Scientifically Proven: Air Pollution Harms Health (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/20190131-luftverschmutzung
Last week, an assessment by a group of just over 100 lung physicians reopened a discussion on the health benefits of the current air quality standards. Under the leadership of the lung physician Diete
Buruli Ulcer: Promising New Drug Candidate Against a Forgotten Disease (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/buruli-ulcer-promising-new-drug-candidate-against-a-forgotten-disease
Buruli ulcer - one of the most neglected among the NTDs - is a debilitating and stigmatising disease. Affecting mainly children in West and Central Africa, the chronic disease results in devastating s
SNSF Professorship Awarded to Melissa Penny (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/snsf-professorship-awarded-to-melissa-penny
“I’m excited that the SNSF will invest in my research, giving me the possibility to expand my group and pursue new directions,” said Penny. “With our work, we want to make the development of new medic
New Project on Child Health in Tanzania (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/new-project-on-child-health-in-tanzania
Each year, around 3.3 million children die from acute febrile episodes worldwide, especially in countries with low-resources. The lack of diagnostic tools and clinical guidance to front-line health wo
Meeting (Page)
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13th Annual Roll Back Malaria Vector Control Working Group Meeting We kindly ask you to complete the registration form, including the registration fee payment (CHF 250.- per person), latest by Decembe
Matthias Schmid-Huberty New Administrative Director at Swiss TPH (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/matthias-schmid-huberty-new-administrative-director-at-swiss-tph
Matthias Schmid-Huberty went through a 6-month, multi-stage, competitive selection process. The Board of Governors (Kuratorium) of Swiss TPH unanimously elected him as the successor of Stefan Mörgeli
Proof-of-Concept Study Reveals Feasibility of Eliminating Rabies in Africa (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/proof-of-concept-study-reveals-feasibility-of-eliminating-rabies-in-africa
Rabies is a viral disease that kills tens of thousands of people every year, predominantly in Africa and Asia.The disease is transmitted through the bites of infected dogs and foxes. In West- and Cent