, an internationally recognised #scientist in neglected tropical diseases & vaccine development, visited this week. Hotez met with faculty & staff and held 2 lectures, notably a public lecture in Basel on vaccines in the 21st century.
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Many thanks again Swiss Tropical/Public Health Institute for hosting my visit to Basel, meeting with the faculty/students and delivering 2 lectures including an especially meaningful public lecture this evening in the old city on the rise of antivaccine activism
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Wonderful to be reunited with my dearest friend Prof Juerg Utzinger Director Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute @SwissTPH here in beautiful Basel, Switzerland. I’m giving a series of lectures speaking with their amazing doctoral and masters students
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Congratulations to all students who successfully finished their master studies , and Dept. Umweltwissenschaften . All the best for the future!
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I’m especially excited about my public lecture on Nov 8, a great European tradition, which I believe first became popular with the in the 1600s. Love the idea of putting a public face to science and scientists. A way to defeat antiscience attitudes conspiracies
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We look forward to welcoming you to Swiss TPH today!
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Heading to Zurich this evening, my first trip to Europe since before the pandemic. Giving a series of lectures with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute @SwissTPH in Basel and Bern, and then speaking and meeting @WHO in Geneva twitter.com/SwissTPH/statu…
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#OneHealthDay: A transdisciplinary #OneHealth approach for #Rabies control in Chad 🐕
Swiss TPH researchers launched a new project that analyses rabies transmission in Chad with the help of #ArtificialIntelligence.
📰Read more: swisstph.ch/en/impact-stor
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What is the state of health & quality of life of the agricultural work force in Switzerland? Take part in the national #FarmCoSwiss survey and let us know!
We look for
➡️ people who work in 🇨🇭 agriculture
➡️ their partners
Register now: swisstph.ch/en/projects/fa
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New study by suggests that the current recommended treatment against #Whipworm 🪱 shows better results than a newly tested drug combination – but it might serve as an alternative.
📰swisstph.ch/en/news/news-d
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📢Join the r4d Dialogue Forum to discuss how public-private partnerships can be strengthened to safeguard public health near extraction sites.
📆 22 November
🕑 14:00-18:00
📍 At Swiss TPH & online
Full programme & registration: r4d-dialogueforum.ch
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🎉 One of our publications was among the top 10 articles of 2021 in !
In the study, , Swiss TPH, and her co-authors analyzed impact evaluations on COVID-19 policies 👇
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📣 Last places left for the next Good Clinical Practice #GCP training!
📆 29 and 30 November
📍 Swiss TPH, Allschwil!
📝 Registration is open until 15 November – we look forward to your participation!
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Join our virtual event on antimicrobial resistance!
Experts from , & will review the current #AMR situation & discuss up-and-coming technologies in the fight against AMR.
📆 25 Oct
🕙 10:30-12:00 CET
👉 Register today: swisstph.ch/en/about/event
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On #WorldFoodDay, we celebrate the community members in Rubavu, Rwanda, who are an integral part of the #NICEProject aiming to improve nutrition of people in Rwanda, Bangladesh & Kenya.
📸@kayibanda_alice/Swiss TPH/
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Join us at Forum cinfo, the Swiss career event for international cooperation!🤝🏽
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@SwissTPH at Forum cinfo 2022
Interested in studying at a world-leading institute in global health?
Meet representatives of the @SwissTPH at the career fair and learn more about their programmes and courses.
11 November 2022. Register now 
loom.ly/HN7Vmwk
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The review article on control & elimination of Asian #Schistosomiasis co-authored by Juerg Utzinger won the 2022 John Goldsmid Award 🥇
Congratulations to all the authors! 👏
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Congratulations to Prof Darren Gray & colleagues for being awarded the @TropicalmedMDPI 2022 John Goldsmid Award for their review article on control & elimination of Asian Schistosomiasis bit.ly/3rI5nHx @DarrenG92787659
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📢 is coming to Basel!
He will give a public talk hosted by on vaccines in the 21st century, the science behind them & the challenges ahead.
📆8 November
🕔17:45 CET
📍 Schlüsselzunft, Basel
Register until 2 Nov, places are limited: bit.ly/SwissTPH_Hotez
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In the face of the escalating situation in #Iran and the repression of students and researchers in many Iranian universities, the President’s board expresses its shock and concern. 1/4
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Join us 13 October 2022 at or online!
Title: Genome-wide study of variations in Plasmodium falciparum and their association with different malaria interventions in Tanzania
More info & registration 👇🏽
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Zürich Seminars in Bioinformatics - This Week
Catherine Bakari Mvaa @SwissTPH: Genome-wide study of variations in Plasmodium falciparum and their association with different malaria interventions in Tanzania
compbiozurich.org/news/ZHsemBioi
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A recent study by shows that #AirPollution exposure influenced the severity of #COVID19 cases during the first wave of the pandemic in Switzerland – but not during the second wave, when the national health system was better prepared.
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👏🏽 No health without mental health 👏🏽
On #MentalHealthDay, we spoke with who is working in a youth #MentalHealth project in #Colombia 🇨🇴
Read the full interview 👇🏽
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Starting today, the autumn COVID-19 #Booster vaccination is available in Switzerland.💉
As an official vaccination centre of , we offer the booster vaccination at our Centre for Tropical & Travel Medicine.
👉 Book your appointment here: bs.impfung-covid.ch
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My second paper just got published💥💥. If you're curious about how we assessed food safety and antimicrobial resistance control system from a One Health perspective. See our freshly published article.
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I am very happy that my abstract has been accepted and that I will present there. 🤩 #OneHealth #Linguistics
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The One Health Science track at the World One Health Congress 2022 will review the latest science and epidemiological data about health and disease at the human-animal-environment interface.
Make sure you register for #WOHC2022 
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tinyurl.com/WOHCO
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Hitze alleine erklärt die Übersterblichkeit nicht – auch Corona hat die Finger im Spiel.
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Dieses Jahr starben zu viele Leute: Die #Hitze erklärt nicht alles – auch #Corona hat die Finger im Spiel. #Gesundheitsexperte hat uns die aussergewöhnliche Lage erklärt. #todesfälle
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New study out 🎉 We found that interaction with a dog stimulated more brain activity in the prefrontal cortex compared to the control condition journals.plos.org/plosone/articl #HumanAnimalBond
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The #HSR2022 season starts! Register to participate in our applied #systemsthinking session next Monday.
It will be an engaging session with fantastic speakers and facilitators, don't miss it!
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Upcoming webinar
Join us on Oct 10th, 8 am (GMT -5): shorturl.at/fgoGV for this capacity-building session from #SYSTAC. @AllianceHPSR @SwissTPH @santfro
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Recruitment has started for the large-scale community
TB TRIAGE+ clinical trial!🎉
The clinical trial aims to increase the case findings of #Tuberculosis by actively screening hard-to-reach populations in Southern Africa and Lesotho.
Learn more: tbtriage.com
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Alarming serendipity of research discovery!!
While chasing one invasive vector of malaria we accidentally detected another invasive vector in Sudan.
First Molecular Detection of Aedes albopictus in Sudan Associates with Increased Outbreaks of CHIKV
& DENV
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Are you the founder of a Swiss startup in #Cleantech or #Healthtech? Would you like to have an impact in Sub-Saharan Africa by testing & expanding your solution on the continent?
👉Then check out these 2 programmes by the Swiss Leading House of Africa: bit.ly/AIT_MIRAHI
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Learn more about SchistoBreak
👉bit.ly/SchistoBreak
#BeatNTDs #BeatSchisto #DiseaseSurveillance #HealthData #COR_NTD22
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When do we stop #MDA for #NTDs? When interruption of transmission is achieved? Or after elimination as a #PublicHealth problem? Steffi Knopp @SwissTPH explains at #COR_NTD22 using active, syndromic & passive surveillance in the #SchistoBreak project to #BeatSchisto in Zanzibar. twitter.com/elimin8schisto…
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We are proud to be designated as the Collaborating Centre for #VerbalAutopsy!
The primary objective of verbal autopsy is to describe the causes of death that occur outside of medical care.
👉Read more: swisstph.ch/en/news/who-co
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MMS Symposium, 2 November 2022
“The world in crisis – #climatechange, #pandemic, and #war"
Our programme is online!
REGISTER NOW
@Rvandepas @beat_jans @KnoblauchAstrid @SwissTPH @SwissDevCoop @CHUVLausanne @tdhschweiz @CalcuttaRescue @ifrc
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Our programme is online!
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On #WorldTeachersDay, we are grateful to work with #TEACHers #teaching the #future!
#KaziHealth, the Teachers' Workplace Health Intervention Program of , equips teachers to make healthier lifestyle choices.
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👉🏾kazibantu.org/kazihealth/
#TeachersDay #TeachersDay2022
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