Promoting Well-Being through the Life Course (Page)
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(NTDs) and combines research, education and services. Our work includes drug development against malaria, helminths, and protozoa, validation of approaches and tools, and capacity building with a focus [...] for Epidemiology and Control of Helminth Infections and for Modelling, Monitoring and Training for Malaria Control and Elimination . Swiss TPH also addresses a variety of aspects related to water, sanitation
Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980-2015: a systematic... (Publications)
gains largely attributable to decreases in mortality rates due to HIV/AIDS (42.1%, 39.1-44.6), malaria (43.1%, 34.7-51.8), neonatal preterm birth complications (29.8%, 24.8-34.9), and maternal disorders [...] throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with observed YLLs far exceeding expected YLLs for countries in which malaria or HIV/AIDS remained the leading causes of early death. INTERPRETATION: At the global scale, age-specific
Virtual Event Series | Swiss TPH (Page)
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infections harder to treat. Among the most prevalent diseases affected by AMR are tuberculosis and malaria. Surveillance, easy identification and early response to resistant microbes is crucial in the fight [...] this virtual session, we will review the current AMR situation specifically for tuberculosis and malaria and discuss new diagnostics, up-and-coming technologies and international collaborations to deal [...] of Zurich 11:10 AMR in HIV, Alex Ntamatungiro, Ifakara Health Institute,...
2.5 Million Euro Grant Awarded to Swiss TPH for Tuberculosis Research (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/25-million-euro-grant-awarded-to-swiss-tph-for-tuberculosis-research
disease, claiming over 4,000 lives each day. This equates to more daily casualties than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. It is also the biggest killer of all antimicrobial resistant (AMR) related deaths. Gagneux's
A Decline in Air Pollution Levels in Europe Still Fall Short of WHO Guidelines, According to New Study (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/a-decline-in-air-pollution-levels-in-europe-still-fall-short-of-who-guidelines-according-to-new-study
Air pollution continues to rise at an alarming rate, with death tolls surpassing those of war, malaria and cigarettes according to recent studies. A new study by Swiss TPH used Bayesian geostatistical
Swiss TPH Symposium: Global Health in the 21st Century (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/swiss-tph-symposium-global-health-in-the-21st-century
a round of speed talks on topics such as infectious and chronic diseases, antibiotic resistance, malaria control, tuberculosis, HIV and the role of migration in disease transmission. Julia Bielicki from
ANTICOV: Largest Clinical Trial in Africa to Test New Drug Combination (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/anticov-largest-clinical-trial-in-africa-to-test-new-drug-combination
trial started in September 2020 with the HIV antiretroviral combination lopinavir/ritonavir and the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine. These two initial arms were suspended in December 2020 after WHO updated
Assessing the Potential Health Impact of Omicron (Page)
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transmission model for COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, building on its experience in malaria modelling. “Our OpenCOVID transmission model provides timely guidance to decision-makers on the potential
MSc in Epidemiology | Study at Swiss TPH (Page)
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harm to humans? How global climate change affects health? And how we can best protect children from malaria? The Specialized Master's degree programme in Epidemiology at the University of Basel is run by the
Pfizer-Preis geht an zwei Swiss TPH Forscher (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/20190207-pfizer-preis-2
schwere Erkrankungen (niedriger Sauerstoffgehalt im Blut, Anämie, niedriger Blutzucker) sowie den Malaria-Schnelltest. Ergebnisse einer klinischen Studie in Tansania zeigten eine verbesserte Gesundheitslage