Assessing the population coverage of a health demographic surveillance system using satellite imagery and crowd-sourcing (Publications)
System was established in the area that surrounds the Majete Wildlife Reserve (1600 km2), using the OpenHDS data system. We compared house locations obtained using GPS recordings on mobile devices during
Adaptation of the CUGH global health competency framework in the Chinese context: a mixed-methods study (Publications)
foremost concern for Chinese public health professionals, urging active learning, critical thinking, open communication, experiential learning, and case-based studies. Institutions were advised to enhance
Malaria treatment for prevention: a modelling study of the impact of routine case management on malaria prevalence and burden (Publications)
treatment of symptomatic cases impacts malaria prevalence and incidence. METHODS: Leveraging the OpenMalaria stochastic agent-based transmission model, we first simulated an array of transmission intensities
PEBRA trial - effect of a peer-educator coordinated preference-based ART service delivery model on viral suppression among adolescents and young... (Publications)
d by a peer-educator. METHODS: PEBRA (Peer-Educator Based Refill of ART) is a cluster randomized, open-label, superiority trial conducted at 20 health facilities in three districts of Lesotho, Southern
GPS-based fine-scale mapping surveys for schistosomiasis assessment: a practical introduction and documentation of field implementation (Publications)
survey-related data, field enumerators searched for the houses' geolocation using the mobile applications Open Data Kit (ODK) and MAPS.ME. The number of inhabited and uninhabited structures, the median distance
Malaria | Swiss TPH (Page)
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epidemiological evidence to target malaria interventions in Papua New Guinea and beyond OpenMalaria Workflow and OpenMalariaUtilities R Packages Related Activities Basic Research Consultancy and Policy Advice
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organisations or potential partners who wish to inform Swiss TPH on upcoming funding opportunities and open calls or would like to express interest in collaboration please do so via pgs @ swisstph.ch . We welcome
Microbiota-Targeted Interventions for Childhood Undernutrition (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/microbiota-targeted-interventions-for-childhood-undernutrition
revealed specific changes to the microbiota, which are conserved between both study sites. These results open the way to develop microbiota-targeted interventions to rebalance the microbiota and subsequently
Outbreak of <em>Cryptosporidium hominis</em> following river flooding in the city of Halle (Saale), Germany, August 2013 (Publications)
consider the potential health risks of long-term surviving parasites persisting on flooded grounds and in open waters even several weeks after the flooding and of bathing places close to sewage spill-overs. Preventive
Human biomonitoring as a tool for exposure assessment in industrially contaminated sites (ICSs). Lessons learned within the ICS and Health European... (Publications)
fine-tuning of the results and allowed for more targeted remediating actions aimed to reduce exposure. Open and transparent communication of study results with contextual information and involvement of local
