Four Billion People Estimated to Lack Access to Safe Drinking Water (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/four-billion-people-estimated-to-lack-access-to-safe-drinking-water
Access to safe drinking water is a human right and one of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. However, data on the number of people using safely managed drinking water services is lacki
New Study Confirms Efficacy of Emodepside Against Parasitic Worm Infections (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/new-study-confirms-efficacy-of-emodepside-against-parasitic-worm-infections
Soil-transmitted helminth infections are caused by different species of parasitic worms, including whipworms, hookworms and roundworms. Worldwide, more than 1.5 billion people are infected with at lea
Strengthening Swiss-Ivorian Research Partnership (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/strengthening-swiss-ivorian-research-partnership
New infrastructure to enhance research capabilities The new laboratory building will cover 400 m2 and include eight specialised laboratories. These facilities will be dedicated to various research fie
Improved HIV Treatment for Children and Adolescents (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/improved-hiv-treatment-for-children-and-adolescents
The fight against HIV has made substantial progress over the past few decades. Antiretroviral drugs keep the virus at bay, preventing it from reproducing in the body and from being transmissible to ot
Chronic Pain and Pastoralists in Ethiopia (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/chronic-pain-and-pastoralists-in-ethiopia
Chronic pain affects an estimated 20% of people worldwide exerting both a person burden on well-being but also a strain on the economy. While sound data exists for high-income countries, not much is k
Launch of Swiss TPH Alumni Network (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/launch-of-swiss-tph-alumni-network
Education and training has been a cornerstone of Swiss TPH since our foundation in 1943. Swiss TPH graduates, be it former students, research fellows or postgraduate course participants, work around t
Not Just a Sneeze: Pollen Increase Blood Pressure (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/not-just-a-sneeze-pollen-increase-blood-pressure
It is estimated that around 20% of adults globally are allergic to pollen. Pollen allergies, a specific type of allergic rhinitis, can go beyond the typical itching eyes and frequent sneezing and for
Ministers of Health from Rwanda and Senegal Visit Swiss TPH (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/ministers-of-health-from-rwanda-and-senegal-visit-swiss-tph
On 30 May 2024, Eva Herzog, President of the Board of Governors at Swiss TPH, and Jürg Utzinger, Director of Swiss TPH, welcomed Sabin Nsanzimana, Minister of Health of Rwanda, and Ibrahima Sy, Minist
Swiss TPH Annual Report Is Out Now! (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/swiss-tph-annual-report-is-out-now
Last year, more than 950 staff and students from 95 nations worked tirelessly on 385 projects and programmes in 131 countries. At Swiss TPH, we are driven by our mission to make a meaningful and measu
Hay Fever on the Increase Due to Climate Change (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/le-rhume-des-foins-augmente-en-raison-du-changement-climatique
Although almost nobody in Switzerland suffered from hay fever 100 years ago, it now affects about 20 percent of the population. The hay fever situation is continuing to deteriorate because of climate
