Foundation stone laid for new Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/foundation-stone-laid-for-new-swiss-tropical-and-public-health-institute
"Construction work started as planned in July 2019 and we are confident that we will be able to stick to the tight schedule and move in at the end of 2021", said Stefan Mörgeli, Project Manager New Bu
High Prevalence and Incidence of Hypertension among Africans Living with HIV (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/high-prevalence-and-incidence-of-hypertension-among-africans-living-with-hiv
Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa are facing an unprecedented epidemic of both infectious and non-communicable diseases. This ‘double burden of disease’ represents a major strain on already under-r
Improving the Quality of Care in Tajikistan through Medical Education (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/improving-the-quality-of-care-in-tajikistan-through-medical-education
Tajikistan: a country rebuilds Since Tajikistan gained independence in 1991, much has been done to move away from the heavily centralised and specialist-focused healthcare system that existed in the S
Air Pollution and Noise Increase Risk for Heart Attacks (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/la-pollution-atmospherique-et-le-bruit-augmentent-le-risque-de-crise-cardiaque
Where air pollution is high, the level of transportation noise is usually also elevated. Not only air pollution negatively impacts health, but also car, train and aircraft noise increases the risk for
Trial Launched to Test Prophylactic Treatments for COVID-19 Contact Persons (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/lancement-dun-essai-clinique-traitement-preventif-des-personnes-en-contact-avec-des-patientes-covid-19
With the stepwise easing of measures in Switzerland, it is pivotal to monitor for any new COVID-19 outbreaks and to contain them in a timely and effective manner. Today, a clinical trial was launched
Sleeping Sickness Elimination at a Crossroads (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/sleeping-sickness-elimination-at-a-crossroads
Sleeping sickness is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by infection with protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Trypanosoma. They are transmitted to humans by bites of tsetse flies that have
Coalition Launched to Accelerate Research on the Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/coalition-launched-to-accelerate-research-on-the-prevention-and-treatment-of-covid-19-in-low-and-middle-income-countries
In a Comment published today in The Lancet , the members of the coalition argue that international research collaboration and coordination is needed urgently to support African, Latin American, Easter
Swiss TPH Doctors Support the University Hospital Basel in Fight against COVID-19 (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/swiss-tph-doctors-support-the-university-hospital-basel-in-fight-against-covid-19
The rush to the Prediger church, just next to the University Hospital of Basel (USB), is considerable: hundreds of people are tested daily for the new lung disease COVID-19. The Corona Test Centre was
2.5 Million Euro Grant Awarded to Swiss TPH for Tuberculosis Research (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/25-million-euro-grant-awarded-to-swiss-tph-for-tuberculosis-research
Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's deadliest infectious disease, claiming over 4,000 lives each day. This equates to more daily casualties than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. It is also the biggest kill
Robust Modelling Methodology Leads to Better Understanding of Air Pollution and Health in Europe (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/robust-modelling-methodology-leads-to-better-understanding-of-air-pollution-and-health-in-europe
Air pollution - both ambient (outdoor) and household (indoor) - is the biggest environmental risk to health, with ambient air pollution alone killing around 3 million people each year, mainly from non
