Swiss TPH researcher awarded with European Research Council (ERC) Advanced...
Assistant Professor Penelope Vounatsou from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) has been awarded a European Research Council Advanced Grant for her project “Innovative Modelling...
View ArticleConférence sur l’amélioration de l’accès aux soins de santé
La Fondation Novartis pour un Développement Durable, l’Ifakara Health Institute et l’Institut Tropical et de Santé Publique Suisse ont présenté les résultats de l’évaluation finale du projet ACCESS...
View Article"Sports fun(ds) - another way to acquire competitive funding"
One cold and blustery Sunday in October, 8,500 runners assembled to participate in the Lucerne marathon (28 October 2012). Among them were 200 staff members from the Swiss branch of MSD, one of the...
View ArticleSwiss TPH/SCIH Health Systems Guidance Handbook Second Best in Independent...
A recent independent review (PLoS ONE 2012) assessing the quality of 19 handbooks outlining methods to produce guidelines has ranked the Swiss TPH, Swiss Centre for International Health's (SCIH) as...
View ArticleNew oral drug candidate for African sleeping sickness
A new oral only treatment for sleeping sickness has entered Phase II/III clinical study in patients with late stage sleeping sickness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and soon in Central...
View ArticleRapport biennal 2011-2012
Le nouveau Rapport biennal 2011-2012 de l'Institut Tropical et de Santé Publique Suisse (Swiss TPH) est disponible sur notre site internet. Vous pouvez le télécharger en cliquant ici.
View ArticleThe 7th Rudolf Geigy Award was awarded on the 20th December to Dr. Manuel Hetzel
Every second year the award including prize money of 10’000 CHF is given to young researchers who – as intended by the founder of the Swiss Tropical Institute Prof. Rudolf Geigy – innovatively combine...
View ArticleNew MBA in International Health Management. Application deadline 25 March 2013
Swiss TPH is offering an MBA in International Health Management, a professional postgraduate course which is a worldwide unique opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills to work in real...
View ArticleRegistration is Now Open! - Primary Health Care and NCDs in Eastern Europe...
The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute will be holding its annual Spring Symposium on April 10, 2013 in Basel, Switzerland. This year’s Spring Symposium will allow participants to learn from...
View ArticlePaludisme: LA photo. Le « Swiss Malaria Group » organise un concours de...
Le paludisme affecte la vie de millions de personnes au niveau mondial. Le but de ce concours de photographie en ligne du Swiss Malaria Group* est d’illustrer la réalité des personnes qui sont exposées...
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Road traffic pollution as serious as passive smoke in the development of...
New research conducted in 10 European cities has estimated that 14% of chronic childhood asthma is due to exposure to traffic pollution near busy roads. The results are comparable to the burden...
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Launch of the Re-designed Community Health Funds in Dodoma Region
On 16th February the Re-designed Community Health Funds (CHF Iliyoboreshwa) for Dodoma Region, Tanzania, were launched in an official launching ceremony officiated by the Deputy Minister of the Prime...
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Swiss Malaria Group annonce les gagnants du concours photo sur le paludisme
Genève, le 22 avril 2013. A l’occasion de la Journée mondiale contre le paludisme 2013, le Swiss Malaria Group (SMG), annonce les gagnants du concours de photographie «Malaria: The Big Picture». Le...
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World Malaria Day 2013: Invest in the future - Defeat malaria
A woman unpacks her brand new bed net before using it for the first time. Photographer: Matthieu Zellweger (Swiss Malaria Group photocontest) «NETCELL has dramatic effects on health, especially for...
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First Ukrainian Medical Simulation Centre Opened in Crimea
On May 30, 2013, the first simulation training centre was officially opened in the Crimea Perinatal Centre, Ukraine, in the presence of high level politicians, leading perinatal professionals and the...
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Zwergfadenwürmer: Eine vernachlässigte gesundheitliche Belastung
Weltweite Verteilungskarte Strongyloides stercoralis basierend auf Gesundheitszentren (Schär et al. 2013) Der Zwergfadenwurm Strongyloides stercoralis ist ein weltweit verbreiteter Wurm mit einer...
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Stimulating and successful 'Environment and Health Conference' in Basel
Opening Ceremony Environment Health Basel The 'Environment and Health Basel' was the first ever joint-conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), the...
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Our African follower for over 70’000 years!
Multidrug resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of deadliest infectious diseases of humans, killing 50% of individuals when left untreated. Even today, TB causes 1-2...
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HPSS Project Winner of the SDC-Gender Day Competition
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of its Gender Policy, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation held an Inclusive Decision-making Competition on Gender Day 12 September 2013 in Dar es...
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Tolerance of gender-based violence hampers HIV/Aids-prevention in Zambia
Invitation for HIV-testing at Kalomo hospital, Zambia HIV/Aids is still a taboo in Africa. In Zambia, Southern Africa, only about 20% of the population is willing to test for the disease. Societal...
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