Developing a modelling framework for malaria transmission prevention tools (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/developing-a-modelling-framework-for-malaria-transmission-prevention-tools
Following years of investment in strategies to control malaria, elimination is now being considered. But optimal delivery strategies and profiles for new tools for elimination differ from those of dis
Strengthening Management at District Level to Support the Achievement of Universal Health Coverage (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/strengthening-management-at-district-level-to-support-the-achievement-of-universal-health-coverage
PERFORM2Scale is based on the success of the PERFORM project which was delivered in Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda in 2011-15. The background to PERFORM Health systems in Africa do not meet their full pot
Pesticide use in tropical settings (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/pestrop-pesticide-use-in-tropical-settings
PESTROP is an inter- and trans-disciplinary research project, studying environmental, health and institutional dimensions of pesticide use in tropical settings. Background : Pesticides are intensively
Troubleshooting Support of Insurance Management Information System (IMIS) Software (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/troubleshooting-support-of-insurance-management-information-system-imis-software
Background In the context of supporting the Ministry of Health in Nepal in building up a national social health insurance system SCIH facilitated the transfer of the “Insurance Management Information
Global Malaria Technical & Training Support Package - phase 2 (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/global-malaria-technical-training-support-package-phase-2
In line with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation global health strategic priorities, this contribution aims at influencing global malaria policies and implementing WHO and Roll Back Malar
Co-Administration Drug Therapy against Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis: from Efficacy and Safety to Community Effectiveness (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/co-administration-drug-therapy-against-soil-transmitted-helminthiasis-from-efficacy-and-safety-to-community-effectiveness
Background: Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) – roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), whipworm (Trichuris trichiura), the hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus), and threadworm (Strongyl
Research on the epidemiology of food- and waterborne diseases in Switzerland (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/research-on-the-epidemiology-of-food-and-waterborne-diseases-in-switzerland
Financed by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) various studies are conducted to elucidate specific topics of interest to the office in the fields of prevention, control and evidence-based guid
Effects of engaging communities in decision making and action through traditional and religious leaders on fully vaccination rates; a cluster... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/effects-of-engaging-communities-in-decision-making-and-action-through-traditional-and-religious-leaders-on-fully-vaccination-rates-a-cluster-randomised-control-trial
Background Low vaccination rates continue to be a problem, especially for vulnerable and marginalised populations in the midst of weak routine vaccination services. There is need for interventions to
Multi-scale mathematical modelling of parasite, drug and vaccine interactions: optimising public health and disease elimination strategies (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/multi-scale-mathematical-modelling-of-parasite-drug-and-vaccine-interactions-optimising-public-health-and-disease-elimination-strategies
Tremendous progress has been made over the last decades in controlling malaria. From 2000 to 2015 scale-up of control and curative interventions enabled a 60% reduction in malaria death rates and a 40
Investigating the increasing trend of EHEC notifications in Swiss surveillance data (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/investigating-the-increasing-trend-of-ehec-notifications-in-swiss-surveillance-data
The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) detected a significant increase in notified cases of infections with enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) since 2014. While EHEC cases increase, the number of c