Medical & Biological Research

Health is the basis for fulfilment in life. We are actively involved in financing medical and biological research projects. Our aim is to reduce the overall burden of disease, particularly in developing countries.

Tropical diseases
3,000 people die from malaria every day – three out of four are children. 1.5 million people die from tuberculosis and another 8 million are newly infected every year. One of the UBS Optimus Foundation's main areas of activity centres on these types of tropical diseases that disproportionately affect poor and marginalized populations.

Countries	Projects	PDF-Downloads

Brazil	Research on new medications to combat Chagas disease and sleeping sickness	Project description
Columbia	Research into Malaria	Project description
Ethiopia	Combat against black fever with an accurate nutrition	Project description
Malawi	Research into Malaria prevention for children affected by Anemia	Project description
Nicaragua	Research into the dengue fever	Project description
South Africa	Diagnosis of TB in children using electronic nose technology	Project description
Tanzania	Prompt diagnosis with rats who sniff out tuberculosis	Project description

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Child Survival
Every three seconds a child dies somewhere in the world. This means 10 million children die unnecessarily each year. The main reasons are manifold: unhygienic water, malnutrition, complications at birth, infections, etc. The UBS Optimus Foundation has set itself the goal of combating this appalling situation.

Countries	Projects	PDF-Downloads

Bolivia	Research to improve identification and treatment of Chagas in Newborns	Project description
Brazil	Using simple means to combat early death of premature babies	Project description
Ghana	Research on new methods for diagnosing dangerous childhood diseases	Project description
Guatemala	Targeting lower infant mortality by facilitating to health care	Project description
India	Research on vaccination to combat diarrhea	Project description
Laos	Developing simple methods for a faster diagnose of severe diseases	Project description
Peru	Targeting lower infant mortality by facilitating to health care	Project description
Thailand	Research on the effect of DDT on child survival	Project description

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Buruli Initiative
The UBS Optimus Foundation research initiative has made it a goal to fight Buruli Ulcer. Taking on the role of a "catalyst", the Foundation has pulled together a team of renowned specialists to work in an interdisciplinary and international research consortium

Countries	Projects	PDF-Downloads	Films

USA, Ghana Benin, Cameroon Belgium, Switzerland Australia	Fight together against this vicious disease	Project description

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