Corona Test Centre was
2.5 Million Euro Grant Awarded to Swiss TPH for Tuberculosis Research (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/25-million-euro-grant-awarded-to-swiss-tph-for-tuberculosis-research
Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's deadliest infectious disease, claiming over 4,000 lives each day. This equates to more daily casualties than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. It is also the biggest kill
Robust Modelling Methodology Leads to Better Understanding of Air Pollution and Health in Europe (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/robust-modelling-methodology-leads-to-better-understanding-of-air-pollution-and-health-in-europe
Air pollution - both ambient (outdoor) and household (indoor) - is the biggest environmental risk to health, with ambient air pollution alone killing around 3 million people each year, mainly from non
Fight against Legionella Intensified in Switzerland: New "LeCo" Project Launched (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/fight-against-legionella-intensified-in-switzerland-new-leco-project-launched
Legionnaires' disease is becoming more common in Switzerland, with 582 cases recorded in 2019 by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). The disease is fatal in five to ten per cent of cases, desp
New Understanding of Childhood Immune Systems May Improve Vaccine Efficacy (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/new-understanding-of-childhood-immune-systems-may-improve-vaccine-efficacy
Children’s immune system composition and vaccine responsiveness is determined by a myriad of factors, such as age, anaemia status, and the setting in which they live, according a new study by Swiss TP
Nicolas Brancucci Appointed Professor at the University of Basel (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/nicolas-brancucci-appointed-professor-at-the-university-of-basel
Nicolas Brancucci is a cell biologist and parasitologist, born in Basel in 1982. He obtained his MSc and PhD at Swiss TPH and the University of Basel, where he investigated epigenetic mechanisms contr
Excessive Rates of Antibiotic Prescriptions for Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/taux-excessifs-de-prescription-dantibiotiques-chez-les-enfants-des-pays-a-revenus-faibles-et-intermediaires
Children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are receiving an average of 25 antibiotic prescriptions during their first five years of life, an excessive amount that could harm the children's a
Swiss TPH Symposium on Climate Change and Health (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/swiss-tph-symposium-on-climate-change-and-health
“Kristie, thank you so much for not coming to Basel – the floor is yours,” said Nino Künzli, Swiss TPH as he welcomed one of the first speakers, Kristie Ebi from the University of Washington. In the s
