R. Geigy Award 2020 goes to Tobias Schindler (News)
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An exact diagnosis of fever diseases is not common in Africa, as patients with a fever are still routinely treated only for malaria. Together with partners from the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), Tob
Airplane Noise at Night Can Trigger Cardiovascular Death (News)
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Most studies on transportation noise and cardiovascular mortality have focused on long-term exposure to noise. These studies demonstrated that chronic noise exposure is a risk factor for cardiovascula
Iron Infusion Proves Effective to Treat Anaemia in Rural Africa (News)
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Over 1 billion people globally are affected by iron-deficiency anaemia. In sub-Saharan Africa, anaemia is a major public health concern with roughly 60% of the population suffering from anaemia. Aroun
Largest Clinical Trial in Africa to Treat COVID-19 Cases is Launched in 13 Countries (News)
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The clinical trial will be carried out at 19 sites in 13 countries by the ANTICOV consortium, which includes 26 African and global research and development organisations, including Swiss TPH, and is c
Pascale Vonaesch Receives SNSF Eccellenza Professorial Fellowship (News)
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Malnutrition negatively impacts on people's health and wellbeing. Particularly in low- and middle-income countries, under- and over-nutrition can coexist, either in parallel or at different life stage
Closing Symposium of the TIGER Project (News)
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At the virtual TIGER symposium on 13 November , project partners presented on the current situation regarding the Asian tiger mosquito in the Upper Rhine region as well as the results of the three-yea
Swiss Government Increases Funding for Swiss TPH (News)
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In total, Swiss TPH will receive CHF 32 million over the next 4-year period from 2021 to 2024 from the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Compared to the previous period
Promising Drug Combination Treatment Against Parasitic Worm Infections (Page)
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Promising Drug Combination Treatment Against Parasitic Worm Infections 30.11.2021 In a Phase III clinical trial, researchers at Swiss TPH have successfully gathered encouraging data to demonstrate hig
First Malaria Vaccine Recommended for Children by the WHO (Page)
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First Malaria Vaccine Recommended for Children by the WHO 07.10.2021 Yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the widespread use of the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01, debuting a tool th
Clinical Trials Completed for New Drug to Treat Parasitic Worm Infections (Page)
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Clinical Trials Completed for a New Drug to Treat Parasitic Worm Infections in Infants 16.11.2021 The Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium completed its pivotal clinical Phase III trial of arpraziquantel