A longitudinal mixed-methods investigation of masculinity, stigma, and disclosure on men’s ART initiation in South Africa (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/a-longitudinal-mixed-methods-investigation-of-masculinity-stigma-and-disclosure-on-mens-art-initiation-in-south-africa
Engaging and retaining men in HIV care is critical to the success of ending the HIV epidemic, particularly in South Africa where over 7.9 million people live with HIV. Idealized forms of masculinity m
Improving Access to SARS-CoV-2 Screening and Testing through Community-based COVID-19 Case-Finding and the Use of Digital Solutions in Lesotho and... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/improving-access-to-sars-cov-2-screening-and-testing-through-community-based-covid-19-case-finding-and-the-use-of-digital-solutions-in-lesotho-and-zambia
In a collaboration between teams in Lesotho and Zambia, Dr Klaus Reither ( Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , BRCCH) and Dr Kwame Shanaube ( Zambart , EDCTP) will investigate the effects of
Multifaceted impacts of COVID-19 on bottom forty percent income residents in Malaysia: inequities and co-benefits of interventions (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/multifaceted-impacts-of-covid-19-on-bottom-forty-percent-income-residents-in-malaysia-inequities-and-co-benefits-of-interventions
The aim of this project is to contribute to a better understanding of the multifaceted impacts of COVID-19 crisis among the bottom low-income urban communities in Malaysia and improve the benefits fro
Adoption of Levo-Praziquantel 150mg for schistosomiasis by endemic countries (ADOPT) (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/adoption-of-levo-praziquantel-150mg-for-schistosomiasis-by-endemic-countries-adopt
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that poses a serious public health challenge. Current treatment recommendations and control efforts focus on distribution of praziquantel tablets to sch
Identify Bottlenecks of Anemia Prevention and Control in the West Bank and Gaza (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/identify-bottlenecks-of-anemia-prevention-and-control-in-the-west-bank-and-gaza
In response to the Ministry of Health request, this World Bank mandate planned over September 2020 to March 2021 intends to identify bottlenecks related to anemia prevention and control in the West Ba
Monitoring Review - Sao Tome and Principe (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/monitoring-review-sao-tome-and-principe
Following a Gavi Programme Capacity Assessment (PCA) performed in April 2016 by Swiss TPH covering Programme Management, Financial Management as well as Vaccines and Cold Chain Management (VCCM). Conc
Policy and Technology Assessment of National Health Insurance Information Systems (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/policy-and-technology-assessment-of-national-health-insurance-information-systems
There is a strong movement to apply digital technologies as a means of strengthening health systems and social protection delivery, in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) including innovations fo
Papua New Guinea National Malaria Control Programme Evaluation and Operational Research 2021 to 2023 (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/papua-new-guinea-national-malaria-control-programme-evaluation-and-operational-research-2021-to-2023
Papua New Guinea (PNG), a country of over 8 million people in the South Pacific, exhibits a complex malaria epidemiology with marked heterogeneity in malaria transmission. With financial support from
Technical Support to the National Social Protection Policy of the Gambia (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/technical-support-to-the-national-social-protection-policy-of-the-gambia
Conseil Santé (France), in association with SOFRECO (France) and the Swiss Tropical Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH, Switzerland), has been selected for this European Union funded project to provid
A Buruli ulcer mycolactone (BU-MYCOLAC) rapid diagnostic test to enhance early diagnosis and treatment (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/a-buruli-ulcer-mycolactone-bu-mycolac-rapid-diagnostic-test-to-enhance-early-diagnosis-and-treatment
The current gold standard for the laboratory diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) is a PCR-based assay. In the endemic African countries this assay is established only at a few c