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Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute rather than just read about it. In short: The Swiss TPH (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute) is a multi-disciplinary global health institute, founded in 1943 through the initiative of Rudolf Geigy, to improve the health of people in Switzerland and worldwide through research, education and services. In April 2022, Swiss TPH moved its headquarters from Basel to Allschwil (Canton of Basel-Landschaft).

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The Swiss TPH (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute) is a multi-disciplinary global health institute, founded in 1943 through the initiative of Rudolf Geigy, to improve the health of people in Switzerland and worldwide through research, education and services. In April 2022, Swiss TPH moved its headquarters from Basel to Allschwil (Canton of Basel-Landschaft). 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 changed its name to the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH). Swiss TPH is an independent public-law institution associated with the University of Basel. As a public organization it is partially supported by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, the Canton of Basel-Stadt and the Canton of Basel-Landschaft. 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, infection biology, epidemiology, public health, health systems and economics. Swiss TPH works along a value-chain from innovation to validation to application. Scientists work both in the lab and the field.

Education As an associated institute of the University of Basel, Swiss TPH conducts programs and courses in international health, epidemiology, public health, infection biology, clinical practice, and management. 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 an MD PhD programme.

Services Swiss TPH offers consultancy and project implementation services, medical consultations (travel and tropical medicine), clinical trials and diagnostic services. Project implementation includes policy, strategic and operational advice as well as project design and management in the area of public and global health. 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.

See also University of Basel Science and technology in Switzerland

References

External links Swiss TPH

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

In research: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2009 establishments in Switzerland, International development organizations, Medical research institutes in Switzerland, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute matter?

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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