Malaria elimination transmission and costing in the Asia-Pacific: developing an investment case (Publications)
Background: The Asia-Pacific region has made significant progress against malaria, reducing cases and deaths by over 50% between 2010 and 2015. These gains have been facilitated in part, by strong pol
Parasitic Worms in Siberia (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/parasitic-worms-in-siberia
More than half of the population in endemic regions of the Western Siberia is infected with Opisthorchis felineus - or cat liver fluke - according to epidemiological studies conducted by the Swiss Tro
75 Years of Tropical Medicine in Switzerland (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/75-years-of-tropical-medicine-in-switzerland
Chronicle of Tropical Medicine in Switzerland On 31st August 2017, the Swiss Society of Tropical Medicine (SSTMP) held its 75th annual meeting in Basel. The society was founded on 5th December 1943, i
Tuberculosis Research Against "Super Resistant Bacteria" (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/20170905-tuberculosis-research
Antibiotic resistance represents an imminent threat to the health of the human population in low-resource settings as well in the Western world. A young man in Basel, for instance, developed an aggres
Combination Therapy to Treat Parasitic Worm Infections (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/20170829-combination-therapy-to-treat-parasitic-worm-infections
Parasitic worm infections are a major public health issue in low and middle-income countries. Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections affect 1.5 billion people globally. They are caused by differen
Climate Change and Health (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/climate-change-and-health
Climate variability and change are intimately linked to population health. Apart from direct health impact such as heat stress, climate change also impacts on diseases that are transmitted by vectors
Non-Communicable Diseases on the Rise in the Middle East (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/non-communicable-diseases-on-the-rise-in-the-middle-east
Suicide, homicide, and sexual assault are increasing much faster in the Eastern Mediterranean Region than any other region in the world. These violent acts accounted for 1.4 million deaths in 2015 in
Akuter Durchfall belastet Schweizer Volkswirtschaft (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/20170804-akuter-durchfall-belastet-schweizer-volkswirtschaft
175'000 Personen in der Schweiz suchen jährlich hausärztliche Hilfe aufgrund einer akuten Durchfallerkrankung. Knapp neun von zehn Erwerbstätigen, die deswegen einen Arzt aufsuchen, fehlen bei der Arb
Ending Leprosy Transmission (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/ending-leprosy-transmission
Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae . The disease mainly affects peripheral nerves and the skin and if left untreated, it can lead to loss of sensation and re
