Cyanide use in artisanal small-scale gold mining in Burkina Faso: health effects, environmental burden and societal dimensions (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/cyanide-use-in-artisanal-small-scale-gold-mining-in-burkina-faso-health-effects-environmental-burden-and-societal-dimensions
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is an important activity in many developing countries as it provides a primary and additional source of income, particularly in rural regions where economi
Implementing Resource Recovery and Safe Reuse (RRR) business models in Lima (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/implementing-resource-recovery-and-safe-reuse-rrr-business-models-in-lima
The growing demand in urban and peri-urban areas for food, energy and water is challenging the traditional distribution of resources, rural-urban resource flows, and nutritional cycles. For this reaso
Health impact assessment service provision, research and education and training (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/health-impact-assessment-service-provision-research-and-education-and-training
This long-term inter-departmental project combines service provision, research and education and traning pertaining to health impact assessment (HIA). It focusses on the assessment, management, monito
Integrated Climate forcing and Air pollution Reduction in Urban Systems (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/integrated-climate-forcing-and-air-pollution-reduction-in-urban-systems
ICARUS will develop innovative tools for urban impact assessment in support of air quality and climate change governance in the EU. This will lead to designing and implementing win-win strategies to i
First Preschool-Aged Child Receives New Treatment Against Schistosomiasis (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/first-preschool-aged-child-receives-new-treatment-against-schistosomiasis
The new pediatric treatment has been developed by the Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium , the first international, public-private partnership in schistosomiasis, and the only partnership targeting the
Transportation Noise Poses Health Risks for Children (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/transportation-noise-poses-health-risks-for-children
Transportation noise is an established risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases and mental health problems in adults. However, research on the effects in children is still limited. On behalf of the Eu
Jennifer Keiser Appointed Full Professor at the University of Basel (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/jennifer-keiser-appointed-full-professor-at-the-university-of-basel
Jennifer Keiser has been Associate Professor of Neglected Tropical Diseases at Swiss TPH since 2017. Her research focuses on infections caused by parasitic worms and the development of new drugs, spec
Swiss TPH Symposium: Improving Access to Healthcare in LMICs (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/swiss-tph-symposium-improving-access-to-healthcare-in-lmics
There are manifold challenges which can hinder access to medicines. They range all the way from limited funding for research on neglected diseases, complexity in drug development in resource-limited s
Researchers Call for Greater Global Representation in Vaginal Microbiome Research (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/researchers-call-for-greater-global-representation-in-vaginal-microbiome-research
In a new paper published in Trends in Microbiology , researchers call for a broader and more inclusive approach to vaginal microbiome research. The paper, which draws on microbiome studies from the pa
