EMA Recommends Arpraziquantel for Treatment of Schistosomiasis in Preschool-Aged Children (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/ema-recommends-arpraziquantel-for-treatment-of-schistosomiasis-in-preschool-aged-children
Today, the Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive scientific opinion for a
Swiss TPH Scientist Awarded Competitive European Research Grant (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/swiss-tph-scientist-awarded-competitive-european-research-grant
Airborne pollen allergies are increasing across Europe due to climate change. Marloes Eeftens' research looks at the effect of pollen exposure on mortality, hospitalisation and allergic symptoms. The
High-Tech Sensors and Blockchain: New Avenues Towards Elimination of Rabies (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/high-tech-sensors-and-blockchain-new-avenues-towards-elimination-of-rabies
Rabies is an infectious viral disease that is nearly always fatal once the virus has reached the brain of the infected person. Rabies is a zoonotic disease, meaning that the virus is transmitted from
Swiss TPH and PNGIMR: Strengthening a 30-Year Partnership (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/swiss-tph-and-pngimr-strengthening-a-30-year-partnership
Swiss TPH and the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (PNGIMR) have a long and successful history of collaboration, primarily in the field of malaria, with a strong emphasis on capacity bui
Claudia Schmutz erhält Fakultätspreis der Uni Basel (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/claudia-schmutz-erhaelt-fakultaetspreis-der-uni-basel
Seit dem ersten Epidemiengesetz von 1886, werden Infektionskrankheiten in der Schweiz mit dem obligatorischen Meldesystem des Bundes überwacht. "Claudia Schmutz' Dissertation analysiert am Beispiel vo
Swiss Support to Healthcare Provision in Romania (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/swiss-support-to-healthcare-provision-in-romania
The public health system in Romania faces major challenges, despite considerable progress in recent years. The infant mortality rate remains the highest in the European Union (EU), and life expectancy
Fexinidazole - First All-Oral Treatment for Sleeping Sickness Approved (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/fexinidazole-first-all-oral-treatment-for-sleeping-sickness-approved
Sleeping sickness, or human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), is usually fatal without treatment. Transmitted by the bite of a tsetse fly, it causes neuropsychiatric symptoms; including aggression, psych
Daniel H. Paris: Professor für Tropen- und Reisemedizin an der Universität Basel (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/daniel-h-paris-professor-fuer-tropen-und-reisemedizin-an-der-universitaet-basel
"Von Herzen gratulieren wir Daniel Paris zu dieser strukturellen Professur am Swiss TPH", sagt Jürg Utzinger, Direktor vom Swiss TPH. "Als Nachfolger von Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Hatz, kann die strate
Zehn Jahre Versicherungsmedizin (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/zehn-jahre-versicherungsmedizin
Versicherungsmedizin ist die Lehre von den Beziehungen zwischen kranken, verunfallten oder einen Versicherungsantrag stellenden Personen, den medizinischen Leistungserbringern und den Versicherungsunt
R. Geigy-Preis 2018 geht an Stella Hartinger-Peña (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/r-geigy-preis-2018-geht-an-stella-hartinger-pena
Durchfall- und Atemwegserkrankungen gehören zu den häufigsten Ursachen der Kindersterblichkeit im ländlichen Peru. Vielen Haushalten mangelt es an fliessendem Wasser, gekocht wird über dem offenen Feu