Student spotlight: Maryam Tavakkoli (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/student-spotlight-maryam-tavakkoli/blog-id/3
at Swiss TPH, researches road traffic evidence and information systems. "Studying at Swiss TPH has opened so many doors for me, like when I got to travel to the 2019 Unleash innovation lab in China and my
"Pollen is beautiful ... but also quite annoying" (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/pollen-is-beautifulbut-also-quite-annoying/blog-id/67
on pollen and its effect on our health were explored by Marloes Eeftens from Swiss TPH during her opening lecture for the "Advanced Training in Public Health Zurich*". This monthly series invites experts
BRICS countries and the global movement for universal health coverage (Publications)
UHC. Interviews were conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire that included both closed- and open-ended questions. Question development was informed by insights from the literature on UHC, Cox's framework [...] of policy formation. The closed questions were analysed with simple descriptive statistics and the open-ended questions using grounded theory approach. The analysis demonstrates that most BRICS countries
A community randomised controlled trial evaluating a home-based environmental intervention package of improved stoves, solar water disinfection and... (Publications)
Escherichia coli in stool specimen. RESULTS: We enrolled 534 children. At baseline all households used open fires and 77% had access to piped water supplies. E. coli was found in drinking water in 68% and 64% [...] comparable study arms. Recently, several critical reviews raised major concerns on the reliability of open health intervention trials, because of uncertain sustainability and non-blinding bias. In this regard
A community randomised controlled trial evaluating a home-based environmental intervention package of improved stoves, solar water disinfection and... (Publications)
Escherichia coli in stool specimen. RESULTS: We enrolled 534 children. At baseline all households used open fires and 77% had access to piped water supplies. E. coli was found in drinking water in 68% and 64% [...] comparable study arms. Recently, several critical reviews raised major concerns on the reliability of open health intervention trials, because of uncertain sustainability and non-blinding bias. In this regard
BRICS countries and the global movement for universal health coverage (Publications)
UHC. Interviews were conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire that included both closed- and open-ended questions. Question development was informed by insights from the literature on UHC, Cox's framework [...] of policy formation. The closed questions were analysed with simple descriptive statistics and the open-ended questions using grounded theory approach. The analysis demonstrates that most BRICS countries
Swiss TPH at Global Level (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/topics/malaria/swiss-tph-at-global-level
development and use of an individual-based model of malaria transmission dynamics known as OpenMalaria . This model is an open-source tool for simulating the dynamics of malaria transmission and epidemiology, and [...] Swiss TPH, our OpenMalaria model is used by a wide range of modellers worldwide. A new collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports the improvement and maintenance of OpenMalaria as well
International PhD Programme in Infection Biology | Study at Swiss TPH (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/study-with-us/doctorate/infection-biology-ippib
diseases with field level molecular epidemiology. The International PhD Programme in Infection Biology is open to students from national and international universities. Women and students from developing countries [...] Responsible Professor Prof. Dr. Pascal Mäser Contact Anja Matthiä Course Coordinator PhD at Swiss TPH Open PhD Positions at Swiss TPH
Digital Health (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/about/scih/digital-health
to optimise insurance processes and forms the basis of the global openIMIS Initiative, where we contribute to the development of an open source solution for managing health financing. Health Management [...] patterns or the tracking of utility cost. Swiss TPH adapts and deploys the popular and versatile DHIS2 open source system. In general, our health information specialists together with clinicians and epidemiologists [...] systems that link to other relevant applications such as Electronic...
Cyclombandakamines A1 and A2, oxygen-bridged naphthylisoquinoline dimers from a Congolese <em>Ancistrocladus liana</em> (Publications)
TDDFT calculations. They apparently originate from a cascade of oxidative cyclization reactions of "open-chain" naphthylisoquinoline dimers and exhibit significant antiprotozoal activities.
