Air Pollution and Health Literature Database and Services 2024-2025 (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/air-pollution-and-health-literature-database-and-services-2024-2025
LUDOK is a Swiss competence center for the effects of outdoor air pollution on human health at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH). The documentation center has been financed by
User-driven Health risk Assessment Services and Innovative ADAPTation options against Threats from Heatwaves, Air Pollution, Wildfire Emission and... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/user-driven-health-risk-assessment-services-and-innovative-adaptation-options-against-threats-from-heatwaves-air-pollution-wildfire-emission-and-pollen
Transformative adaptation is gaining recognition as the appropriate response to climate change as the current adaptive measures reach their limits. In addressing health risks associated with heat wave
Neurodegenerative diseases and other chronic disease in relation to long-term electromagnetic field exposure (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/neurodegenerative-diseases-and-other-chronic-disease-in-relation-to-long-term-electromagnetic-field-exposure
Like many developed countries, the age structure of Switzerland has changed substantially over the past few decades with a demographic shift toward an aging population. The social, economic and health
The Virulence-Transmission Trade-Off: Exploring the Biological Determinants and Epidemiological Consequences of Subclinical Tuberculosis (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/the-virulence-transmission-trade-off-exploring-the-biological-determinants-and-epidemiological-consequences-of-subclinical-tuberculosis
Human tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health emergency, causing 10 million new cases and 1.5 million deaths every year. TB manifests as a spectrum, ranging from self-cured or asymptomatic infection
Child Health and Infection with Low Density (CHILD) Malaria, a randomized controlled trial to assess the long-term health and socioeconomic impact of... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/child-health-and-infection-with-low-density-child-malaria-a-randomized-controlled-trial-to-assess-the-long-term-health-and-socioeconomic-impact-of-interventions-targeting-low-density-malaria-infection-lmi-among-children-in-tanzania
As malaria transmission declines, an increasing proportion of infections persist in the body at low levels. Low-density malaria infection (LMI) are often chronic and represent a high proportion of inf
UBDPOLICY - The Urban Burden of Disease Estimation for Policy Making (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/ubdpolicy-the-urban-burden-of-disease-estimation-for-policy-making
In Europe, more than 70% of the population lives in urban areas. Cities have long been known to be society’s predominant engine of innovation and wealth creation, yet they are also a main source of po
Burden of disease based methods for estimating the socio-economic cost of environmental stressors (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/burden-of-disease-based-methods-for-estimating-the-socio-economic-cost-of-environmental-stressors
The outdoor environment has a significant impact on our health and wellbeing. The European Green Deal has introduced the ambitious commitment to a ‘Zero-Pollution Action Plan for air, water, and soil’
One Health and citizen science approaches for contextualized community-led interventions tackling water-borne parasitic diseases in Chad (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/one-health-and-citizen-science-approaches-for-contextualized-community-led-interventions-tackling-water-borne-parasitic-diseases-in-chad
Given the complexity of vector-borne diseases that depend on biotic, abiotic and socio-cultural factors, an integrative approach is vital for effective and successful control. Therefore, this projects
Combining sociological, economic and epidemiological evidence to target malaria interventions in Papua New Guinea and beyond (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/combining-sociological-economic-and-epidemiological-evidence-to-target-malaria-interventions-in-papua-new-guinea-and-beyond
To improve the (cost-) effectiveness of malaria control and accelerate progress towards elimination, control measures must be tailored to sub-national levels to account for local heterogeneity. The Wo
The impact of menstrual health management on the vaginal microbiome: Linking transdisciplinary health science and policy to improve safety and hygiene... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/the-impact-of-menstrual-health-management-on-the-vaginal-microbiome-linking-transdisciplinary-health-science-and-policy-to-improve-safety-and-hygiene-for-the-benefit-of-womens-health
At least one out of three to four women experiences vaginal health issues due to an unbalance of beneficial and harmful microbes. These microbes live in each vagina and are known as the vaginal microb
