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Women, conflict and healthcare: Access, negotiations and agency in the Indo-Myanmar borderlands

Sen S, Krishnan S
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
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Research

Epidemiological characteristics and real-world treatment outcomes of hepatitis C among HIV/HCV co-infected patients in Myanmar: A prospective cohort study

Swe TM, Johnson DC, Mar HT, Thit P, Homan T,  et al.
2023-02-17 • Health Science Reports
2023-02-17 • Health Science Reports
BACKGROUND AND AIMS
In Myanmar, public sector treatment programs for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection were nonexistent until June 2017. WHO highlights the importance of simplificati...
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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

Advanced HIV disease and associated attrition after re-engagement in HIV care in Myanmar from 2003 to 2019: a retrospective cohort study

Mesic A, Homan T, Lenglet AD, Thit P, Mar HT,  et al.
2022-11-01 • International Health
2022-11-01 • International Health
BACKGROUND
The burden of advanced HIV disease (AHD) and predictors of outcomes among people living with HIV (PLHIV) re-engaging in care are not well known.

METHODS
We co...
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Research

Viraemic-time predicts mortality among people living with HIV on second-line antiretroviral treatment in Myanmar: A retrospective cohort study

Mesic A, Decroo T, Mar HT, Jacobs BKM, Thandar MP,  et al.
2022-07-29 • PLOS One
2022-07-29 • PLOS One
INTRODUCTION
Despite HIV viral load (VL) monitoring being serial, most studies use a cross-sectional design to evaluate the virological status of a cohort. The objective of our study...
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Video

Innovative interventions for learning and development: improving psychiatric care through remote training and supervision

Nasser H, Jha Y, Keane G, Carreño C, Mental Health Working Group
2022-06-10 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-06-10 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
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Video

MDR-TB care outcomes in Mumbai and Myanmar – Joint interview

Kalon S, Iyer AS, Zarli K
2021-08-25 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2021
2021-08-25 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2021
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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

Plasmodium vivax resistance to chloroquine in Dawei, southern Myanmar

Guthmann JP, Pittet A, Lesage A, Imwong M, Lindegardh N,  et al.
2008-01-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2008-01-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of chloroquine in the treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria in in Dawei District, southern Myanmar. METHODS: Enrolled patients at Sonsinphya clinic >6 m...
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Slide Presentation

Innovative interventions for learning and development: improving psychiatric care through remote training and supervision

Nasser H, Jha Y, Keane G, Carreño C, Mental Health Working Group
2022-05-10 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-10 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
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Research

Treatment failure and mortality factors in patients receiving second-line HIV therapy in resource-limited countries

Pujades-Rodríguez M, Balkan S, Arnould L, Brinkhof MW, Calmy A
2010-07-21 • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
2010-07-21 • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
CONTEXT
Long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) use in resource-limited countries leads to increasing numbers of patients with HIV taking second-line therapy. Limited access to furthe...
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Research

Different Challenges, Different Approaches and Related Expenditures of Community-Based Tuberculosis Activities by International Non-Governmental Organizations in Myanmar

Han WW, Saw S, Isaakidis P, Khogali MA, Reid A,  et al.
2017-03-24 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
2017-03-24 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) have been implementing community-based tuberculosis (TB) care (CBTBC) in Myanmar since 2011. Although the National TB Programme (NTP)...
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Research

Tuberculosis treatment in a refugee and migrant population: 20 years of experience on the Thai-Burmese border

Minetti A, Camelique O, Hsa Thaw K, Thi SS, Swaddiwudhipong W,  et al.
2010-12-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2010-12-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING
Although tuberculosis (TB) is a curable disease, it remains a major global health problem and an important cause of morbidity and mortality among vulnerable populations, incl...
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Commentary

Consequences of armed conflict for an ethnic Karen population

Checchi F, Elder G, Schäfer M, Drouhin E, Legros D
2003-07-05 • Lancet
2003-07-05 • Lancet
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Research

IPT during HIV treatment in Myanmar: high rates of coverage, completion and drug adherence

Ousley J, Soe KT, Kyaw NTT, Anicete R, Mon PE,  et al.
2018-03-21 • Public Health Action
2018-03-21 • Public Health Action
Setting: A southern Myanmar district providing isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) in one of the last countries to formally recommend it as part of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care...
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Research

High levels of viral repression, malnutrition and second-line ART use in adolescents living with HIV: a mixed methods study from Myanmar

Murray J, Whitehouse K, Ousley J, Bermudez E, Soe TT,  et al.
2020-03-20 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2020-03-20 • BMC Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND:
Adolescents living with HIV/AIDS (ALHIV) are a particularly vulnerable but often overlooked group in the HIV response despite additional disease management challenges. <...
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Research

Comparison of chloroquine, sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine, mefloquine and mefloquine-artesunate for the treatment of falciparum malaria in Kachin State, North Myanmar

Smithuis FM, Shahmanesh M, Kyaw MK, Savran O, Lwin S,  et al.
2004-11-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2004-11-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
Multi-drug resistant falciparum malaria is widespread in Asia. In Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam the national protocols have changed largely to artesunate combined treatment regimens but...
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Research

Evaluation of three parasite lactate dehydrogenase-based rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis of falciparum and vivax malaria

Ashley EA, Touabi M, Ahrer M, Hutagalung R, Htun K,  et al.
2009-10-27 • Malaria Journal
2009-10-27 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND: In areas where non-falciparum malaria is common rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) capable of distinguishing malaria species reliably are needed. Such tests are often based on the...
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Research

Active Case-Finding for Tuberculosis by Mobile Teams in Myanmar: Yield and Treatment Outcomes

Myint O, Saw S, Isaakidis P, Khogali MA, Reid A,  et al.
2017-06-02 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
2017-06-02 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Since 2005, the Myanmar National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) has been implementing active case finding (ACF) activities involving mobile teams in hard-to-reach areas. This study reveale...
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Research

Malaria profiles and challenges in artemisinin resistance containment in Myanmar

Nwe TW, Oo T, Wai KT, Zhou SS, van Griensven J,  et al.
2017-04-25 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
2017-04-25 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
BACKGROUND
This study examined evolving malaria profiles from January, 2010 to December, 2014 to evaluate achievements and challenges of implementing measures to prevent and control ...