Capacity Building (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/capacity-building
The open source insurance management information system (openIMIS) initiative seeks to contribute to a comprehensive health information system linking patient, provider and payer data. This system is expected [...] expected to be maintained and continuously improved by an open source software community. The management information system is expected to have a modular, interoperable structure, allowing it to be adapted [...] designed the Insurance Management Information System (IMIS) which now...
Implementing a Computerized Clinical Equipment Inventory System for Uzbekistan (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/implementing-a-computerized-clinical-equipment-inventory-system-for-uzbekistan
system for medical equipment became apparent. Swiss TPH has proposed to implement the open source software “openMEDIS”, an inventory information system for medical equipment. GIZ and the Ministry of Health [...] provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Health in the introduction, piloting and scale-up of openMEDIS, including feasibility assessment, project planning, training, policy advice and monitoring and
Body mass index in glaucoma (Publications)
index (BMI) of patients with open-angle glaucoma or normal-tension glaucoma with BMI in control subjects. METHODS: BMI was calculated for 288 control subjects, 42 patients with open-angle glaucoma with treated [...] treated intraocular pressure (IOP) higher than 21 mmHg, 87 patients with open-angle glaucoma with progression of glaucomatous damage despite IOP less than 21 mmHg, and 57 patients with normal-tension glaucoma
Body mass index in glaucoma (Publications)
index (BMI) of patients with open-angle glaucoma or normal-tension glaucoma with BMI in control subjects. METHODS: BMI was calculated for 288 control subjects, 42 patients with open-angle glaucoma with treated [...] treated intraocular pressure (IOP) higher than 21 mmHg, 87 patients with open-angle glaucoma with progression of glaucomatous damage despite IOP less than 21 mmHg, and 57 patients with normal-tension glaucoma
Metabolic syndrome in rural Peruvian adults living at high altitudes using different cookstoves (Publications)
This study determined the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in open fire stoves and improved cookstoves users (ICS) in the rural Peruvian Andes. Participants answered a socioeconomic questionnaire [...] from 385 participants, 190 (112 women and 78 men) were ICS users and 195 (123 women and 72 men) were open fire stove users. The prevalence of MetS was 21.3, 26.4% in women and 13.3% in men. We found no s [...] mass index and altitude were important determinants of MetS. Research on...
Metabolic syndrome in rural Peruvian adults living at high altitudes using different cookstoves (Publications)
This study determined the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in open fire stoves and improved cookstoves users (ICS) in the rural Peruvian Andes. Participants answered a socioeconomic questionnaire [...] from 385 participants, 190 (112 women and 78 men) were ICS users and 195 (123 women and 72 men) were open fire stove users. The prevalence of MetS was 21.3, 26.4% in women and 13.3% in men. We found no s [...] mass index and altitude were important determinants of MetS. Research on...
BACKUP Health Cameroon - Improving Access to Malaria Care and Services for Children Under Five: Pilot Project (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/backup-health-cameroon-improving-access-to-malaria-care-and-services-for-children-under-five-pilot-project
procurement scheme for care. openIMIS: feasibility and cost estimation. The goal is to customize openIMIS to meet the needs of malaria care management. Implementation of the openIMIS pilot in order to record [...] care Design of the pilot and roadmap openIMIS: feasibility and cost estimation Implementation of the openIMIS pilot At the end of the project it is expected that the openIMIS pilot will be functional and that [...] the activities, particularly for the cost study and for the openIMIS...
Swiss TPH Researcher Emma Hodcroft Named by Nature as 1 of 3 People To Watch in 2025 (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/swiss-tph-researcher-emma-hodcroft-named-by-nature-as-1-of-3-people-to-watch-in-2025
tribute to high-quality, evidence-based, open science within trusted partnership to make a difference in global health.” Pathoplexus is a community-driven, open-source database for sharing viral pathogen [...] shaping science in 2025 by the prestigious journal Nature . She is the co-founder of Pathoplexus, an open-source hub for sharing viral pathogen genomes. Hodcroft was listed alongside Mark Thomson, the next [...] ” said Hodcroft. “At a time when misinformation is rife, it is more important...
Harnessing the wealth of Chinese scientific literature: schistosomiasis research and control in China (Publications)
schistosomiasis for issues including languages and open access. Although most of the journals are published in Chinese, English abstracts are usually available. Open access to full articles was available in China [...] Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases since 2003; none of the other journals examined offered open access. We reviewed (i) the discovery and development of antischistosomal drugs, (ii) the progress [...] Chinese literature, which is relevant for local control measures and...
Harnessing the wealth of Chinese scientific literature: schistosomiasis research and control in China (Publications)
schistosomiasis for issues including languages and open access. Although most of the journals are published in Chinese, English abstracts are usually available. Open access to full articles was available in China [...] Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases since 2003; none of the other journals examined offered open access. We reviewed (i) the discovery and development of antischistosomal drugs, (ii) the progress [...] Chinese literature, which is relevant for local control measures and...
