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Consultancy and Project Implementation The Swiss Centre for International Health (SCIH) provides consultancy, project design, and project and grant management in national, public and global health. Wi
“It is a privilege to be able to bring science to the bedside” – Elisabeth Reus on the launch of a new malaria clinical trial in the DRC (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/it-is-a-privilege-to-be-able-to-bring-science-to-the-bedside/blog-id/83
Elisabeth Reus, Head of the Clinical Operations unit at Swiss TPH, is currently in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to launch the phase IIb trial of a new antimalarial drug in collaboration
Neglected tropical diseases: Then and now (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/neglected-tropical-diseases-then-and-now/blog-id/77
Today, we commemorate World NTD Day for the fourth time. In this article, I look back over the past 25 years and highlight key developments that have brought neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) out of
Noise, foul air and compromises. (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/noise-foul-air-and-compromises/blog-id/73
How much continuous noise can we stand without falling ill? How clean does the air we breathe need to be? Limit values for noise and airborne pollution are intended to protect the population – but are
"Pollen is beautiful ... but also quite annoying" (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/pollen-is-beautifulbut-also-quite-annoying/blog-id/67
More than 20% of Switzerland's population suffers from pollen allergies, and this number is steadily increasing. The impact of climate change on pollen and its effect on our health were explored by Ma
Studying under war conditions – student perspectives (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/studying-under-war-conditions-student-perspectives/blog-id/62
Four Ukrainian students in the Medical Education Development Project share their experiences of pursuing higher education during war. The junior and senior students share how they and their higher edu
World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Yes! We can end TB! (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/world-tuberculosis-day-2023-yes-we-can-end-tb/blog-id/61
To mark World TB Day 2023, we spoke to some of our experts here at Swiss TPH about their work on tuberculosis (TB), the highlights and impact of their research, why they are committed to TB, and what
Tuberculosis – time to act decisively! (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/tuberculosis-time-to-act-decisively/blog-id/60
At the end of the 1940s, about 50 people per 100,000 inhabitants died of tuberculosis in Switzerland each year. Today, the figure is around 0.2 per 100,000 inhabitants per year. In Lesotho, on the oth
Strengthening public health in times of war (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/strengthening-public-health-in-times-of-war/blog-id/59
One year has passed since Russia invaded neighbouring Ukraine - an operation that military experts predicted would be over within days. But the war is still ongoing. How can a public health project be
No health without mental health (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/no-health-without-mental-health/blog-id/53
On World Mental Health Day, we spoke with Salvador Camacho, technical expert at Swiss TPH, about how a unique approach using computer simulations to test youth mental health solutions can guide decisi