Contact and Directions
Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine
Aschenplatz 2
4051 Basel
The Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine is located in the tower house at Aeschenplatz 2 in the heart of Basel, just a few minutes' walk from the SBB train station, since January 3, 2024. By public transport you can reach us directly by tram on lines 3, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15 and E11 and by bus lines No. 37 and No. 80. You will find bicycle parking spaces in the immediate vicinity. Paid parking options can be found, for example, in the Aeschen-Parking car park (you can find further parking options here: https://www.parkleitsystem-basel.ch/).
Monday–Wednesday: 08:00–12:00 and 14:00–17:00
Thursday: 08:00–12:00 and 15:00–19:00
Friday: 08:00–15:00
Holidays 2024:
19 February 2024 - closed in the afternoon
21 February 2024 - closed in the afternoon
29 March 2024 - closed
1 April 2024 - closed
1 May 2024 - closed
9 May 2024 - closed
10 May 2024 - closed
20 May 2024 - closed
1 August 2024 - closed
2 August 2024 - closed
24 December 2024 - closed
25 December 2024 - closed
26 December 2024 - closed
27 December 2024 - closed
+41 61 284 82 55 (Monday to Friday from 08:00–12:00 and 13:30–16:30)
Appointments can be booked via our online booking tool or by phone: +41 61 284 82 55 (Monday–Friday 08:00–12:00 and 13:30–16:30)
Appointments must be cancelled at least 24 hours in advance (by calling +41 61 284 82 55 or emailing: tropmed@swisstph.ch). We must charge for appointments which have not been cancelled in due time (as per TARMED).
0900 57 51 31 (Monday to Friday from 09:00–11:00; CHF 2.69/min, Swiss landline)
If you are pregnant or travelling with children under the age of two, please call the advice hotline for medical staff: 0900 57 66 67 (CHF 3.89/min, Swiss landline)
Monday and Tuesday 14:00–16:00
Wednesday and Friday 15:00–17:00
Thursday 08:00–10:00
Please note that we do not answer medical questions by email. However, you are welcome to call our telephone helpline for advice. This service is subject to a charge.
In case of a medical emergency, you can reach us around the clock on +41 61 284 81 44.
Referrals
For referrals, please call us on +41 61 284 82 55 or send an email to tropmed@swisstph.ch
Telephone advice for doctors and medical professionals
0900 57 66 67 (CHF 3.89/min., Swiss landline) at the following times:
Monday and Tuesday 14:00–16:00
Wednesday and Friday 15:00–17:00
Thursday 08:00–10:00
Ordering antiparasitic drugs
Please use this drug order form. If received by 11 o’clock Monday to Friday, it will be dispatched the same day by A-Post.
Express orders for emergencies on request by telephone: +41 61 284 82 55 (Mon–Fri, 08:00–12:00 and 13:30–16:30)
Malaria emergency examination
+41 61 284 82 61 (Mon–Fri, 08:00–17:00; outside these hours: +41 61 284 81 44)
