Offering ART refill through community health workers versus clinic-based follow-up after home-based same-day ART initiation in rural Lesotho: the... (Publications)
home-based same-day ART initiation. METHODS AND FINDINGS: The VIBRA trial is a cluster-randomized open-label clinical superiority trial conducted in 249 rural villages in the catchment areas of 20 health
What makes health systems resilient? A qualitative analysis of the perspectives of Swiss NGOs (Publications)
endeavour and a result of many stakeholders' consistent and targeted investments. These investments open up new opportunities to seek innovative solutions and to keep diverse actors in global health accountable
New Digital Health Tool Improves Care for Children in Somalia (News)
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application of IMCI protocols. Notable improvements in care In a new study published in the Oxford Open Digital Health , results show that ALMANACH is transforming healthcare for children under five in
Effect of offering same-day ART vs usual health facility referral during home-based HIV testing on linkage to care and viral suppression among adults... (Publications)
suppression in a rural, high-prevalence setting in sub-Saharan Africa. Design, Setting, and Participants: Open-label, 2-group, randomized clinical trial (February 22, 2016-September 17, 2017), involving 6 health
R. Geigy Award 2022 Goes to Three Researchers for Work on Malaria and Tuberculosis Control in Africa (News)
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Foundation President Marcel Tanner in recognition of the award winners. A unique research platform opens up new perspectives in the fight against malaria In recent decades, there has been great progress
Altitude Positively Impacts Cardiovascular Health Peruvian Study Finds (News)
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of MetS were found in men and women overall and within groups of users of improved cookstoves and open fires. “This shows us that it is important to consider behavioural differences between women and men
Disease Modelling and Intervention Dynamics | Swiss TPH (Page)
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response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we developed a new individual-based mathematical model, OpenCOVID, to assess the impact of a range of prevention measures, vaccines, and medical interventions [...] the response and minimise cases, hospitalisations, and deaths in Switzerland and abroad. Our model OpenCOVID has been applied to support Swiss decision-making and predict the public health impact of new
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health insurance enrolment among people working in the informal sector in Morogoro, Tanzania. AAS Open Res . 2024;4(in press). DOI: 10.12688/aasopenres.13289.2 Afriyie D.O, Titi-Ofei R, Masiye F, Chansa [...] l cash transfer, social pension, and primary health care programs in Brazil, 2000-2030. JAMA Netw Open . 2024;7(4):e247519. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.7519 Arsenault C et al. Health system quality
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to preserve and improve global health.” Prof. Dr. Jürg Utzinger Director, Swiss TPH Open Positions at Swiss TPH Open Positions at the University of Basel Swiss TPH | Who we are Vision and Mission Diversity
Digital Tool Improves Quality of Care for Children (News)
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as the quality of care they received. The results were published in the peer-reviewed journal BMJ Open . “These findings support the use of CDSS for overall health systems strengthening, especially when
