Investigations of the metabolites of the trypanocidal drug melarsoprol (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Melarsoprol remains the first-choice drug for trypanosomiasis (human African sleeping sickness). To contribute to the sparse pharmacologic data and to better understand the cause of the fr
Assessment of health effects of exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields: systematic reviews (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/assessment-of-health-effects-of-exposure-to-radiofrequency-electromagnetic-fields-systematic-reviews
The Radiation Programme of the World Health Organization (WHO) has an ongoing project to assess potential health effects of exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) in the general an
One Health and citizen science approaches for contextualized community-led interventions tackling water-borne parasitic diseases in Chad (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/one-health-and-citizen-science-approaches-for-contextualized-community-led-interventions-tackling-water-borne-parasitic-diseases-in-chad
Given the complexity of vector-borne diseases that depend on biotic, abiotic and socio-cultural factors, an integrative approach is vital for effective and successful control. Therefore, this projects
Combining sociological, economic and epidemiological evidence to target malaria interventions in Papua New Guinea and beyond (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/combining-sociological-economic-and-epidemiological-evidence-to-target-malaria-interventions-in-papua-new-guinea-and-beyond
To improve the (cost-) effectiveness of malaria control and accelerate progress towards elimination, control measures must be tailored to sub-national levels to account for local heterogeneity. The Wo
Accessible Mental Health Care: Needs and Capacity Assessment and Intervention Development for “The Kosovo-Strong Minds Programme” (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/accessible-mental-health-care-needs-and-capacity-assessment-and-intervention-development-for-the-kosovo-strong-minds-programme
Background: Mental health care services remain severely limited in many low resourced settings despite the large need for attending population’s needs. Mental health care needs assessments are an esse
The impact of menstrual health management on the vaginal microbiome: Linking transdisciplinary health science and policy to improve safety and hygiene... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/the-impact-of-menstrual-health-management-on-the-vaginal-microbiome-linking-transdisciplinary-health-science-and-policy-to-improve-safety-and-hygiene-for-the-benefit-of-womens-health
At least one out of three to four women experiences vaginal health issues due to an unbalance of beneficial and harmful microbes. These microbes live in each vagina and are known as the vaginal microb
Environmental, Social, Economic and Health Impact Assessment (ESHIA) for a Field Study of a Self-Limiting Nondrive Strain of Genetically Modified... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/environmental-social-economic-and-health-impact-assessment-eshia-for-a-field-study-of-a-self-limiting-nondrive-strain-of-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-on-behalf-of-target-malaria
Genetically modified mosquitoes (GMMs) represent great potential for malaria control in the future. Target Malaria – a vector control research alliance based at the Imperial College in London – aims t
SaDAPT - Same-Day ART initiation persons with HIV and Presumptive Tuberculosis (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/sadapt-same-day-art-initiation-persons-with-hiv-and-presumptive-tuberculosis
The SaDAPT (Same-Day ART in persons with HIV and Presumptive Tuberculosis) study, a randomized controlled clinical trial in Lesotho and Malawi, is investigating the hitherto unanswered question of whe
Multiscale transmission dynamics of rabies in Africa: The urban-rural interface (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/multiscale-transmission-dynamics-of-rabies-in-africa-the-urban-rural-interface
Background and rationale : Dog mediated rabies, although entirely preventable, kills every year over 25’000 people in Africa. In the foregoing SNF project 310030_160067 we demonstrated that two consec