“It is a privilege to be able to bring science to the bedside” (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/it-is-a-privilege-to-be-able-to-bring-science-to-the-bedside
test a drug for a neglected disease such as malaria, the trial can become more complex, because we have to go where the malaria patients are, i.e., to a malaria-endemic country such as the DRC. Such sites [...] very effective and affordable medicines for malaria? Yes, artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are still the standard of care for treating malaria and remain very effective. However, we are seeing [...] in the fight against malaria? What is unique about Swiss TPH is that we work...
New approaches to transform global health: meeting with Bill Gates (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/new-approaches-to-transform-health-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-a-swiss-tph-researcher-discussed-with-bill-gates
technical support to the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) in various malaria surveillance activities as part of the Swiss TPH Towards Elimination of Malaria in Tanzania (TEMT) project . You recently [...] facility data be used to improve malaria interventions? Since 2000, there has been a renewed commitment to malaria control, resulting in increased funding to support various malaria control interventions across [...] routine data from local health facilities in the fight against malari...
Swiss TPH at Global Level (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/topics/malaria/swiss-tph-at-global-level
the Second Global Malaria Action Plan “Action and Investment to defeat Malaria 2016-2030 (AIM) for a malaria-free world.” Malaria Antimalarial Drug Development Malaria Vaccines Malaria Elimination Surveillance [...] Influencing Global Malaria Policies The Global Malaria Technical and Training Support Package (GlobMal) aims at influencing global malaria policies and implementing WHO and Roll Back Malaria Partnership strategies [...] reduce the malaria burden and to expand malaria-free zones...
Kelly Chibale: Learning to Fail Your Way to Success (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/kelly-chibale-learning-to-fail-your-way-to-success
with Kelly and his team and his contributions for malaria and schistosomiasis drug discovery and development have been seminal.” New Drugs against Malaria The success of the H3D was not long in coming. In [...] University of Cape Town. He dedicated himself to the discovery and development of new drugs against malaria and other infectious diseases of poverty. This career move was not based on an idealistic sentiment [...] international partnerships. Key partners include the Bill & Melinda Gates...
Diagnostikkurse in medizinischer Parasitologie | Swiss TPH Short Courses (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/study-with-us/postgraduate/diagnostikkurse-in-medizinischer-parasitologie
steht die Differentialdiagnostik der jeweiligen Krankheitserregern. Kursbeschreibung Malaria Der direkte Nachweis von Malaria-Erregern im Blut ist trotz moderner molekularer Diagnostikverfahren immer noch die [...] Diagnostikkurse in medizinischer Parasitologie Überblick Malaria, Infektionen mit Darmprotozoen oder Erkrankungen durch Helminthen sind bei Reisenden von grosser Bedeutung. Die Diagnostikkurse in medizinischer [...] und klinische Aspekte behandelt. Blutparasiten für Fortgeschrittene...
World Tuberculosis Day 2021 (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/world-tuberculosis-day-2021
With 10 million new cases and 1.4 million TB deaths every year, TB kills more than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. Even though COVID-19 has claimed more lives since the beginning of the pandemic, the collateral [...] by some as “the next pandemic”. "With 10 million new cases and more deaths than caused by HIV and malaria combined, tuberculosis remains one of the top infectious killers of humankind." Why are we still
PNG Programme (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/about/eph/health-interventions/intervention-effectiveness-and-impact/png-programme
Document Changes in Malaria Prevalence Five national Malaria Indicator Surveys (MIS) conducted since 2008 have documented a substantial decrease in the country-wide prevalence of malaria infections in the [...] clinical malaria cases over time complementing national routine statistics. We used sentinel site malaria data to evaluate species-specific morbidity trends and estimate the relative impact of malaria control [...] Medical Research (PNGIMR). Documentation Centre Malaria Indicator Survey...
Technical Support and Capacity Building (Page)
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Systems Malaria Elimination Project Highlights Collaboration with Local Policy Makers to Strengthen Malaria Control Building Capacity for Malaria Control in the Democratic Republic of Congo The Malaria Control [...] Building for Malaria Capacity building is crucial to ensure the sustainable success of malaria prevention and the control of the disease. We provide technical support to National Malaria Control Programmes [...] tuberculosis and malaria. As the Global Fund with its head office in...
Patterns of age-specific mortality in children in endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
of the age- and season- dependence of malaria mortality is an important prerequisite for epidemiologic models of malaria immunity. However, most studies of malaria mortality have aggregated their results [...] stable endemic Plasmodium falciparum malaria. We use verbal autopsies (VAs) to estimate the proportion of deaths by age group due to malaria, and thus calculate malaria-specific mortality rates for each site [...] attributed to malaria. The overall age patterns of malaria mortality were...
Multi-scale mathematical modelling of parasite, drug and vaccine interactions: optimising public health and disease elimination strategies (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/multi-scale-mathematical-modelling-of-parasite-drug-and-vaccine-interactions-optimising-public-health-and-disease-elimination-strategies
are best able to reduce and halt malaria transmission. Mathematical modelling can help understand malaria dynamics and interactions between malaria tools and the malaria parasite, human and mosquito hosts [...] been made over the last decades in controlling malaria. From 2000 to 2015 scale-up of control and curative interventions enabled a 60% reduction in malaria death rates and a 40% reduction in rate of clinical [...] disease. Despite these gains, we face significant challenges if we are to...