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Outbreak of Corynebacterium diphtheriae among asylum seekers in Belgium in 2022: operational challenges and lessons learnt

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...
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Short Report

Diphtheria in Europe

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 (...
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How to bring residents’ psychosocial well-being to the heart of the fight against Covid-19 in Belgian nursing homes—A qualitative study

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...
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A qualitative exploration of post-migration stressors and psychosocial well-being in two asylum reception centres in Belgium

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...
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Case Report/Series

Tailored intervention to prevent relapses and hospitalization in a migrant suffering from paranoid schizophrenia

Duvivier H, Lashmi K
2021-06-18 • Oxford Medical Case Reports
2021-06-18 • Oxford Medical Case Reports
Adherence issues combined with inequitable access to healthcare may increase the risk of discontinuation of care for undocumented migrants with severe mental health illness.

An ...
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Supervision, monitoring and evaluation of nationwide scale-up of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi

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. <...
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Commentary

The Union and Médecins Sans Frontières approach to operational research [State of the art series. Operational research. Number 2 in the series]

Harries AD, Rusen ID, Reid AJ, Detjen AK, Berger SD,  et al.
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)...
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Treatment Outcomes of Treatment-Naïve Hepatitis C Patients co-infected with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational cohorts

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...