MSF Scientific Days International 2023

MSF Scientific Days International is a platform for sharing and discussing research and innovation in the field of humanitarian and global health.

This year includes a session on “New operational strategies for old problems”.This session explores novel interventions from MSF and beyond in a variety of areas and settings. Topics covered include mental health, occupational health, planetary health and malaria.

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Session 1: Tuberculosis: celebrating successes, addressing challenges

Patient-reported experiences and quality of life outcomes in the TB-PRACTECAL clinical trial: PRACTECAL-PRO. Beverley Stringer, MSF. View the abstract | View the slides | Watch the video

Preliminary data on safety and effectiveness of six-month all-oral regimens in patients with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Belarus. Natalia Yatskevich, Republican Scientific and Practical Centre for Pulmonology and Tuberculosis. View the abstract | View the slides | Watch the video

High prevalence of bedaquiline and linezolid resistance in extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in a Médecins Sans Frontières clinic, Mumbai, India. Samsuddin Khan, MSF. View the abstract | View the slides | Watch the video

Session 2: New operational strategies for old problems

Exploring the minimum treatment duration for mental health interventions: a retrospective analysis from a conflict-affected region of northern Nigeria. Santiago Martinez, MSF. View the abstract | View the slides | Watch the video

Assessing the feasibility of collaborating with factories to improve work safety in Kamrangirchar, Dhaka, Bangladesh: participatory before-and-after intervention study. Sohana Sadique, MSF. View the abstract | View the slides | Watch the video

Impact of healthcare access and livelihoods support on deforestation rates in Kalimantan, Borneo. Sakib Burza, Health in Harmony. View the abstract | View the slides | Watch the video

Delayed treatment of severe malaria in children in Benin and strategies for reducing malaria-related infant mortality. Jean-Yves Le Hesran, Paris Cité University. View the abstract | Watch the video

Session 3: Reproductive health in precarious settings

High burden of sexually transmitted infections and poor diagnostic performance of syndromic approaches within a decentralized HIV care setting in Eswatini. Esther Mukooza, MSF. View the abstract | View the slides | Watch the video

Are antibiotics being over-prescribed for the treatment of urinary tract infections? A prospective study among pregnant refugees in Beirut, Lebanon. Christine Al Kady, MSF. View the abstract | View the slides | Watch the video

High severity of abortion complications in fragile and conflict-affected settings: AMoCo, a mixed-methods cross-sectional study in two referral hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa. Estelle Pasquier, Epicentre. View the abstract | View the slides | Watch the video

Session 4: Evolutions in control and case management of outbreaks

Two-dose vaccine effectiveness following the first reactive mass vaccination campaign against hepatitis E in Bentiu, South Sudan. Asilaza Vincent Kinya, MSF. View the abstract | View the slides | Watch the video

Sequelae following an epidemic of meningococcal meningitis in Niger. Matthew Coldiron, Epicentre. View the abstract | View the slides | Watch the video

Modelling the potential impact of pneumococcal vaccination strategies in humanitarian crises. Kevin van Zandvoort, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. View the abstract | View the slides | Watch the video

Efficacy and safety of 14-day treatment with paromomycin and miltefosine for primary visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Africa: non-inferiority trial. Alexandra Solomos, The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative. View the abstract | View the slides | Watch the video

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MSF Scientific Day International 2023

MSF Scientific Days International 2023

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