Swiss TPH

Today is Clinical Trials Day which is a day to celebrate the people who make medical breakthroughs possible.

Meet Anara Alshanbayeva, who leads the genotyping services team at Swiss TPH. Their work supports clinical trials, providing data that shapes how patients are diagnosed and treated.

In our latest People of Swiss TPH interview, Anara talks about her team’s mission, their contribution to the fight against malaria, and what it means to see their work make a real difference for patients.

Read the full interview here: https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/the-molecular-evidence-behind-malaria-drug-development/blog-id/148

Practising for real 🩺

On International Nurses Day, we look back on our recent Advanced Nursing Training in Termez, Uzbekistan 🇺🇿

The focus was on strengthening the practical skills of nurses and midwives through training materials and algorithms, mannequins and mock-up equipment that bring real-world clinical scenarios into the classroom, and a structured evaluation system for feedback.

As part of the GIZ Uzbekistan project "Modernisation of Medical Education and Training in Termez," 250+ trainers will pass these skills on to thousands of future nurses across Uzbekistan.

Read the latest Impact Story here: https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/simulation-based-nursing-education-in-uzbekistan/blog-id/147

What a lovely evening! Yesterday, our alumni community came together to dig into a question many of us face every day: how do you push things forward when you're not the one in charge?

Christiane Wetzel from the University of Basel walked us through the CORE Framework, and our alumna Amélie Le Bihan, Director of Program Management at Noema Pharma, shared her experiences from her career across large pharma and biotech.

Then everyone applied the framework to their personal context – practical tools to bring back to their daily work.

A few takeaways:
🎯 A clear vision helps bring people together around a shared goal.
🤝 Strong relationships are central to lateral leadership and worth investing in deliberately.
⏰ The timing of a request can matter as much as the request itself.

We closed the evening with an apéro and good conversation, exactly the kind of exchange the Swiss TPH AlumNet is here for. The network connects graduates from 80+ countries who keep learning from each other and shaping health and well-being around the world.

Thank you to our speakers, and to everyone who joined us!

The Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnership (GRP Alliance) has updated its Guide for Global Research Partnerships through a multi-stakeholder approach to ensure science creates impact where it matters most.

Built around six principles for equal, transparent, and sustainable collaboration, the guide is a valuable reference for anyone working in an international context:

1. Set the agenda together to ensure relevance and shared ownership.
2. Manage power dynamics to promote equity and diversity.
3. Specify roles and responsibilities to ensure alignment, transparency, and accountability.
4. Promote mutual learning to strengthen competences and advance knowledge.
5. Share and apply results to create impact.
6. Build long-term partnerships to grow an active community of knowledge and practice.

At Swiss TPH, partnership is at the core of everything we do. Thank you to Fabian Käser, Head of the GRP Alliance, for visiting us to discuss the updated guide and how we best implement it.

Check out the full guide here: https://globalresearch.scnat.ch/en/grp-guide

A warm welcome to Nicole Ritz, who will join Swiss TPH as the new Head of Research starting 1 August 2026!

In her role, she will lead our Research Department with around 400 staff and 35 research groups and join our Executive Team.

Ritz brings extensive experience in clinical research, global health and leadership, with a particular focus on paediatric infectious diseases. Her expertise will strengthen Swiss TPH's research activities, from basic research to translational and implementation science, and foster collaboration across research groups.

How can scientific evidence reach people and translate into meaningful improvements in public health? That question was at the heart of today's symposium at Swiss TPH – bringing together researchers, communication experts and policymakers to explore how evidence can reach the people who need it most.

The event marked the farewell of Nicole Probst-Hensch, who led our Department of Epidemiology and Public Health for over a decade. Thank you, Nicole!

The full story: https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/impactful-communication-for-impactful-science-farewell-symposium-of-nicole-probst-hensch