Assessment of the factors affecting emergence and spread of artemisinin resistance in Rwanda (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/assessment-of-the-factors-affecting-emergence-and-spread-of-artemisinin-resistance-in-rwanda
Background: Malaria is a major public health problem globally and resistance to most widely used drugs impedes its control. Artemisinin resistance has emerged and spread in the Greater Mekong Sub regi
Pan-Africa Network for Genomic Surveillance of Poverty Related Diseases and Emerging Pathogens (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/pan-africa-network-for-genomic-surveillance-of-poverty-related-diseases-and-emerging-pathogens
The main objective of the PANGenS project is to use genomic epidemiology of tuberculosis, malaria and emerging and re-emerging pathogens in Africa to better understand disease etiology, dynamics of di
Public Health System Recovery and Resilience Activity (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/public-health-system-recovery-and-resilience-activity
The overall goal of the Public Health System Recovery and Resilience (PHS R&R) Activity is to strengthen the Government of Ukraine's capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats; m
Innovations for vaccines against helminth infections (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/innovations-for-vaccines-against-helminth-infections
Infections with parasitic worms (helminths) continue to cause a massive global health burden. Yet, effective vaccines to enable control and elimination of helminth infections do not exist. Primary rea
Exploring early sexual differentiation in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/exploring-early-sexual-differentiation-in-the-malaria-parasite-plasmodium-falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum, an obligate intracellular parasite of the phylum Apicomplexa, is the causative agent of the most severe form of malaria in humans. Despite the massive implementation of control
eWHORM - Enabling the WHO-Roadmap 2030 (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/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/fr/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
The Virulence-Transmission Trade-Off: Exploring the Biological Determinants and Epidemiological Consequences of Subclinical Tuberculosis (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/the-virulence-transmission-trade-off-exploring-the-biological-determinants-and-epidemiological-consequences-of-subclinical-tuberculosis
Human tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health emergency, causing 10 million new cases and 1.5 million deaths every year. TB manifests as a spectrum, ranging from self-cured or asymptomatic infection
UBDPOLICY - The Urban Burden of Disease Estimation for Policy Making (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/ubdpolicy-the-urban-burden-of-disease-estimation-for-policy-making
In Europe, more than 70% of the population lives in urban areas. Cities have long been known to be society’s predominant engine of innovation and wealth creation, yet they are also a main source of po
Burden of disease based methods for estimating the socio-economic cost of environmental stressors (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/burden-of-disease-based-methods-for-estimating-the-socio-economic-cost-of-environmental-stressors
The outdoor environment has a significant impact on our health and wellbeing. The European Green Deal has introduced the ambitious commitment to a ‘Zero-Pollution Action Plan for air, water, and soil’