Neurodegenerative diseases and other chronic disease in relation to long-term electromagnetic field exposure (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/neurodegenerative-diseases-and-other-chronic-disease-in-relation-to-long-term-electromagnetic-field-exposure
Like many developed countries, the age structure of Switzerland has changed substantially over the past few decades with a demographic shift toward an aging population. The social, economic and health
The Virulence-Transmission Trade-Off: Exploring the Biological Determinants and Epidemiological Consequences of Subclinical Tuberculosis (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/the-virulence-transmission-trade-off-exploring-the-biological-determinants-and-epidemiological-consequences-of-subclinical-tuberculosis
Human tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health emergency, causing 10 million new cases and 1.5 million deaths every year. TB manifests as a spectrum, ranging from self-cured or asymptomatic infection
UBDPOLICY - The Urban Burden of Disease Estimation for Policy Making (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/ubdpolicy-the-urban-burden-of-disease-estimation-for-policy-making
In Europe, more than 70% of the population lives in urban areas. Cities have long been known to be society’s predominant engine of innovation and wealth creation, yet they are also a main source of po
Assessment of health effects of exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields: systematic reviews (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/assessment-of-health-effects-of-exposure-to-radiofrequency-electromagnetic-fields-systematic-reviews
The Radiation Programme of the World Health Organization (WHO) has an ongoing project to assess potential health effects of exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) in the general an
One Health and citizen science approaches for contextualized community-led interventions tackling water-borne parasitic diseases in Chad (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/one-health-and-citizen-science-approaches-for-contextualized-community-led-interventions-tackling-water-borne-parasitic-diseases-in-chad
Given the complexity of vector-borne diseases that depend on biotic, abiotic and socio-cultural factors, an integrative approach is vital for effective and successful control. Therefore, this projects
Combining sociological, economic and epidemiological evidence to target malaria interventions in Papua New Guinea and beyond (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/combining-sociological-economic-and-epidemiological-evidence-to-target-malaria-interventions-in-papua-new-guinea-and-beyond
To improve the (cost-) effectiveness of malaria control and accelerate progress towards elimination, control measures must be tailored to sub-national levels to account for local heterogeneity. The Wo
The impact of menstrual health management on the vaginal microbiome: Linking transdisciplinary health science and policy to improve safety and hygiene... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/the-impact-of-menstrual-health-management-on-the-vaginal-microbiome-linking-transdisciplinary-health-science-and-policy-to-improve-safety-and-hygiene-for-the-benefit-of-womens-health
At least one out of three to four women experiences vaginal health issues due to an unbalance of beneficial and harmful microbes. These microbes live in each vagina and are known as the vaginal microb
Accessible Mental Health Care: Needs and Capacity Assessment and Intervention Development for “The Kosovo-Strong Minds Programme” (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/accessible-mental-health-care-needs-and-capacity-assessment-and-intervention-development-for-the-kosovo-strong-minds-programme
Background: Mental health care services remain severely limited in many low resourced settings despite the large need for attending population’s needs. Mental health care needs assessments are an esse
Environmental, Social, Economic and Health Impact Assessment (ESHIA) for a Field Study of a Self-Limiting Nondrive Strain of Genetically Modified... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/environmental-social-economic-and-health-impact-assessment-eshia-for-a-field-study-of-a-self-limiting-nondrive-strain-of-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-on-behalf-of-target-malaria
Genetically modified mosquitoes (GMMs) represent great potential for malaria control in the future. Target Malaria – a vector control research alliance based at the Imperial College in London – aims t
Multiscale transmission dynamics of rabies in Africa: The urban-rural interface (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/multiscale-transmission-dynamics-of-rabies-in-africa-the-urban-rural-interface
Background and rationale : Dog mediated rabies, although entirely preventable, kills every year over 25’000 people in Africa. In the foregoing SNF project 310030_160067 we demonstrated that two consec