Swiss TPH Evaluation Approved by UNFPA (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/20170201-unfpa-report
The evaluation report concludes that UNFPA has significantly increased its priority, policy and programmatic focus of its support to adolescents and youth. Recommendations include further strategic po
Expansion of the successful complementary supply system to Shinyanga and Morogoro region in Tanzania- filling the medicines gap with a Prime Vendor... (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/expansion-of-the-successful-complementary-supply-system-to-shinyanga-and-morogoro-region-in-tanzania-filling-the-medicines-gap-with-a-prime-vendor-system
Health facilities in Tanzania depend on the Medical Stores Department (MSD) for their medicines supply. Due to performance challenges at the MSD, availability of medicines in the health facilities in
New chemical compound shows promising results against drug-resistant malaria parasites (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/new-chemical-compound-shows-promising-results-against-drug-resistant-malaria-parasites
Treating malaria is a global challenge. Resistance against artemisinin-based combination therapies has recently been detected in Southeast Asia, threatening the impact of standard therapies on malaria
Chinese Drug Tribendimidine a Promising Drug Candidate Against Liver Fluke (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/chinese-drug-tribendimidine-a-promising-drug-candidate-against-liver-fluke
8 million people worldwide suffer from a helminth infection caused by the nematode Opisthorchis viverrini , many of them in Lao PDR and Thailand. Eating raw or undercooked fish, the parasites enter th
Günther Fink is the new Eckenstein-Geigy Professor for Epidemiology and Household Economy (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/guenther-fink-is-the-new-eckenstein-geigy-professor-for-epidemiology-and-household-economy
The new chair at the Faculty of Science will receive 14 million Swiss francs from the Foundation over a period of ten years and will be based at Swiss TPH, an associate institute of the University of
DNA sequencing to identify causes of acute fever in Africa (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/dna-sequencing-to-identify-causes-of-acute-fever-in-africa
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grants 2.5 million USD to Swiss scientists to strengthen the surveillance of acute febrile illnesses in Africa by using high-throughput DNA sequencing techniques al
Triple Drug Combination Shows High Activity Against Parasitic Worm Infections (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/20180417-triple-drug-combination
Current strategy not sufficient to control parasitic worm infections The current strategy of the World Health Organization (WHO) against soil-transmitted Helminthiasis - so called preventive chemother
Changes in Mosquito Behaviour Could Result in Millions of Additional Malaria Cases (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/changes-in-mosquito-behaviour-could-result-in-millions-of-additional-malaria-cases
Countries have substantially reduced the number of malaria cases and deaths since 2000. However, progress has stalled in recent years with an increase in malaria cases and deaths reported in sub-Sahar
Health Care and Management Graduates are Ready to Improve Health (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/health-care-and-management-graduates-are-ready-to-improve-health
Over the past 14 weeks, HCM participants have acquired a range of skills and knowledge to work as a member of a health management team, particularly in low- and middle-income settings. Lecturers from
Sébastien Gagneux receives Gardner Middlebrook Award 2019 (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/sebastien-gagneux-receives-gardner-middlebrook-award-2019
The Gardner Middlebrook Lifetime Achievement Award honours outstanding contributions in the study, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. Sponsored by Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems, this award
