Master of Advanced studies in Insurance Medicine (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/master-of-advanced-studies-in-insurance-medicine
postgraduate programme of the university of Basel under the sponsorship of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH). The programme is carried out by Swiss TPH, by asim Begutachtung (review)
Improving Access to SARS-CoV-2 Screening and Testing through Community-based COVID-19 Case-Finding and the Use of Digital Solutions in Lesotho and... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/improving-access-to-sars-cov-2-screening-and-testing-through-community-based-covid-19-case-finding-and-the-use-of-digital-solutions-in-lesotho-and-zambia
In a collaboration between teams in Lesotho and Zambia, Dr Klaus Reither ( Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , BRCCH) and Dr Kwame Shanaube ( Zambart , EDCTP) will investigate the effects of c
If I tweet will you cite later? Follow-up on the effect of social media exposure on article downloads and citations (Publications)
previously reported results. METHODS: For articles published in the International Journal of Public Health between December 2012 and December 2014, we updated article download and citation data for a minimum [...] citations, such as impact factor, may not capture the added value of social media for scientific publications.
Understanding the social determinants of child mortality in Latin America over the last two decades: a machine learning approach (Publications)
The reduction of child mortality rates remains a significant global public health challenge, particularly in regions with high levels of inequality such as Latin America. We used machine learning (ML) [...] non-linear relationships were found mainly for Gini index and U5MR. Our study suggests that long-term public policies to reduce U5MR in Latin America should focus on reducing poverty, illiteracy, and socioeconomic [...] combined with large longitudinal data, allowed us to evaluate the effects...
Over-diagnosis of malaria by microscopy in the Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania: an evaluation of the utility and cost-effectiveness of rapid... (Publications)
tests at this dispensary, the potential cost effectiveness of introducing RDTs to a neighbouring public health centre was estimated on the basis of this centre's past malaria records spanning December 2007 [...] with malaria in this rural part of Tanzania. A policy that encompasses both the private and public sectors of health care is needed to ensure quality diagnostic testing for febrile patients. With estimated [...] test, malaria is being over-diagnosed by approximately a factor of five in...
Perceptions of drones, digital adherence monitoring technologies and educational videos for tuberculosis control in remote Madagascar: a mixed-method... (Publications)
national tuberculosis treatment and control programmes (NTPs), and be adapted to address other public health challenges. The deployment of innovative technologies needs to be differentially adapted to c [...] peer-reviewed publication. In Madagascar, results will be presented in person to Ministry and other Malagasy decision-makers through the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar. PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT: This [...] the mobile health team provided detailed input on the wording and content of...
Containment of a fatal and highly infectious disease outbreak (Publications)
viral disease outbreak. This case study is targeted towards health scientists of medicine, nursing, biomedical laboratory and public health background. We specifically orient learners on clinical presentation
Prévalence des diarrhées infantojuvéniles dans deux districts de Nouakchott (Mauritanie) en 2008: analyse de l'influence de l'hygiène du milieu... (Publications)
In urban areas in Nouakchott, diarrheal diseases present a major public health problem, especially for children and adolescents. In August, 2008, a cross-sectional survey of 300 households in two adjacent [...] adjacent districts of the city sought to study correlations between diarrheal disease and environmental health. The results show that 87 children of all ages had about 139 episodes of diarrhea, for an average
Investing in justice: ethics, evidence, and the eradication investment cases for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis (Publications)
and onchocerciasis, 2 neglected tropical diseases that are candidates for eradication. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print February 25, 2015: e1-e8. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302454) [...] experiences of the diseases and related interventions but are not assessed in traditional approaches to health and economic evaluation. We have offered a method of ethical analysis grounded in theories of social
Stephanie Mauti (People)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/staff/profile/people/stephanie-mauti
med. vet., is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Human and Animal Health Unit of the department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Swiss TPH. She was trained in veterinary medicine at the Faculty of
