Defining risk-based monitoring frequencies to verify the performance of water treatment barriers (Publications)
Preventing failures of water treatment barriers can play an important role in meeting the increasing demand for microbiologically safe water. The development and integration of failure prevention stra
Development of the systems thinking for health actions framework: a literature review and a case study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Systems thinking is an approach that views systems with a holistic lens, focusing on how components of systems are interconnected. Specifically, the application of systems thinking has pro
Excess mortality attributed to heat and cold: a health impact assessment study in 854 cities in Europe (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Heat and cold are established environmental risk factors for human health. However, mapping the related health burden is a difficult task due to the complexity of the associations and the
Understanding heterogeneities in the epidemiology of malaria in Papua New Guinea (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/understanding-heterogeneities-in-the-epidemiology-of-malaria-in-papua-new-guinea
Background Malaria has been endemic across most parts of Papua New Guinea (PNG) at endemicity levels comparable to sub-Saharan Africa. The National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) has managed to substa
Health for All Programme, Albania (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/health-for-all-programme-albania
Background The health sector in Albania is facing a number of challenges, ranging from sustainable financing and resource mobilization to health service management and challenges regarding citizen’s p
Support Project for the Health Districts in Chad - Yao and Danamadji (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/support-project-for-the-health-districts-in-chad-yao-and-danamadji
Background The Ministry of Public Health is committed to improving the health status of the population in Chad through the implementation of sectorial policies including the National Health Policy 201
Health Facilities Autonomy, Kyrgyzstan, Phase I (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/health-facilities-autonomy-kyrgyzstan-phase-i
Background Since the mid-90s, Kyrgyzstan is in a process of health system reform, moving from the centralised, hospital-centred Semashko model towards a more rational, modernised health care system. T