Legionella control in buildings (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/legionella-control-in-buildings
Legionella spp. are gram-negative bacteria that are ubiquitously present in the environment. Water and soil are the main natural reservoirs. When bacteria-contaminated aerosols are inhaled, Legionella
SwissLEGIO - Legionnaires’ disease in Switzerland: A prospective, national case-control and molecular source attribution study (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/swisslegio-legionnaires-disease-in-switzerland-a-prospective-national-case-control-and-molecular-source-attribution-study
Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is a severe form of pneumonia. The disease is notifiable to the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). In the past 7 years, the number of reported cases has more than
Missed opportunities to responding to violence against women and girls in the health sector (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/missed-opportunities-to-responding-to-violence-against-women-and-girls-in-the-health-sector
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a societal problem with serious long-term health, social and economic repercussions. Reaching epidemic proportions, 1 in 3 women will experience violence in
Mathematical modelling to examine disease, control measures, vaccine interactions and resistance to guide public health and disease elimination... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/mathematical-modelling-to-examine-disease-control-measures-vaccine-interactions-and-resistance-to-guide-public-health-and-disease-elimination-strategies
Mathematical models are increasingly important to understand new and existing diseases and for planning how we tackle these diseases. Models with enough detail of how a disease interacts with the body
Building Capacity to Address Implementation Challenges for Sustainable Access and Delivery of New Vaccines in Ghana (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/building-capacity-to-address-implementation-challenges-for-sustainable-access-and-delivery-of-new-vaccines-in-ghana
The SAVING (Sustainable Access and Delivery of New Vaccines in Ghana) consortium led by the University of Health and Allied Sciences is building capacity of multiple stakeholders (Ghana Food and Drugs
Quality Evidence for Health System Transformation (QuEST) (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/quality-evidence-for-health-system-transformation-quest
The QuEST Network has three primary objectives: Establish the QuEST Network: build an operational platform and establish QuEST Centers to jointly conduct high impact R&D and build national health syst
Healthy Life Project, Phase II: Reducing the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Republic of Moldova (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/healthy-life-project-phase-ii-reducing-the-burden-of-non-communicable-diseases-in-the-republic-of-moldova
Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide. Like many countries, the Republic of Moldova faces a growing NCD mortality and morbidity burden: more than half of
Violence against health care workers: understanding context through citizen science and measuring a de-escalation training intervention effectiveness... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/violence-against-health-care-workers-understanding-context-through-citizen-science-and-measuring-a-de-escalation-training-intervention-effectiveness-in-eastern-drc-and-iraq
This study investigates the effectiveness of a tailored violence de-escalation training for health professionals in combination with a set of publicly displayed violence-prevention rules at the health
Toward prevention of health effects from acute and chronic noise exposure (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/toward-prevention-of-health-effects-from-acute-and-chronic-noise-exposure
Epidemiological research in the last decade has revealed associations between various cardiometabolic diseases and road, railway and aircraft noise. However, still little is known about mental health
Deciphering Environmental Sensing in Malaria Parasites (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/deciphering-environmental-sensing-in-malaria-parasites
The Malaria Host Interactions Unit (MHIU) is studying the molecular interface between malaria parasites and their human host. Recent findings revealed the existence of intimate links between parasite