Pragmatic Clinical Trial for a more Effective, Concise and Less toxic MDR-TB treatment regimen(s) (TB-PRACTECAL) (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/pragmatic-clinical-trial-for-a-more-effective-concise-and-less-toxic-mdr-tb-treatment-regimens-tb-practecal
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and is globally one of the major causes of death by an infectious agent. In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO)
Buruli Ulcer (Page)
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Buruli ulcer Mycobacterium Ulcerans Infection (Buruli ulcer): Towards Improving Control, Diagnosis and Therapy After tuberculosis and leprosy, Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by M. ulcerans , is the third m
Mirko Winkler appointed Professor of Urban Public Health (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/mirko-winkler-appointed-professor-of-urban-public-health
Mirko Winkler will take up the professorship on 1 May 2023 and head the new Urban Public Health unit in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) at Swiss TPH. "The appointment as Profess
Coping with emerging public health problems (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/coping-with-emerging-public-health-problems
Around a quarter of the population in Switzerland suffers from chronic diseases. These are some of the most frequent causes of death and cause physical and mental stress as well as high healthcare cos
New Midwife Care Model Improves Well-Being of Vulnerable Families (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/new-midwife-care-model-improves-well-being-of-vulnerable-families
Home-based midwife care is covered by basic health insurance in Switzerland for all mothers with newborns, but must be organised by the mothers themselves. To ensure that everyone has access to these
Time to Deliver Zero Malaria: Invest, Innovate, Implement (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/time-to-deliver-zero-malaria-invest-innovate-implement
More than half the world’s population is still at risk of dying from a mosquito bite. In 2021 alone, there were 247 million cases of malaria worldwide and 600,000 deaths. Most tragically, most of thes
TB-Practecal (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/about/med/clinical-operations/tb-practecal
Pragmatic Clinical Trial for a More Effective, Concise and Less Toxic MDR-TB Treatment Regimen (TB-Practecal) Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and is g