Epicentre Scientific Day 2021
Epicentre's Scientific Day is an opportunity to learn about current epidemiology and humanitarian research activities and projects. In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic was the subject of a session as Epicentre has been working since the beginning to assess the situation in MSF intervention sites and in some regions of the African continent to evaluate the real incidence. The day also provided an opportunity to review other diseases, including results on tuberculosis, antibiotic resistance, post-abortion complications, snake bites, the development of digital health innovations, and the possibilities offered by dose splitting to improve access to yellow fever vaccines. Given the changing international healthcare landscape and the higher prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases such as cancer, one session will be devoted to Epicentre's studies in the field of oncology, an area of MSF's developing operational policy. Epicentre makes every effort to provide information and practical solutions to improve access to quality healthcare for populations living in unstable conditions or insufficient access to care. This objective is based on our intangible link with MSF, our experience, and our team's expertise.
You can learn more about Epicentre Scientific Day 2021 by visiting the Epicentre website.
Day 1
Session 1: Covid-19
Moderator: Mathieu Bichet, MSF France
Epidemiological and medical characteristics of patients in MSF programs. Anaïs Broban, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Focus on Yemen and Afghanistan. Amna Haider & Flavio Finger, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Clinical description and outcome of patients admitted in the MSF COVID-19 treatment center, Herat, Afghanistan. Elisabeth Poulet, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Preliminary results of SARS-COV-2 seroprevalence and retrospective mortality surveys in low-income countries (DRC, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Yemen). Etienne Gignoux, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Mortality and seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among general population in Omduran – Sudan. Wendelin Moser, Epicentre | Watch the video
Session 2: Cancer
Moderators: Christopher Mambula, MSF France
Cancer, a new challenge for MSF: example of an oncology in project in Mali. Claire Rieux & Marie-Hortense Koudika, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Improved outcomes for Kaposi sarcoma using pegylated liposomal doxorubicin. Matthew Coldiron, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Cervical cancer prevention in Malawi: HPV vaccination and cervical pre-cancer screening coverage. Sibylle Gerstl & Robin Nesbitt, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Session 3: Update on projects
Moderators: Anne-Laure Page, WHO, Switzerland
Diagnostic performance and feasibility of FujiLAM to detect tuberculosis. Helena Huerga, Chenai Mathabire Rücker & Pascale Lissouba, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Practices and challenges related to antibiotic use in paediatrics in Niger and Uganda. Céline Langendorf, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Session 4: Digital health innovations
Contribution of (new) technologies in epidemiology. Anton Camacho, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Session 5: Neglected patients
Moderators: Anne Bissek, Ministry of Health, Cameroon
Evaluation of the Inoserp antivenom for snakebites in Cameroon. Fai Karl, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Validation of a clinical score for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans (Buruli Ulcer) infection in Cameroon. Rodrigue Ntone, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Abortion-related complications and their clinical management in a referral hospital of a conflict-affected setting in Central African Republic. Estelle Pasquier, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Session 6: Vaccination
Moderators: Mamady Traoré, MSF France
Fractional dosing of vaccines: when less could mean more. Aitana Juan, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Ebola vaccination: what's the problem? Natalie Roberts, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video
Effectiveness of conjugated typhoid fever vaccine, Harare, Zimbabwe. Maria Lightowler, Epicentre | Read the abstract | Watch the video