Infectious and non-communicable health conditions among East African immigrants at arrival and post integration in Switzerland (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/infectious-and-non-communicable-health-conditions-among-east-african-immigrants-at-arrival-and-post-integration-in-switzerland
East African immigrants at arrival in Switzerland: 1. Infectious disorders: - Parasitic infections (malaria, schistosoma, strongyloides and other stool-helminths) - Viral infections (hepatitis B and C, HIV)
Nicolaus Lorenz: Dedicated to Improving People's Health (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/20160601-nicolaus-lorenz-dedicated-to-improving-peoples-health
mandates; the most recent example being the investment framework for malaria eradication 2016–2030 (Action and Investment for Malaria Eradication – AIM) that was successfully launched in autumn 2015 and
Global Health in the 21st Century (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/about/events/symposium-2021
Roll Back Malaria Working Group on Scalable Malaria Vector Control, the Scientific Advisory Committee for the INDEPTH Network of Demographic and Health Observatories, the WHO African Malaria Expert Committee [...] implementation of the National Malaria Control Programme in Tanzania. Professor Lengeler’s group is currently working to understand and improve access to malaria treatment in malaria-endemic countries, including [...] control of tropical diseases, with a strong focus on malaria. He has...
Drones to Deliver Tuberculosis Drugs in Madagascar (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/drones-to-deliver-tuberculosis-drugs-in-madagascar
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious disease killer globally, surpassing HIV/AIDS and malaria, with 10 million new cases estimated in 2019. Among those, three million cases are undiagnosed or unreported
Smartphone-Based Tool Improves Care of Children in Tanzania (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/20172710-e-poct
recommends treatment based both on clinical signs as well as point-of-care test results. Apart from the malaria rapid diagnostic test, the e-POCT includes tests for anemia, low oxygen, bacterial infections, and
Günther Fink is the new Eckenstein-Geigy Professor for Epidemiology and Household Economy (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/guenther-fink-is-the-new-eckenstein-geigy-professor-for-epidemiology-and-household-economy
programmes in Nigeria. He has also collaborated in major health programmes to reduce the burden of malaria in several African countries as well as in initiatives to improve infant nutrition and early child
Ecohealth and adaptation to climate change in water and health sectors in West (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/ecohealth-and-adaptation-to-climate-change-in-water-and-health-sectors-in-west
in West Africa and by changing ecological conditions for vectors of some water related disease (malaria, schistosomiasis). There is a paucity of data showing key vulnerabilities to and resilience strategies
Pfizer-Preis geht an zwei Swiss TPH Forscher (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/20190207-pfizer-preis-2
schwere Erkrankungen (niedriger Sauerstoffgehalt im Blut, Anämie, niedriger Blutzucker) sowie den Malaria-Schnelltest. Ergebnisse einer klinischen Studie in Tansania zeigten eine verbesserte Gesundheitslage
Climate Change (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/topics/environment-and-health/climate-change
2050, 6 billion people will be at risk of one or several of the ‘big 7’ climate-related diseases: malaria, haemorrhagic fevers, schistosomiasis, human African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis [...] well as water related diseases. The second phase is focussig on the people's abilities to cope with malaria and bilharzia infections on the fringes of the Sahelian belt. Heavy rains and floods, associated
Epidemiologist and Health Expert Marcel Tanner Receives Honorary Doctorate from the University of Zurich (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/epidemiologist-and-health-expert-marcel-tanner-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-the-university-of-zurich
to numerous research projects in the epidemiology and control of infectious diseases (especially malaria). In addition, on behalf of the SDC, he managed major health programmes and research projects in [...] in rural and urban areas of Tanzania and Chad. He was instrumental in the development of malaria vaccines (SPf66, RTS,S) for Africa. From 1996-1997 and 2009-2010, Marcel Tanner has been a regular lecturer