The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute[1] or Swiss TPH (formerly known as the Swiss Tropical Institute) is an international global health institute working in various disciplines with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries. It was founded in 1943 through the initiative of Rudolf Geigy. Swiss TPH endeavors to the improve the health of people in Switzerland and worldwide through research, education and services.
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 the Swiss Tropical Institute changed its name to the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH). In April 2022, Swiss TPH moved its headquarters from Basel to Allschwil (Canton of Basel-Landschaft).[2]
Swiss TPH is an associated institute of the University of Basel, and 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.[3]
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