MSF Scientific Day International 2020
The MSF Scientific Days bring together researchers, innovators, and advocates in humanitarian global health to discuss and challenge research from within the sector.
Day 1: Research
Session 1: Challenges to trace, track, and treat
Moderator: Dr Sabine Dittrich
Incidence of relapse at three months in young children who recovered under the OptiMA strategy for management of acute malnutrition: prospective cohort, Burkina Faso. Kevin Phelan, The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA), Paris, France | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Identifying high-risk villages to screen for human African trypanosomiasis in Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo: findings from an active screening campaign. Paul Beko, MSF Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo & Dr Tom Woudenberg, MSF-OCA, Amsterdam | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Diagnosing and treating cases of acute HIV infection within a high HIV incidence setting: feasibility study, Eswatin. Aung Aung, MSF, Nhlangano, Eswatini | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Improving access to care for survivors of sexual violence: key lessons from two mixed methods studies, Haiti and India. Meggy Verputten, MSF-OCA, Amsterdam | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Session 2: Keynote: The storm and the flood: Humanitarian responsibilities and COVID-19
Session Participants:
Sean Healy, Head of Research and Analysis, MSF-OCA, Amsterdam
Dr Paul Spiegel, Director, Centre for Humanitarian Health, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr Maysoon Dahab, Independent Public Health Consultant
Dr Paul Spiegel, Director, Centre for Humanitarian Health, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr Maysoon Dahab, Independent Public Health Consultant
Session 3: Evolving thinking: Adapting Programming
Moderator: Philipp Du Cros
Ensuring the difference between life and death: MSF’s experience with differentiated models of HIV care during conflict, Zemio, Central African Republic. Charles Ssonko & Nell Gray, MSF London, UK | Watch the video
Person-centred care in practice: perspectives from a short-course regimen for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan: qualitative study. Shona Horter, MSF London, UK | Watch the video
Lived experiences and perceptions of palliative care among advanced HIV patients: qualitative study, Bihar, India. Mohit Nair, MSF New Delhi, India | Watch the video
Safety and efficacy data from a phase 2 randomized trial of a miltefosine/thermotherapy combination in uncomplicated New World cutaneous leishmaniasis. Byron Arana, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Session 4: Conflict, complexity, compliance: Challenges in prevention
Moderator: Dr Susan Shepherd
Use of population pharmacokinetics to assess adherence to amodiaquine used for seasonal malaria chemoprevention. Matthew Coldiron, Epicentre, Paris | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Measles deaths in the current Democratic Republic of Congo epidemic: estimates from four population-based surveys. Etienne Gignoux, Epicentre, Paris | Watch the video
Validation of GeneXpert testing for human papillomavirus and self-collected sampling for cervical cancer screening in Gutu District, Zimbabwe. Yuster Ronoh, MSF Harare, Zimbabwe | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Hypertension management in MSF programmes in Jordan and Zimbabwe: opportunities for simplification and use of fixed-dose combination medications. Helen Bygrave, MSF London, UK | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Day 2: Innovation
Session 1: Whatsapp, doc? Leveraging digital for humanitarian health
Moderators: Michelle Chakkalackal
CHAMPIONS CONTRE EBOLA – a smartphone game for health promotion. Sophie Wodon, MSF-OCG | Read the abstract
A Facebook-to-WhatsApp hotline on contraception information for adolescents and parents in Mbare, Zimbabwe. Brian Hove, MSF Harare, Zimbabwe
Session 2: Right Tool for the Right Task: Improved Decision Making for Care Delivery
Moderators: Philipp du Cros
Implementation of continuous glucose monitoring in a humanitarian setting. Sahar Masri, MSF Beirut, Lebanon | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Simplified tools for delivery of acute malnutrition treatment by community health workers in humanitarian contexts. Bethany Marron, International Rescue
Committee, New York, NY
Committee, New York, NY
Visualising the complexity of nursing in a humanitarian setting using an app. Francesc Galban-Horcajo, MSF London, UK | Read the abstract
Session 3: Speculative Futures: Stretching the Frontiers of Humanitarian Thinking
Moderator: Sandrine Tiller in conversation with
Aarathi Krishnan, Humanitarian Futures and Strategic Foresight Advisor
Dr Maria Guevara, Senior Operational Positioning Advisor on Global Health, MSF-OCG
Aarathi Krishnan, Humanitarian Futures and Strategic Foresight Advisor
Dr Maria Guevara, Senior Operational Positioning Advisor on Global Health, MSF-OCG
Session 4: Scale and Context: Designing for Environmental Health in Humanitarian Response
Moderators: Nan Buzard
Faecal sludge treatment plant by lime stabilisation in Cox´s Bazar, Bangladesh. Md. Ziaul Haque, MSF Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh
An innovative approach to managing geographical information system support for a large-scale indoor residual spraying campaign in Burundi. Aude Matthey-Doret, MSF-OCG
Development of a machine-learning enabled safe water optimization tool for humanitarian response. Syed Imran Ali, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University, Toronto, Canada