Imprint

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is a world-leading institute in global health with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries. Associated with the University of Basel, Swiss TPH combines research, education and services at local, national and international level. 950 staff and students from 95 nations work at Swiss TPH focusing on climate change, environment and health, infectious and non-communicable diseases, societal and cultural context, and health systems and policies.

The backbone of a functioning health system is the people who work every day for people's health and well-being, including nurses and doctors, policy makers, financial experts and community health workers. However, there is a severe shortage of well-trained health workers in many places, especially in low- and middle-income countries impairing quality of care and public health outcomes.

Through the diploma course "Health Care and Management: From Research to Implementation" (DAS HCM), Swiss TPH each year trains international health professionals who are working at the forefront of their national health systems. The course provides them with the core knowledge and competencies for understanding and reacting to today's complex health challenges and with communication, leadership and management skills such as systemic problem analysis, solution-oriented thinking and critical reflection.

Scholarships are an important tool to ensure that our knowledge and expertise is disseminated through education and training in order to address the most pressing global challenges. The Backpack Foundation's contribution to the Swiss TPH Scholarship Fund is aimed at talented women from resource-constrained countries to multiply their impact upon return to their countries, organisations, communities and to make a difference.

https://www.swisstph.ch/en/study-with-us/postgraduate/mas-das-cas