The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute or Swiss TPH (formerly known as the Swiss Tropical Institute) is an international global health institute working in various disciplines with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries. It was founded in 1943 through the initiative of Rudolf Geigy. Swiss TPH endeavors to the improve the health of people in Switzerland and worldwide through research, education and services. In 2009, the Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine of the University of Basel was integrated into the Swiss Tropical Institute, and in January 2010 the Swiss Tropical Institute changed its name to the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH). In April 2022, Swiss TPH moved its headquarters from Basel to Allschwil (

Canton of Basel-Landschaft Canton of Basel-Landschaft or Basel-Country, informally known as Baselland or Baselbiet (; ; ; ; ), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts and its capital city is Liestal. It is traditionall ...

). Swiss TPH is an associated institute of the

University of Basel The University of Basel (Latin: ''Universitas Basiliensis''; German: ''Universität Basel'') is a public research university in Basel, Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460, it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest univ ...

, and as a public organization it is partially supported by the

State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) within the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research is the federal government's specialised agency for national and international matters concerning educa ...

, the

Canton of Basel-Stadt Canton of Basel-Stadt or Basel-City ( ; ; ; ) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of three municipalities with Basel as the capital. It is traditionally considered a " half-canton", the other half being B ...

and the

. The greater part of its funding comes from competitively acquired research and project funds.

Research

Swiss TPH's researchers focus on various topics including

parasitology Parasitology is the study of parasites, their host (biology), hosts, and the relationship between them. As a List of biology disciplines, biological discipline, the scope of parasitology is not determined by the organism or environment in questio ...

, infection biology,

epidemiology Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and Risk factor (epidemiology), determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population, and application of this knowledge to prevent dise ...

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the de ...

health systems A health system, health care system or healthcare system is an organization of people, institutions, and resources that delivers health care services to meet the health needs of target populations. There is a wide variety of health systems aroun ...

and

economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

. Swiss TPH works along a value-chain from innovation and validation to application and scientists work both in the lab and the field.

Education and training

As an associated institute of the

, Swiss TPH conducts programs and courses in

international health International health, also called ''geographic medicine'', '' international medicine'', or ''global health'', is a field of health care, usually with a public health emphasis, dealing with health across regional or national boundaries. One subset ...

, infection biology, clinical practice, and

management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...

. Swiss TPH offers Bachelor programmes in Infection Biology and Medicine; Master's programmes in Epidemiology, Infection Biology, Medicine and African Studies; PhD programmes in Infection Biology, Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Public Health and Insurance Medicine; as well as a MD PhD programme.

Services

Swiss TPH offers consultancy and project implementation services, medical consultations (travel and tropical medicine), clinical trials services as well as diagnostic services. The Swiss Centre for International Health, a department of Swiss TPH, provides policy, strategic and operational advice as well as project design and management in the area of public and global health. Through its Department of Medicine, Swiss TPH conducts clinical trials for new drugs, diagnostics and vaccines. The Swiss TPH Diagnostic Centre is specialised in diagnosing infectious tropical diseases. Swiss TPH's Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine in Basel advises travellers in Switzerland and diagnoses and treats patients after travelling.

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{{authority control Medical research institutes in Switzerland International development organizations Public health research institutes Tropical medicine organizations University of Basel 2009 establishments in Switzerland

Research

Education and training

Services

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