Social and Preventive Medicine of the University of Basel integrated
In June 2009 the Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine of the University of Basel, internationally recognized in the areas of environmental epidemiology and women’s health, was integrated into the STI. With the beginning of the year 2010, the physical integration of our offices take place, and the whole Institute publicly take on its new name, the “Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute”, also to be known as the “Swiss TPH”.
A country mobilised against malaria
From 14 to 19 December 2009, malaria will be making the headlines thanks to the “Every penny counts” charity appeal, run by DRS 3, SF (Swiss-German radio and television respectively) and Swiss Solidarity. Switzerland has long been involved in the battle to eradicate this plague which claims the lives of close to one million children every year.