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WHO-Weltmalariabericht: Zunehmendes Risiko für die Ärmsten und Verwundbarsten an Malaria zu sterben

Medienmitteilung der Swiss Malaria Group

Swiss Malaria Group (SMG) Basel / Genf (4. Dezember 2019) - Die Swiss Malaria Group, das Schweizer Netzwerk für eine Welt ohne Malaria, kommentiert den heute erscheinenden Weltmalariabericht der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO): Malaria ist zunehmend eine Krankheit der Armut und der sozialen Ungleichheit. Die Ärmsten und Verwundbarsten leben mit dem höchsten Risiko an einem Mückenstich zu sterben. 2018 gab es weltweit 228 Millionen Malariafälle im Vergleich zu 231 Millionen im 2017. 405‘000 Menschen starben 2018 an Malaria, 416‘000 waren es 2017. Die Sterberate und Fallzahlen gehen somit leicht zurück, der Fortschritt ist jedoch verlangsamt. Weiterhin trifft Malaria Schwangere und Kinder in Afrika am härtesten. (Photo: David O’Dwyer für Swiss Malaria Group)

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Climate change threatens our health

Lancet Countdown 2019

The Lancet Our health, our well-being, the stability of our societies and our health systems, all will depend on how we tackle the challenges of climate change. Worldwide, the warming of 1 ° C since the beginning of industrialization has led to extreme weather conditions with storms, floods, droughts and the emergence of new pathogens. Eight of the ten hottest years on record have occurred in the past decade. Especially the health of children and the elderly is at risk. On his 71st birthday, a child born today could already live in a world that has warmed up to 4°C. These predictions were presented from scientists from 35 institutions and UN organizations from five continents, as well as WHO and the World Bank in the "Lancet Countdown 2019". In their report on the health consequences of global warming, the experts call for immediate action from politicans and the UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid in order to counteract this destructive development.

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World AIDS Day 2019 - Communities make the difference

A two-year follow-up of the CASCADE trial in Lesotho

Swiss TPH Data published on 29 November 2019 by Swiss TPH researchers found that community-based HIV testing with same-day antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation is feasible, safe and results in good long-term health outcomes. It is the first study on long-term follow-up dat on initiating ART in the community. (Photo: Swiss TPH)

Study: Engagement in care, viral suppression, drug resistance and reasons for non-engagement after home-based same-day ART initiation in Lesotho: a two-year follow-up of the CASCADE trial

Here you will find some more information on World AIDS Day 2019: aidsfocus.ch newsletter

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ESTHER Switzerland News

ESTHER Switzerland ESTHER Phase 2: We are happy to announce that ISPM and SDC concluded an agreement for a new Phase of the program ESTHER Switzerland, starting December 1st, 2019. ESTHER is preparing to open a new Call for Proposal for grants to support projects within Institutional Health Partnerships (IHP) by mid-December 2019.

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Equateur: un pays en ébullition

Bulletin N°173!

Centrale Sanitaire Suisse Romande (CSSR) Notre dernier bulletin de l’année vient d’être publié sur notre site! Il dénonce les conséquences des nouvelles orientations de M. Cassis pour la Coopération Internationale qui place les intérêts économiques avant la justice, la neutralité et la démocratie ! Il offre un retour sur les récents évènements en Equateur appuyée par les témoignages de Pablo Fajardo, avocat de l’UDAPT et d’Adolfo Maldonado, responsable de la Clinica Ambiental. Pour finir, il revient sur l’arrêt des transactions de Postfinance vers Cuba et donne des nouvelles de notre projet en Bolivie sur fond de tensions politiques. (Photo: Manifestation du 10 octobre 2019 contre la réforme économique décrétée par le Président Lenín Moreno. © venepress.com)

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