Influence of the transition from school to work on health promotion choices of young people in Switzerland (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/influence-of-the-transition-from-school-to-work-on-health-promotion-choices-of-young-people-in-switzerland
The transition from school to work comes with opportunities as well as risks. During the sensitive period from adolescence to adulthood youth make important decisions that can influence their health i
MalCommit - Understanding Sexual Commitment and Early Differentiation of Malaria Transmission Stages (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/malcommit-understanding-sexual-commitment-and-early-differentiation-of-malaria-transmission-stages
The project aims to understand the processes responsible for the differentiation of asexual malaria blood stage parasites into sexual forms. The anticipated results may open up new avenues for the dev
Increased susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum of insecticide resistant Anopheles in West Africa (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/increased-susceptibility-to-plasmodium-falciparum-of-insecticide-resistant-anopheles-in-west-africa
This project aims to assess how widespread the susceptibility to Plasmodium of insecticide-resistant Anopheles is, and to assess the risk associated with this phenomenon in relationship with human beh
Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium: Development and appropriation of a palatable, safe and efficent Praziquantel formulation to treat preschool-aged... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/pediatric-praziquantel-consortium-development-and-appropriation-of-a-palatable-safe-and-efficent-praziquantel-formulation-to-treat-preschool-aged-children-for-schistosomiasis
Schistosomes, parasitic blood flukes, cause schistosomiasis, a chronic disease which can lead to anemia, severe damage of organs, reduced growth and, at worst, to death. Infection occurs if schistosom
Providing Technical Assistance to a Church Based Health Insurance Scheme (BEPHA) in Cameroon (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/providing-technical-assistance-to-a-church-based-health-insurance-scheme-bepha-in-cameroon
The Bamenda Ecclesiastical Provincial Health Assistance (BEPHA) is a health assistance scheme set up by the Roman Catholic Church in four dioceses of the Bamenda Church Province; administratively foun
Surveillance to Evaluate the Approach and Impact of Leprosy Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/surveillance-to-evaluate-the-approach-and-impact-of-leprosy-post-exposure-prophylaxis
Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. After an incubation period that can last years, the disease mainly affects peripheral nerves and the skin. If untreated, it may lead to
Engaging with antenatal care providers to conduct vaccination counselling with expectant mothers (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/engaging-with-antenatal-care-providers-to-conduct-vaccination-counselling-with-expectant-mothers
Vaccination is a powerful public health tool that reduces the global burden of disease immensely and saves 2-3 million lives a year. Vaccination coverage in Switzerland can be improved, yet only provi
Monitoring Agent South Sudan (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/monitoring-agent-south-sudan
Swiss TPH will support the Country Programmes Team in the Republic of South Sudan in developing a comprehensive, three to five-year Programme Support Rationale (PSR) which will include strategic compo
Analysis and mapping of prospective sources of funding for additional contributions to MEMTI (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/analysis-and-mapping-of-prospective-sources-of-funding-for-additional-contributions-to-memti
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria set aside funding to incentivize the acceleration of efforts towards elimination of malaria in four countries in the Asia-Pacific region: Papua