Four out of Five People in Switzerland Use Contraception (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/four-out-of-five-people-in-switzerland-use-contraception
80 percent of sexually active people between 15 to 49 years of age in Switzerland use some form of contraception. Condoms and hormonal contraceptives are the most frequently used methods, followed by
Transportation Noise Increases Risk for Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/transportation-noise-increases-risk-for-cardiovascular-diseases-and-diabetes
How transportation noise affects the health of people remains in many aspects unexplained. Since 2014, an interdisciplinary Swiss consortium has been studying the short- and long-term effects of trans
Radon Increases Risk for Malignant Skin Cancer (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/radon-increases-risk-for-malignant-skin-cancer
It is undisputed that radon is a risk factor for developing lung cancer. New research by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) in the context of the Swiss National Cohort study no
Margaret Gyapong Wins “Heroine of Health Award 2017” (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/margaret-gyapong-wins-heroine-of-health-award-2017
The vital impact of women in global health research and improvement goes largely unnoticed. For this reason, the "Heroine of Health Award" was bestowed for the first time to honour and draw attention
Hebammenbetreuung bewährt sich – auch finanziell (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/hebammenbetreuung-bewaehrt-sich-auch-finanziell
Obschon seit der Einführung von Familystart im Jahr 2012 mehr Familien Hebammennachsorge in Anspruch nahmen (80% gegenüber 72% vor der Einführung), stiegen die mütterlichen Kosten im ersten Halbjahr n
Improving Health of Nomadic Populations in Chad (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/improving-health-of-nomadic-populations-in-chad
To reduce mortality and morbidity in Chad, Swiss TPH, together with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Centre de Support en Santé Internationale (CSSI) is currently impleme
Fredros Okumu Awarded Prestigious Research Prize (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/fredros-okumu-awarded-prestigious-research-prize
“This award recognizes the joint efforts of the great staff and collaborators at the Ifakara Health Institute and its partners, all of whom I so much appreciate for their support,” said Fredros Okumu.
New Antimalarial Drug Shows Promise (News)
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The paper is the first full disclosure of data demonstrating the antimalarial promise of MMV390048 (also known as MMV048), a compound discovered by an international team led by Kelly Chibale, Universi
Swiss TPH Designated WHO Collaborating Centre for its Expertise in Malaria (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/swiss-tph-designated-who-collaborating-centre-for-its-expertise-in-malaria
An Expert Hub for Malaria Following years of fruitful collaboration, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) has been designated WHO Collaborating Centre for Modelling, Monitoring a
Evidence for Better Health (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/evidence-for-better-health
Availability of quality data is crucial to make decisions on improving health for people globally. Speakers at the Swiss TPH Spring Symposium shared experiences and lessons learned from Mozambique, Ni
