Novel Diagnostics to Improve Migrant and Refugee Health (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/novel-diagnostics-to-improve-migrant-and-refugee-health
Despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, global mobility is likely to increase substantially in the near future. People move between countries and regions in search of better opportunities, to es
Seasonal hunger affects millions - can we fix it? (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/seasonal-hunger-affects-millions-can-we-fix-it/blog-id/7
Even if you have never traveled to rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, you have likely seen the images on TV: the bright orange soil and the beautiful clusters of straw-covered houses surrounded by gor
Improving Access to Schistosomiasis Treatment for Young Children (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/improving-access-to-schistosomiasis-treatment-for-young-children
The Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium is an international public-private partnership dedicated to the development of a pediatric formulation to treat schistosomiasis in preschool-aged children. The co
Vom Abstrich bis zur Laborauswertung: Wie läuft ein COVID-19 Test ab? (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail11
1. Bei der Patientin wird ein Nasen-Rachen-Abstrich durchgeführt Personen, welche COVID-19 Symptome aufweisen (nur für Mitarbeitende und deren Angehörige) oder asymptomatische Personen, welche einen C
Study Identifies European Cities with Highest Mortality Due to Air Pollution (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/study-identifies-european-cities-with-highest-mortality-due-to-air-pollution
The findings show that 51,000 and 900 premature deaths could be prevented each year, respectively, if all the cities analysed were to achieve the PM 2.5 and NO 2 levels recommended by the World Health
Young Researchers in Environmental Epidemiology Share Latest Findings (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/young-researchers-in-environmental-epidemiology-share-latest-findings
The ISEE Young conference focused on the impact of environmental exposure such as air pollution and noise as well as weather and climate on non-communicable diseases. Participants also presented on nu
New Modelling Project Launched to Support National Malaria Control Programmes (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/new-modelling-project-to-support-national-malaria-control-programmes
Great achievements have been made in the fight against malaria, saving more than eight million lives and preventing over one-and-a-half billion malaria cases. However, one billion people still live at
EUR 2.47 Million Grant Awarded to Swiss TPH for Helminth Research (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/eur-247-million-grant-awarded-to-swiss-tph-for-helminth-research
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are among the most common infections worldwide and affect an estimated 1.5 billion people, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Intestinal worms
A triple win awaits (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/a-triple-win-awaits/blog-id/8
As with COVID-19, the global health impacts of climate change are difficult to imagine but scientifically predictable. In the COVID-19 crisis, we were forced to change behaviours that had rarely been
Promising Treatment Alternative Against Parasitic Worm Infection (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/promising-treatment-alternative-against-parasitic-worm-infection
Infections with the soil-transmitted helminth Strongyloides stercoralis are a considerable global burden. Up to 370 million people are infected worldwide, with the highest infection rates in warm regi