Time to Deliver Zero Malaria: Invest, Innovate, Implement (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/time-to-deliver-zero-malaria-invest-innovate-implement
More than half the world’s population is still at risk of dying from a mosquito bite. In 2021 alone, there were 247 million cases of malaria worldwide and 600,000 deaths. Most tragically, most of thes
New Midwife Care Model Improves Well-Being of Vulnerable Families (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/new-midwife-care-model-improves-well-being-of-vulnerable-families
Home-based midwife care is covered by basic health insurance in Switzerland for all mothers with newborns, but must be organised by the mothers themselves. To ensure that everyone has access to these
Mirko Winkler appointed Professor of Urban Public Health (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/mirko-winkler-appointed-professor-of-urban-public-health
Mirko Winkler will take up the professorship on 1 May 2023 and head the new Urban Public Health unit in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) at Swiss TPH. "The appointment as Profess
Transportation Noise Increases Risk for Suicides (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/le-bruit-cause-par-les-transports-augmente-le-risque-de-suicide
Mental health disorders affect nearly one billion people worldwide and are a leading cause of suicide. In Switzerland, it is estimated that about 1.4 million people are affected by mental health issue
Swiss TPH Symposium on Tuberculosis: A Call to Action (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/swiss-tph-symposium-on-tuberculosis-a-call-to-action
In 2021, an estimated 1.6 million people died of tuberculosis (TB), making it the world’s second deadliest infectious killer, right after COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated the pu
Swiss TPH Symposium on Clinical Decision Support Systems (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/swiss-tph-symposium-on-clinical-decision-support-systems
Around 150 experts from different organisations and countries met on 8 February for a symposium on clinical decision support (CDSS) in resource-limited settings. The symposium was organised by Swiss T
Pascal Mäser Appointed Full Professor at the University of Basel (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/pascal-maeser-appointed-full-professor-at-the-university-of-basel
Pascal Mäser leads the Parasite Chemotherapy Unit at the Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology (MPI) at Swiss TPH. Mäser’s research focuses on drug discovery for trypanosomatid para
Gillian Levine and Julia Bielicki receive Pfizer Research Award (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/gillian-levine-and-julia-bielicki-receive-pfizer-research-award
On 26 January 2023, Julia Bielicki and Gillian Levine were honored with the Pfizer Research Award in the Pediatrics category for their collaborative study on high exposure in children in low- and midd
Experts Call for Enhanced Cooperation Between Human, Animal and Environmental Health (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/les-experts-appellent-a-une-cooperation-renforcee-entre-la-sante-humaine-animale-et-environnementale
In The Lancet Series on One Health and Global Health Security, the authors call for increased investment in the One Health approach, especially for interventions to prevent health emergencies. Billion
New Study Links Climate Change to Malaria Increase in Northern Kenya (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/une-nouvelle-etude-etabli-un-lien-entre-le-changement-climatique-et-laugmentation-du-nombre-de-cas-de-paludisme-dons-le-nord-du-kenya
Malaria, spread by Anopheles mosquitoes, is one of the deadliest diseases in the world. In Kenya, malaria remains a major health challenge, particularly for children under the age of five years. With
