Community Health Workers Geographical Placement in Haiti (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/community-health-workers-geographical-placement-in-haiti
The demand for geographic information systems (GIS) and related tools is increasing among public health decision-makers, as the utility is being recognized and both methodological innovations and comp
Country modelling to support National Malaria Control Programs - High Burden to High Impact (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/country-modelling-to-support-national-malaria-control-programs-high-burden-to-high-impact
Through the High Burden to High Impact (HBHI) response launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Roll Back Malaria partnership (RBM), public health modelers have been invited by the Glob
MOSASWA Modelling Support (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/mosaswa-modelling-support
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund) has commissioned Swiss TPH to evaluate the impact of the Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative 2 (LSDI2) implementation of In
Identifying Barriers to Exclusive Breastfeeding in Urban Low Income Settings (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/identifying-barriers-to-exclusive-breastfeeding-in-urban-low-income-settings
Children in Lao PDR as well as in many other middle-income countries continue to receive sub-optimal nutrition because of low breastfeeding rates, undermining their developmental potential. While majo
Digital data innovation in health impact assessment: new methods to track and respond to the migration and humanitarian crisis in Northern Mozambique (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/digital-data-innovation-in-health-impact-assessment-new-methods-to-track-and-respond-to-the-migration-and-humanitarian-crisis-in-northern-mozambique
Background In northern Mozambique, a volatile combination of natural disasters, violence and conflict, and COVID-19 have all combined to create a humanitarian crisis where it is estimated that over ha
GeoLEGIO: Legionnaires’ disease in Switzerland: A spatial analysis of notification data from 2017-2021 (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/geolegio-legionnaires-disease-in-switzerland-a-spatial-analysis-of-notification-data-from-2017-2021
Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella spp. bacteria. The disease is notifiable to the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). Over the past ten years, ann
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
Expanding NTD and COVID-19 control to mobile pastoralists in Chad (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/expanding-ntd-and-covid-19-control-to-mobile-pastoralists-in-chad
The EXPAND project aims to expanding neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and COVID-19 surveillance and control to mobile pastoralists in Chad through the establishment of integrated surveillance and ac
Climate change and cardiovascular diseases: state and exploratory analyses of patient data in Limpopo province, South Africa (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/climate-change-and-cardiovascular-diseases-state-and-exploratory-analyses-of-patient-data-in-limpopo-province-south-africa
The main objectives of this project are to explore and undertake preliminary analyses of existing available cardiovascular disease (CVD) specific health data in Limpopo collected through a completed c
A longitudinal mixed-methods investigation of masculinity, stigma, and disclosure on men’s ART initiation in South Africa (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/a-longitudinal-mixed-methods-investigation-of-masculinity-stigma-and-disclosure-on-mens-art-initiation-in-south-africa
Engaging and retaining men in HIV care is critical to the success of ending the HIV epidemic, particularly in South Africa where over 7.9 million people live with HIV. Idealized forms of masculinity m