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Mortality and violence in Haiti in 2023 - 2 population-based surveys

Roederer T
2024-07-01 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
2024-07-01 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
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Abstract

Mortality and violence in Haiti in 2023 - 2 population-based surveys

Roederer T
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024

BACKGROUND

Haiti faces chronic instability for decades, but recent years have seen exacerbation following the assassination of president Juvenel Moise in 2021. Over 95 armed gan...

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Poster

Real-time high resolution geo-spatial analysis of key indicators in a large-scale cholera outbreak in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2022-2023

Casera M, Lacan K, Camacho A, Augustin C, Métrailler F,  et al.
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
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Research

Determining the cost and cost-effectiveness of childhood cancer treatment in Haiti

Bolous NS, Mercredi P, Bonilla M, Friedrich P, Bhakta N,  et al.
2024-02-28 • Ecancermedicalscience
2024-02-28 • Ecancermedicalscience
Haiti is a low-income country with one of the lowest human development index rankings in the world. Its childhood cancer services are provided by a single hospital with the only dedicate...
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Commentary

Misinformation in humanitarian programmes: Lessons from the MSF Listen experience

Leyland J, Tiller S, Bhattacharya B
2023-11-23 • Journal of Humanitarian Affairs
2023-11-23 • Journal of Humanitarian Affairs
While health misinformation is important to address in humanitarian settings, over-focusing on it can obfuscate a more holistic understanding of a community’s needs in a crisis. Through ...
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Research

Les traumatismes abdominaux en Haïti

Baptiste SL, van den Boogaard W, Letoquart JP, NDong JG, Jonacé G,  et al.
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
CONTEXTE
Les traumatismes abdominaux (TA) semblent fréquents en Haïti confronté à des violences socio-politiques récurrents.

OBJECTIF
Etudier les patients admis pour TA ...
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Poster

Mapping air pollution exposure risk in Port-au-Prince

Post N, Boobier L, Vyncke J, Tremblay LL
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
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Case Report/Series

Partnering to implement the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer in the Americas: prioritizing systems strengthening

Lam CG, Vasquez L, Loggetto P, Fuentes-Alabi S, Gonzalez Ruiz A,  et al.
2023-03-10 • Revista panamericana de salud publica (Pan American Journal of Public Health)
2023-03-10 • Revista panamericana de salud publica (Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Working with PAHO/WHO to prioritize childhood cancer in the context of systems strengthening is central to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (SJCRH)’s role as WHO Collaborating Centr...
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Research

Concordance of three approaches for operationalizing outcome definitions for multidrug-resistant TB

Zeng C, Mitnick CD, Hewison CCH, Bastard M, Khan PY,  et al.
2023-01-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2023-01-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
BACKGROUND
The WHO provides standardized outcome definitions for rifampicin-resistant (RR) and multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB. However, operationalizing these definitions can be challe...
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Research

Monitoring independence in daily life activities after trauma in humanitarian settings: Item reduction and assessment of content validity of the Activity Independence Measure-Trauma (AIM-T)

Gohy B, Opava CH, von Schreeb J, Van den Bergh R, Brus A,  et al.
2022-12-14 • PLOS Global Public Health
2022-12-14 • PLOS Global Public Health
A standardized set of measures to assess functioning after trauma in humanitarian settings has been called for. The Activity Independence Measure for Trauma (AIM-T) is a clinician-rated ...
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How the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted migration plans and mental health of Haitians in Chile and Mexico

Jiménez TR
2022-11-30 • MSF Scientific Days Latin America 2022
2022-11-30 • MSF Scientific Days Latin America 2022
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Research

Risk factors for cholera transmission in Haiti during inter-peak periods: insights to improve current control strategies from two case-control studies

Grandesso F, Allan M, Jean-Simon PSJ, Boncy J, Blake A,  et al.
2013-10-11 • Epidemiology and Infection
2013-10-11 • Epidemiology and Infection
SUMMARY Two community-based density case-control studies were performed to assess risk factors for cholera transmission during inter-peak periods of the ongoing epidemic in two Haitian u...
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Research

Estimating risk factors for three negative outcomes in pregnant women admitted to the Centre de Références et Urgences Obstétricales (CRUO) and their neonates in Port-au-Prince, Haiti between January 2013 and June 2018

Schuurmans J, Borgundvaag E, Finaldi P, Senat-Delva R, Desauguste F,  et al.
2020-11-01 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2020-11-01 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Abstract
Background

The prevalence of (pre-)eclampsia in pregnant women in Haiti is high and access to maternal health services is s...
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Short Report

Culture conversion at six months in patients receiving delamanid-containing regimens for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Seung KJ, Khan PY, Franke MF, Ahmed SM, Aiylchiev S,  et al.
2019-11-02 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2019-11-02 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
Delamanid should be effective against highly resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but uptake has been slow globally. In the endTB (expand new drug markets for TB) Observation...
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Research

Emergency department care for trauma patients in settings of active conflict versus urban violence: all of the same calibre?

Valles P, Van den Bergh R, van den Boogaard W, Tayler-Smith K, Gayraud O,  et al.
2016-11-03 • International Health
2016-11-03 • International Health
BACKGROUND
Trauma is a leading cause of death and represents a major problem in developing countries where access to good quality emergency care is limited. Médecins Sans Frontières ...
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Risk factors for adverse outcomes in women with high-risk pregnancy and their neonates, Haiti

Schuurmans J, Borgundvaag E, Finaldi P, Senat-Delva R, Desauguste F,  et al.
2021-11-01 • Revista panamericana de salud publica (Pan American Journal of Public Health)
2021-11-01 • Revista panamericana de salud publica (Pan American Journal of Public Health)
OBJECTIVES
To determine the prevalence of maternal death, stillbirth and low birthweight in women with (pre-)eclampsia and complicated pregnancies or deliveries in Centre de Référenc...
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Poster

Specificity and sensitivity of Tetanos Quick Stick: prospective evaluation, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Obach D, Fares K, Woolley SC, Jean-Louis C, Denis O,  et al.
2022-05-09 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-09 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
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Research

Does the presence of conflict affect maternal and neonatal mortality during Caesarean sections?

Gil Cuesta J, Trelles M, Naseer A, Momin A, Ngabo Mulamira L,  et al.
2019-09-01 • Public Health Action
2019-09-01 • Public Health Action
INTRODUCTION
Conflicts frequently occur in countries with high maternal and neonatal mortality and can aggravate difficulties accessing emergency care. No literature is available on ...
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Research

Médecins Sans Frontières experience in orthopedic surgery in post-earthquake Haiti in 2010

Teicher CL, Alberti KP, Porten K, Elder G, Baron E,  et al.
2014-01-15 • Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
2014-01-15 • Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
INTRODUCTION
During January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, resulting in death and destruction for hundreds of thousands of people. This study describes the types of o...
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Research

Factors related to fetal death in pregnant women with cholera, Haiti, 2011-2014

Schillberg EBL, Ariti C, Bryson LHM, Delva-Senat R, Price DJ,  et al.
2016-01-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
2016-01-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
We assessed risk factors for fetal death during cholera infection and effect of treatment changes on these deaths. Third trimester gestation, younger maternal age, severe dehydration, an...