Mathematical modelling to examine disease, control measures, vaccine interactions and resistance to guide public health and disease elimination... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/mathematical-modelling-to-examine-disease-control-measures-vaccine-interactions-and-resistance-to-guide-public-health-and-disease-elimination-strategies
Mathematical models are increasingly important to understand new and existing diseases and for planning how we tackle these diseases. Models with enough detail of how a disease interacts with the body
Building Capacity to Address Implementation Challenges for Sustainable Access and Delivery of New Vaccines in Ghana (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/building-capacity-to-address-implementation-challenges-for-sustainable-access-and-delivery-of-new-vaccines-in-ghana
The SAVING (Sustainable Access and Delivery of New Vaccines in Ghana) consortium led by the University of Health and Allied Sciences is building capacity of multiple stakeholders (Ghana Food and Drugs
Quality Evidence for Health System Transformation (QuEST) (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/quality-evidence-for-health-system-transformation-quest
The QuEST Network has three primary objectives: Establish the QuEST Network: build an operational platform and establish QuEST Centers to jointly conduct high impact R&D and build national health syst
Healthy Life Project, Phase II: Reducing the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Republic of Moldova (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/healthy-life-project-phase-ii-reducing-the-burden-of-non-communicable-diseases-in-the-republic-of-moldova
Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide. Like many countries, the Republic of Moldova faces a growing NCD mortality and morbidity burden: more than half of
Violence against health care workers: understanding context through citizen science and measuring a de-escalation training intervention effectiveness... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/violence-against-health-care-workers-understanding-context-through-citizen-science-and-measuring-a-de-escalation-training-intervention-effectiveness-in-eastern-drc-and-iraq
This study investigates the effectiveness of a tailored violence de-escalation training for health professionals in combination with a set of publicly displayed violence-prevention rules at the health
Toward prevention of health effects from acute and chronic noise exposure (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/toward-prevention-of-health-effects-from-acute-and-chronic-noise-exposure
Epidemiological research in the last decade has revealed associations between various cardiometabolic diseases and road, railway and aircraft noise. However, still little is known about mental health
Deciphering Environmental Sensing in Malaria Parasites (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/deciphering-environmental-sensing-in-malaria-parasites
The Malaria Host Interactions Unit (MHIU) is studying the molecular interface between malaria parasites and their human host. Recent findings revealed the existence of intimate links between parasite
Electromagnetic fields exposure monitoring in Switzerland (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/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/fr/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/fr/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