Swiss Tropical Institute

The Swiss Tropical Institute (STI, also known as Institut Tropical Suisse and Schweizerisches Tropeninstitut) is an Associated Institute of the University of Basel. It was founded in 1943 by Professor Rudolf Geigy as a public organization, with support from the Swiss Federal Council and the Canton of Basel-Stadt. The mandate of the institute is to contribute to the improvement of the health of populations internationally and nationally through excellence in research, services, teaching and training.

The institute has research programs covering the fields of molecular parasitology and molecular epidemiology, molecular diagnostics, molecular immunology, parasite chemotherapy, biostatistics and epidemiology, health systems research, human & animal health, ecosystem health and social sciences. One particularly well-known research focus of the institute is the biology of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The service departments at the STI offer clinical and diagnostic services for tropical medicine, travel advice and vaccinations for travellers to tropical countries. The Swiss Centre for International Health at the STI offers expertise in the field of international health co-operation to a wide range of clients, both within Switzerland and globally.

The STI has major collaborative projects in Europe, North America, Australia, and other countries around the world such as Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Colombia, DR Congo, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand and Uganda.