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Tuberculosis can lie dormant in the body for years, which makes it hard to detect and difficult to treat.
Sarah Schmidiger, postdoctoral researcher at Swiss TPH, breaks down how this 'sleeping bea...
Did you know that malaria can be classified as a “sleeping beast”? Dormant stages of malaria can stay in your body for a long period of time and evade treatment.
On World Malaria Day, PhD student ...
On World Chagas disease day, we look at the “sleeping beast” Chagas disease, which can evade treatment by entering a dormant stage.
Simon Feldkamp, PhD student at Swiss TPH working on Chagas diseas...
For World Tuberculosis Day 2026, we asked our experts what it takes to end TB – because ending this infectious killer is achievable.
CAD LUS4TB is an EDCTP3-funded research project bringing together partners across Africa and Europe to improve tuberculosis diagnosis through AI-driven computer-assisted lung ultrasound in Benin, M...
Follow Shukuru and his community in Pemba, Tanzania, as they learn about the risks schistosomiasis and how to prevent this parasitic worm infection.
The film was produced by the Swiss Tropical and...
The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) and the Public Health Laboratory – Ivo de Carneri, Pemba, Tanzania, have a long-standing collaboration. Over the last two decades, those t...
The DYNAMIC research project introduced a digital clinical decision support algorithm into the primary health centers in Rwanda to improve quality of care and reduce antibiotic prescriptions among ...
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Take the next step in your healthcare career: https://www.swisstph.ch/en/study-with-us/postgradu...
The Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) project is transforming lives by improving nutrition and promoting healthier diets through locally-led actions. Across six secondary cities in Rwanda, Kenya,...
Empower the next generation: https://www.swisstph.ch/en/about/support-us/swiss-tph-scholarship-fund
Take the next step in your healthcare career: https://www.swisstph.ch/en/study-with-us/postgradu...
Dynamic research project introduced a digital clinical decision support algorithm into the primary health centers in Rwanda to improve quality of care and reduce antibiotic prescriptions among chil...
Access to drugs, diagnostics and vaccines remains a challenge in many in low- and middle-income countries. On 8 February 2024, Swiss TPH hosted a symposium bringing together 350 experts and key pla...
The Health Promotion and System Strengthening (HPSS) project supported the Government of Tanzania in addressing major health challenges over the past 12 years.
The project improved access, quality...
The Health Promotion and System Strengthening (HPSS) project supported the Government of Tanzania in addressing major health challenges over the past 12 years.
The project improved access, quality...
The Health Promotion and System Strengthening (HPSS) project supported the Government of Tanzania in addressing major health challenges over the past 12 years.
The project improved access, quality...
The Health Promotion and System Strengthening (HPSS) project supported the Government of Tanzania in addressing major health challenges over the past 12 years.
The project improved access, quality...
The Health Promotion and System Strengthening (HPSS) project supported the Government of Tanzania in addressing major health challenges over the past 12 years.
The project improved access, quality...
The Health Promotion and System Strengthening (HPSS) project supported the Government of Tanzania in addressing major health challenges over the past 12 years.
The project improved access, quality...