Improving treatment of helminth infections (Page)
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considered moving into big pharma, but the successful postdoctoral work in Princeton, focusing mostly on malaria and helminthiases, triggered her decision to stay in academia, supported by the acquisition of several
Health Insurance for Rural Tanzania (Page)
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important steps towards reducing child mortality or containing the spread of infectious diseases such as malaria. Nevertheless, it needs further efforts to strengthen health systems – in the periphery as well as
Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for... (Publications)
and sickle-cell anaemias. Diarrhoeal diseases, lower respiratory infections, neonatal causes, and malaria are still in the top five causes of death in children younger than 5 years. The most important pathogens
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recommends treatment based on a few clinical signs and POCT results, some performed in all patients (malaria rapid diagnostic test, hemoglobin, oximeter) and others in selected subgroups only (C-reactive protein
«Die Entwicklung neuer Medikamente ist Teamwork» (News)
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für den Erfolg des Swiss TPH bei der Entwicklung neuer Medikamente gegen die Schlafkrankheit und Malaria. Der vielversprechendste neue Wirkstoff gegen erstere heisst Fexinidazol. Das Molekül stammt aus
A triple win awaits (Page)
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diseases are likely to occur are increasing. Since 1950, climate suitability for the transmission of malaria in highland areas has increased by 40% in Africa and by 150% in the Western Pacific region. Changes
Ecosystems and One Health (Page)
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societal dimensions Biovision ExCap - Experience capitalisation of Biovision’s environmental-friendly Malaria and African animal trypanosomiasis control projects from 2005-2020 for greater impact HIA4SD - Health
Emergency Medicine (Page)
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are diagnosed using clinical skills, ultrasound, electrocardiogram (ECG), and point of care tests (malaria rapid tests, urine dipstick, urine pregnancy test, blood glucose and HIV tests). In March 2020, the
Marcel Tanner mit dem renommierten Brandenberger-Preis 2023 ausgezeichnet (News)
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Marcel Tanner und seine Teams spielten eine Schlüsselrolle bei der Entwicklung von Impfstoffen gegen Malaria und den sogenannten Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), welche die Entwicklung neuer Therapien gegen
Urban Public Health | Research at Swiss TPH (Page)
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Study of a Self-Limiting Nondrive Strain of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes on Behalf of Target Malaria hands4health - Hand hygiene, water quality and sanitation in primary health care facilities and schools