Epicentre Scientific Day 2020
Each year, Epicentre organises a Scientific Day during which the epidemiologist team reports on the works of the previous year. This event brings together MSF field players and world-renowned experts, and it is becoming a major meeting place to share knowledge and critical views on the practices and stakes of medicine in humanitarian situations.
The current situation due to COVID-19 has not allowed us to maintain the Epicentre Scientific Day on site at the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie, Paris. That is why we decided to virtualise our event, which took place on Thursday, 24th September 2020, from 9.00 am to 6 pm.
You can learn more about Epicentre Scientific Day 2020 by visiting the Epicentre website.
Day 1
Session 1: Covid-19: Pandemic of a novel virus (1)
Moderators: David Heymann, LSHTM, United Kingdom
Global overview of the CoViD-19 pandemic and within MSF mission. Anaïs Broban | Watch the video
CoViD-19 in Italy: epidemiological overview and support to an MSF-intervention. Silvia Mancini | Watch the video
CoViD-19 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Cameroon: epidemiological overview
and patient characteristics. Birgit Nikolay | Watch the video
and patient characteristics. Birgit Nikolay | Watch the video
CoViD-19 in Herat, Afghanistan: epidemiological evolution. Flavio Finger | Watch the video
Session 2: Covid-19: Pandemic of a novel virus (2)
Moderator: Louis Penali, WWARN/ Institut Pasteur, Ivory Coast
Diagnostic testing: rapid tests evaluation, use and perspectives. Céline Langendorf
Seroprevalence of CoViD-19 antibodies and associated risk factors among people experiencing homelessness, Paris and suburbs. Thomas Roederer | Watch the video
Session 3: Focus on the Sahel
Moderator: Yap Boum II, Epicentre, Cameroon
Introduction: pandemic of CoViD-19 in the Sahel. Ousmane Guindo | Watch the video
Alert-COVID19-NE: an electronic platform for CoViD-19 surveillance in Niger. Robert Nsaibirni | Watch the video
Estimation of mortality and the size of the displaced population in Titao town, Burkina Faso. Brahima Touré | Watch the video
Reducing the frequency of follow-up in the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: an evaluation of weekly vs. monthly visits for access-limited settings. Sheila Isanaka
Session 4: General session
Moderator: Christine Jamet, MSF-OCG, Switzerland
Description and epidemic control indicators of an Ebola virus disease epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Francesco Grandesso | Watch the video
Insights from an Ebola virus disease epidemic. Rebecca Coulborn | Watch the video
A second vaccine against the Ebola virus disease. Aboubacar Soumah
Real-life performance of dolutegravir, a game changer in HIV treatment. Birgit Schramm
Measles: massive and silent outbreaks. Etienne Gignoux | Watch the video