eWHORM - Enabling the WHO-Roadmap 2030 (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/ewhorm-enabling-the-who-roadmap-2030
Worm infections (helminthiases) affect around 1.5 billion people worldwide, making them one of the most prevalent infections in humans. Worm infections can cause chronic and debilitating health proble
Neurodegenerative diseases and other chronic disease in relation to long-term electromagnetic field exposure (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/neurodegenerative-diseases-and-other-chronic-disease-in-relation-to-long-term-electromagnetic-field-exposure
Like many developed countries, the age structure of Switzerland has changed substantially over the past few decades with a demographic shift toward an aging population. The social, economic and health
Electromagnetic fields exposure monitoring in Switzerland (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/electromagnetic-fields-exposure-monitoring-in-switzerland
Use of electricity is accompanied with extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic and electric fields. Communication devices are emitting radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF). Thus, the populati
Core Malaria Modelling (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/core-malaria-modelling
Core to our modelling work is the development and use of an individual-based model of malaria transmission dynamics known as OpenMalaria. This model is an open-source tool for simulating the dynamics
Hand hygiene, water quality and sanitation in primary health care facilities and schools not connected to a functional water supply system (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/hand-hygiene-water-quality-and-sanitation-in-primary-health-care-facilities-and-schools-not-connected-to-a-functional-water-supply-system
Current technologies and approaches to improve water, sanitation and hygiene are fragmented. Hands4health focuses on the development, testing, evaluation and scaling up of new water efficient hand was
Towards Elimination of Malaria in Tanzania (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/towards-elimination-of-malaria-in-tanzania
Malaria and poverty entertain a close relationship through historical times. Past studies have abundantly documented the benefits of malaria control on economic development and human well-being, and a
Linking within-host and between-host evolution of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/linking-within-host-and-between-host-evolution-of-multidrug-resistant-mycobacterium-tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb ), the etiologic agent of tuberculosis (TB), is the main cause of human deaths due to infection in general, and to antimicrobial resistance in particular. Little is kn
Community-Based chronic disease Care Lesotho: A 5-year implementation research programme to tackle non-communicable diseases in rural Lesotho (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/community-based-chronic-disease-care-lesotho-a-5-year-implementation-research-programme-to-tackle-non-communicable-diseases-in-rural-lesotho
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and high blood pressure are the number one cause of death and disability globally. More than 75% of premature NCD-related deaths occur in low- and mid
Human in vitro granulomas to dissect tuberculosis protective immune traits and assess drug candidates for tailored adjunct host-directed therapy (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/human-in-vitro-granulomas-to-dissect-tuberculosis-protective-immune-traits-and-assess-drug-candidates-for-tailored-adjunct-host-directed-therapy
Taking advantage of a unique collection of human clinical specimens and our established in vitro granuloma model, we aim to gain important knowledge on some of the intrinsic differential immune traits