Jacquinet S, Martini H, Mangion JP, Neusy S, Detollenaere A, et al.
2023-11-01 • Eurosurveillance
2023-11-01 • Eurosurveillance
Since 2022, European countries have been facing an outbreak of mainly cutaneous diphtheria caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae among asylum seekers. In Belgium, between 1 Mar...
Mangion JP, Mancini S, Bachy C, de Weggheleire A, Zamatto F
2023-06-21 • Public Health Action
2023-06-21 • Public Health Action
A rising number of diphtheria cases were recorded in Europe in 2022, including in Belgium, within the newly arriving young migrant population. In October 2022, Médecins Sans Frontières (...
Kaelen S, van den Boogaard W, Pellecchia U, Spiers S, De Cramer C, et al.
2021-03-26 • PLOS One
2021-03-26 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND Nursing homes (NH) for the elderly have been particularly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic mainly due to their hosted vulnerable populations and poor outbreak preparednes...
Whitehouse K, Lambe E, Rodriguez S, Pellecchia U, Ponthieu A, et al.
2021-08-01 • International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care
2021-08-01 • International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care
PURPOSE Prolonged exposure to daily stressors can have long-term detrimental implications for overall mental health. For asylum seekers in European Union transit or destination count...
Adherence issues combined with inequitable access to healthcare may increase the risk of discontinuation of care for undocumented migrants with severe mental health illness.
Libamba E, Makombe SD, Mhango E, de Ascurra Teck O, Limbambala E, et al.
2006-04-13 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2006-04-13 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE To describe the supervision, monitoring and evaluation strategies used to assess the delivery of antiretroviral therapy during nationwide scale-up of treatment in Malawi. <...
2011-02-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2011-02-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Operational research (OR) has become a hot topic at national meetings, international conferences and donor fora. The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)...
Davies A, Singh K, du Cros PAK, Mills EJ, Cooke GS, et al.
2013-02-05 • PLOS One
2013-02-05 • PLOS One
Co-infection with Hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV is common and HIV accelerates hepatic disease progression due to HCV. However, access to HCV treatment is limited and success rates are genera...
