The association between urinary concentrations of organophosphate metabolites and asthma-related outcomes among schoolchildren from informal... (Publications)
Objectives: There is inconsistent evidence on the relationship between pesticide exposure and childhood respiratory outcomes in non-agricultural settings. This study investigated the association betwe
Aircraft noise exposure and risk for recurrent cardiovascular events after acute coronary syndrome: a prospective patient cohort study (Publications)
In several population based cohort studies associations between aircraft noise and various diagnoses of cardiovascular disease were observed. However, no study has yet addressed the risk of recurrence
Antimalarial dibenzannulated medium-ring keto lactams (Publications)
We discovered dibenzannulated medium-ring keto lactams (11,12-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[b,g]azonine-6,13-diones) as a new antimalarial chemotype. Most of these had chromatographic LogD(7.4) values ranging fr
Zanzibar Elimination of Schistosomiasis Transmission (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/zanzibar-elimination-of-schistosomiasis-transmission
Background Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection that continues to be a major public health problem in many developing countries being responsible for an estimated burden of at least 1.4 million di
Chronic Disease Clinic Project, Ifakara (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/chronic-disease-clinic-project-ifakara
Background Many challenges remain concerning the HIV epidemic in Tanzania. There is a clear need of improvement of human and physical infrastructure to allow for better quality patient care, as well a
Global Malaria Technical & Training Support Package, Phase 4 (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/global-malaria-technical-training-support-package-phase-4
With increased cases and death globally (2019, 2020, 2021) and being off track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals 3.3, malaria is a major global health threat, impacting mainly children under 5