13.12.2024

New insecticides to control malaria and dengue fever

R. Geigy Award 2024: Cutting-Edge Research to Control Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases in Côte D’Ivoire
The R. Geigy Prize was awarded at a festive ceremony held at Swiss TPH. From left to right: Peter Sasse, Marc Adou, Stefan Mörgeli, Laurence Yao, Mathias Kronig, Emmanuelle Lisro, Julien Zahouli, Siaka Koné and Jürg Utzinger. Photo: D. Powell/Swiss TPH

Swiss TPH "The 13th R. Geigy Award 2024 goes to West Africa. Scientists from the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire (CSRS) are being honored with the award, which is endowed with CHF 20,000. Siaka Koné is being rewarded for his achievements in establishing long-term cohorts and demographic and health surveillance systems in rural Côte d'Ivoire. Julien Zahouli, Emmanuelle Lisro, Laurence Yao and Marc Adou for their work on the validation of the effect of insecticides on various disease vectors. The award is presented every two years in memory of Rudolf Geigy, founder of Swiss TPH."