Neglected Tropical Diseases (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/topics/neglected-tropical-diseases
Neglected Tropical Diseases Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of 20 conditions mainly found in tropical and subtropical areas. Most NTDs are infectious diseases and many are caused by par
Parasitic Worm Infections - Helminthiasis (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/topics/parasitic-worm-infections-helminthiasis
Parasitic Worm Infections - Helminthiases Parasitic worm infections are a major public health issue in many tropical and subtropical low-income communities. In the case of soil-transmitted helminthias
Climate Change (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/topics/environment-and-health/climate-change
Climate Change Droughts, floods, newly emerging pathogens: the effects of climate change are manifold. Swiss TPH experts study the health impact of climate change in various regions in Africa and Euro
Human Biomonitoring (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/topics/non-communicable-diseases/human-biomonitoring
Human Biomonitoring, Exposome, and Personalised Health Swiss TPH has a long-standing expertise in biomarker research. It has set up state-of-the art bio-banking infrastructure to support human biomoni
ANTICOV: Largest Clinical Trial in Africa to Test New Drug Combination (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/anticov-largest-clinical-trial-in-africa-to-test-new-drug-combination
ANTICOV aims to respond to the urgent need to identify treatments that can be used to treat mild and moderate cases of COVID-19 early and prevent spikes in hospitalisation that could overwhelm fragile
Swiss TPH Re-designated as WHO Collaborating Centre for Expertise in Malaria (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/who-collaborating-centre-for-expertise-in-malaria
Since 2017, Swiss TPH has been designated as the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Modelling, Monitoring and Training for Malaria Control and Elimination. In 2021, Swiss TPH was
Collateral Damage of COVID-19 on Low- and Middle-Income Countries (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/collateral-damage-of-covid-19-on-lmics
While the COVID-19 pandemic has affected health systems around the world, individuals living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have been hit the hardest. These countries that often have a we
Universität Basel und ETH Zürich bündeln Spitzenforschung für Kinder und Jugendliche weltweit (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/universitaet-basel-und-eth-zuerich-buendeln-spitzenforschung-fuer-kinder-und-jugendliche-weltweit
Das BRCCH wird von der Universität Basel und der ETH Zürich getragen. Zum Netzwerk des Forschungszentrums gehören zudem Partnerinstitute wie das UniversitätsKinderspital beider Basel und das Schweizer
Accelerated Research and Development Needed to End Malaria (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/accelerated-research-and-development-needed-to-end-malaria
The expert group’s report also flags the urgent need for progress to advance universal health coverage and improve access to services and better surveillance to guide a more targeted malaria response.
Malaria Mortality in Africa May Be Higher than Estimated (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/malaria-mortality-in-africa-may-be-higher-than-estimated
To estimate the number of deaths caused by malaria, different methods and data sources have been utilised. Most studies to date, however, have not taken into account indirect deaths from malaria such