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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute |
| Street 1: | Socinstrasse 57 |
| Street 2: | P.O.Box |
| City: | Basel |
| Province: | - |
| Post Code: | 4002 |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Phone: | 41612848284 |
| Email: | christine.walliser@unibas.ch |
| Web Site: | http://www.swisstph.ch/ |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Technical agencies |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Academic / Research Institution |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | None |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
| Organization Reach: | International |
| Organization Description: | |
| The Swiss Tropical Institute (STI) was founded in 1943 to carry out teaching and research, and to provide services. It is financed by grants from the Canton of Basel-Stadt and the Swiss Federal Government, and to a large extent (75%) by its own income from the provision of medical services, services in support of international health, grants for research projects from the Swiss National Science Foundation and other bodies, and foundations. The Institute is also a partner in a number of development projects overseas. This work is largely financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Our goal is: to contribute to improving the health of populations and groups on both national and international levels. |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: | 100 + |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 0 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | $1 MIL-$10 MIL |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Attendance at a TB related event |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Information on developments within the TB world |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | No |
| Are you in contact with your national TB programme: | Yes |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| Molecular epidemiological TB research on TB in Switzerland. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Switzerland |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: | European |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Cote d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Georgia Ghana Papua New Guinea South Africa Switzerland Uganda United Republic of Tanzania United States of America |
Specializations | |
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Research and Development Technical Assistance |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Research and Development | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Research and Development | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Research and Development | Ethiopia |
| Research and Development | Georgia |
| Research and Development | Ghana |
| Research and Development | Papua New Guinea |
| Research and Development | South Africa |
| Research and Development | Switzerland |
| Research and Development | Uganda |
| Research and Development | United Republic of Tanzania |
Contribution | |
| Please tell us how your organization will contribute to the Global Plan to Stop TB by briefly describing its involvement in any of the areas of work listed below: | |
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Drug-Resistant TB: Research TB-HIV: Research New Diagnostics: Clinical trials New TB Drugs: Clinical trials New TB Vaccines: Clinical trials Fundamental Research: understand the cause and consequence of genomic diversity in M. tuberculosis including drug resistance |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: See as stated last year when we became a member of STOP TB. | |
| Application date: | |
| Last updated: | May 28, 2012 |