Evaluation of tuberculosis diagnostic test accuracy using Bayesian latent class analysis in the presence of conditional dependence between the... (Publications)
Diagnostic accuracy studies in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) are complicated by the lack of a perfect reference standard. This limitation can be handled using latent class analysis (LCA), assuming inde
First-in-class Microbial Ecosystem Therapeutic 4 (MET4) in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced solid tumors... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The intestinal microbiome has been associated with response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in humans, and causally implicated in ICI responsiveness in animal models. Two recent huma
Seroprevalence trends of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and associated risk factors: a population-based study (Publications)
PURPOSE: We aimed to assess the seroprevalence trends of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in several Swiss cantons between May 2020 and September 2021 and investigate risk factors for seropositivity and their ch
Strengthening research data management capacity at the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/strengthening-research-data-management-capacity-at-the-papua-new-guinea-institute-of-medical-research
High quality accessible data is the basis of sound medical and public health research. Health research institutions around the world therefore require sufficient capacity to generate, manage, analyse
Technical Assistance on Development of Quality Improvement Action Plan for the National TB Program in Tajikistan (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/technical-assistance-on-development-of-quality-improvement-action-plan-for-the-national-tb-program-in-tajikistan
In Tajikistan, an estimated 7800 people fell ill with active TB in 2022. In terms of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), Tajikistan belongs to the 27 countries with the highest burden (globally). To opti
Facilitate the openIMIS team’s participation in the Global Goods Innovators Summit (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/facilitate-the-openimis-teams-participation-in-the-global-goods-innovators-summit
Digital public goods (DPGs) are defined by the UN Secretary-General, in the Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, as “open source software, open data, open AI models, open standards and open content that a
HPV Vaccination, Vaccine Awareness, Knowledge and Information Sources among Young Adults in Military Service in Switzerland (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/hpv-vaccination-vaccine-awareness-knowledge-and-information-sources-among-young-adults-in-military-service-in-switzerland
Since January 2023, HPV vaccination is being offered to recruits in the recruit schools of the Swiss military. The research project investigates how recruits feel about the topic and whether the offer
Audit Services at the Ministry of Health in Mauritania (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/audit-services-at-the-ministry-of-health-in-mauritania
Gavi audit department request Swiss TPH support to perform Gavi Program audit in Mauritania over Q3 2023. In the framework of the mandate, we review the program financial statements over the last 4 ye
Full Value of Vaccines Assessment for invasive Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Vaccines (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/full-value-of-vaccines-assessment-for-invasive-non-typhoidal-salmonella-vaccines
Various types of salmonella infections cause around 350,000 thousand deaths a year, with 60% of those caused by typhoid. The full value of vaccines project aims to understand the value of investment i
Introduction and implementation of the Universal Health Insurance (UHI) in Zanzibar (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/introduction-and-implementation-of-the-universal-health-insurance-uhi-in-zanzibar
The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (RGoZ) is in the process of introducing Universal Health Insurance (UHI) after having been offering universal (non-contributory) access to public health care s