Human Resources (Page)
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Human Resources Our Swiss TPH work environment is very diverse and dynamic. Human Resources provides professional and efficient support to the various needs of the departments as well as to the employ
Global Health at a Crossroads: Who Will Fill the Gap? (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/global-health-at-a-crossroads-who-will-fill-the-gap/blog-id/102/blog-id/102
Global health stands at a turning point. The USAID funding freeze and shifting donor priorities are already disrupting essential programmes—from malaria elimination and HIV treatment to critical healt
Vaccination: A cornerstone of global health (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/vaccination-a-cornerstone-of-global-health
The impact of vaccines The Lancet paper, led by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, delivers a powe
Strengthening Global Health Security through the GIBACHT Programme (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/strengthening-global-health-security-through-the-gibacht-programme
In today’s interconnected world with increasing travel, migration and trade across the globe, disease outbreaks can spread rapidly. At the same time, new pathogens continue to emerge, sometimes overwh
Strengthening global health security through the GIBACHT programme (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/strengthening-global-health-security-through-the-gibacht-programme/blog-id/101
In an increasingly interconnected world, infectious diseases know no borders – as the COVID-19 pandemic reminded us. To help train health professionals from around the world to better prepare for and
Towards a post-donation era in parasitic worm control (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/towards-a-post-donation-era-in-parasitic-worm-control/blog-id/94
Over the past 25 years, huge progress has been made in the prevention, control and elimination of parasitic worm infections, which affect more than a billion people worldwide and pose a considerable p
Forests: A vital resource for food security (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/forests-a-vital-resource-for-food-security/blog-id/93
The theme of World Food Day 2024 is ‘Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future’, emphasising that access to safe and nutritious food is a fundamental human right. As we celebrate this year,
Empowering communities through nutrition: Aline’s journey with the NICE project (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/empowering-communities-through-nutrition-alines-journey-with-the-nice-project/blog-id/92
The Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) project is transforming lives by improving nutrition and promoting healthier diets through locally-led actions. Across six secondary cities in Rwanda, Kenya, an
An old and almost forgotten disease persists (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/an-old-and-almost-forgotten-disease-persists/blog-id/99
The decline of leprosy is a public health success story. However, despite being curable, the disease is still present in more than 100 countries, with 200,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Today, on
Fighting schistosomiasis through research and interventions in Pemba, Tanzania (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/fighting-schistosomiasis-through-research-and-interventions-in-pemba-tanzania/blog-id/96
For over a decade, Swiss TPH and the Public Health Laboratory – Ivo de Carneri (PHL-IdC) in Pemba, Tanzania, have been working together with local partners to tackle schistosomiasis, a disease caused
