Description
The mandate of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is to
contribute to the improvement of the health of populations internationally,
nationally and locally through excellence in research, services, teaching and
training. The Swiss TPH builds its programs around eight strategic goals, some
of which are closely focused on the premise of the One Health movement. The
guiding principle of the Swiss TPH is to work in interdisciplinary partnership to
respond to local, national and international public health priorities, seeking
solutions through needs for innovation (discovery through promotion and
testing of hypotheses), validation (evidence providing what works) and
application (strengthening individual and public health actions, systems and
policies).
Purpose
Achieve significant improvements of human health and well being through a
better understanding of disease and health systems and acting on this
knowledge.
Scope Global
Primary Funders
More than 80% of the income for the Swiss TPH is acquired competitively
through research grants, medical and consultancy services, and courses. The
remaining 19% of the core budget is publicly funded. Approximately 35% of
the Swiss TPH budget comes from the Swiss Centre for International Health
within Swiss TPH, which has clients including WHO, World Bank, UNAIDS,
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), The Global Fund, and
others.
Participants & Key Collaborators
The Swiss TPH is an associate institute of the University of Basel. More than
520 colleagues (March 2011) from 40 nations work worldwide for the Swiss
TPH in research, teaching, and service provision.
Definition of One Health
None. The Swiss TPH is committed to developing iterative research and
development processes for populations and their health, social and
environmental systems, by working across the health sciences spectrum from
molecule to policy with interdisciplinary approaches to health and well being.
Monitoring & Evaluation Strategy
The Swiss TPH prepares a biennial report detailing their work and discussing
research initiatives. Annual reports are prepared as guided by external funding
agencies.
Sources of Information
Website: http://www.swisstph.ch/
Biennial Report: http://www.swisstph.ch/about-us/biennial-report-2009-2010.html
Contact Prof. Jakob Zinsstag
Swiss Tropical and Public Health
Institute
Dr. Nick Lorenz
Swiss Center for International
Health
