World Refugee Day: Everyone has the right to good healthcare (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/world-refugee-day-everyone-has-the-right-to-good-healthcare/blog-id/43
For World Refugee Day 2022, we spoke with Afona Chernet, a post-doctoral research fellow at Swiss TPH, about his experience in researching migrant and refugee health in Switzerland.
More noise in the sustainability debate (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/more-noise-in-the-sustainability-debate/blog-id/44
Noise is an integral part of our everyday life. Yet, it is barely ever mentioned in the sustainability debate. Martin Röösli, environmental epidemiologist at Swiss TPH, explains why this urgently need
Einfluss von Hitze auf die Einnahme von gewissen Medikamenten (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/risiko-bei-einnahme-von-gewissen-medikamenten-waehrend-hitzetagen/blog-id/42
Am Wochenende erwarten wir die erste Hitzewelle des Sommers in der Schweiz. Die heissen Tage sind nicht nur unangenehm, sondern führen auch zu einer erhöhten Sterblichkeit, vor allem unter der älteren
When Distancing Rules are Futile (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/when-distancing-rules-are-futile
The coronavirus pandemic has made people around the globe realise how important individual behaviour is for mitigating the spread of diseases. But is it possible to comply with distancing rules everyw
Swiss TPH Awarded Four New Research Grants in Paediatric Health (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/swiss-tph-awarded-four-new-research-grants-in-paediatric-health
Today, the Botnar Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH) announced the support of six research projects within it’s new Principal Investigator Initiative (PII). PII projects bring together researche
Basic Research in Infection Biology | Swiss TPH (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/research/basic-research-in-infection-biology
Basic Research in Infection Biology Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens - viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites - that enter and multiply within our bodies or colonize our skin or mucosal surf
Chronic Diseases Clinic Ifakara (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/the-ifakara-clinic-platform/intermediate-care
Intermediate Care Unit at the St Francis Referral Hospital The St Francis Referral Hospital in Ifakara, Tanzania, serves as a referral center for a rural population of ~1.5 million people. Its emergen
Gut Microbiota Influences Treatment against Parasitic Worms (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/gut-microbiota-influences-treatment-against-parasitic-worms
1.5 billion people worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). These parasitic worm infections cause a myriad of symptoms
ANTICOV: Clinical Trial for COVID-19 in Low-resource Settings to Test a New Drug Combination (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/anticov-clinical-trial-for-covid-19-in-low-resource-settings-to-test-a-new-drug-combination
The ANTICOV trial, currently conducted in 13 African countries and soon expanding to additional countries in South Asia and Latin America, aims to identify COVID-19 treatments that are optimized for u
Clinical TB Research (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/about/med/clinical-research/clinical-tb-research
Group | Clinical TB Research Medicine Clinical Research Unit Management of Fevers Clinical TB Despite progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), TB remains a major global health problem. Innovat