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Implementation of digital chest radiography for childhood tuberculosis diagnosis at district hospital level in six high tuberculosis burden and resources limited countries

Melingui BF, Basant J, Taguebue Jv, Massom DM, Leroy Terquem E,  et al.
2024-11-03 • Journal of Tropical Medicine
2024-11-03 • Journal of Tropical Medicine

OBJECTIVES

Chest x‐ray (CXR) plays an important role in childhood tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, but access to quality CXR remains a major challenge in resource‐l...

Conference Material
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Poster

Missed opportunities for vaccination among children in Kenema, Sierra Leone, 2023: Cross-sectional survey

Keshk M, Vala L, Gana J, Coneh M, Obeidat A,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Research

Methodological issues of retrospective surveys for measuring mortality of highly clustered diseases: case study of the 2014–16 Ebola outbreak in Bo District, Sierra Leone

Caleo G, Lokuge K, Kardamanidis K, Greig J, Belava J,  et al.
2024-04-25 • Global Health Action
2024-04-25 • Global Health Action
BACKGROUND
There is a lack of empirical data on design effects (DEFF) for mortality rate for highly clustered data such as with Ebola virus disease (EVD), along with a lack of docume...
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Research

Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of decentralising childhood tuberculosis diagnosis in six high tuberculosis incidence countries: a mathematical modelling study

d’Elbée M, Harker M, Mafirakureva N, Nanfuka M, Nguyet MHTN,  et al.
2024-03-21 • eClinicalMedicine
2024-03-21 • eClinicalMedicine
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Research

Effect of decentralising childhood tuberculosis diagnosis to primary health centre versus district hospital levels on disease detection in children from six high tuberculosis incidence countries: an operational research, pre-post intervention study

Wobudeya E, Nanfuka M, Ton Nu Nguyet MH, Taguebue JV, Moh R,  et al.
2024-03-21 • ACG Case Reports Journal
2024-03-21 • ACG Case Reports Journal
BACKGROUND
Childhood tuberculosis (TB) remains underdiagnosed largely because of limited awareness and poor access to all or any of specimen collection, molecular testing, clinical e...
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Research

Evaluation of a short training course of chest X-ray interpretation for the diagnosis of paediatric TB

Melingui BF, Leroy-Terquem E, Palmer M, Taguebue JV, Wachinou AP,  et al.
2024-02-01 • IJTLD OPEN
2024-02-01 • IJTLD OPEN
BACKGROUND
Chest X-ray (CXR) interpretation is challenging for the diagnosis of paediatric TB. We assessed the performance of a three half-day CXR training module for healthcare work...
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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

Acceptability of decentralizing childhood tuberculosis diagnosis in low-income countries with high tuberculosis incidence: Experiences and perceptions from health care workers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia

Joshi B, De Lima YV, Massom DM, Kaing S, Banga MF,  et al.
2023-10-11 • PLOS Global Public Health
2023-10-11 • PLOS Global Public Health
Decentralizing childhood tuberculosis services, including diagnosis, is now recommended by the WHO and could contribute to increasing tuberculosis detection in high burden countries. How...
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Abstract

Impact of decentralisation of childhood TB diagnosis to district hospitals and primary health centers; Example from Uganda

Natukunda N
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
BACKGROUND
Childhood tuberculosis is underdiagnosed at low-level healthcare settings because of poor access to specimen collection, rapid molecular testing, clinical evaluation and c...
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Abstract

Interim results of the multi-site incidence study of Lassa fever in West Africa

Camacho A
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
BACKGROUND
Lassa fever (LF), a haemorrhagic illness caused by the Lassa fever virus (LASV), is endemic in West Africa causing an estimated 300 000 to 500 000 cases and 5 000 fataliti...
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Video

Impact of decentralisation of childhood TB diagnosis to district hospitals and primary health centers; Example from Uganda

Natukunda N
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
Conference Material
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Video

Interim results of the multi-site incidence study of Lassa fever in West Africa

Camacho A
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
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Protocol

A prospective, multi-site, cohort study to estimate incidence of infection and disease due to Lassa fever virus in West African countries (the Enable Lassa research programme)–Study protocol

Penfold S, Adegnika AA, Asogun D, Ayodeji O, Azuogu BN,  et al.
2023-03-30 • PLOS One
2023-03-30 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Lassa fever (LF), a haemorrhagic illness caused by the Lassa fever virus (LASV), is endemic in West Africa and causes 5000 fatalities every year. The true prevalence and i...
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Research

Coverage survey and lessons learned from a pre-emptive cholera vaccination campaign in urban and rural communities affected by landslides and floods in Freetown Sierra Leone

Gelormini M, Gripenberg M, Marke D, Murray MB, Yambasu S,  et al.
2023-03-03 • Vaccine
2023-03-03 • Vaccine
Background: On 14 August 2017, massive landslides and floods hit Freetown (Sierra Leone). More than 1,000 people lost their lives while approximately 6,000 people were displaced. The are...
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Research

What it takes to get it right: A qualitative study exploring optimal handover of health programmes in Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone

Sitali N, Briskin E, Foday J, Walker C, Keus K,  et al.
2023-01-01 • Global Public Health
2023-01-01 • Global Public Health
Since 2015 Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been supporting the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Tonkolili district, Sierra Leone, with an integrated health care approach at the community, ...
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Research

Immunogenicity of rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP Ebola vaccine (ERVEBO®) in African clinical trial participants by age, sex, and baseline GP-ELISA titer: A post hoc analysis of three Phase 2/3 trials

Simon JK, Kennedy SB, Mahon BE, Dubey SA, Grant-Klein RJ,  et al.
2022-10-05 • Vaccine
2022-10-05 • Vaccine
BACKGROUND
ERVEBO®, a live recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) vaccine containing the Zaire ebolavirus glycoprotein (GP) in place of the VSV GP (rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP), was advanc...
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Research

Cholera outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa during 2010-2019: a descriptive analysis

Zheng Q, Luquero FJ, Ciglenecki I, Wamala JF, Abubakar A,  et al.
2022-09-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2022-09-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Cholera remains a public health threat but is inequitably distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of standardized reporting and inconsistent outbreak definitions limit...
Conference Material
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Video

“Where my pocket can afford is where I will take my child:” the influence of structural factors on health-seeking behaviour, Sierra Leone

Burtscher D
2022-06-07 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-06-07 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
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Short Report

Interagency technical consultation on improving mortality reporting in Sierra Leone: meeting report

Asfaw Y, Boateng I, Calderon M, Caleo GNC, Conteh LA,  et al.
2017-01-18 • Pan African Medical Journal
2017-01-18 • Pan African Medical Journal
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Letter

Temporal and spatial analysis of the 2014-2015 Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa

Carroll MW, Matthews DA, Hiscox JA, Elmore MJ, Pollakis G,  et al.
2015-06-17 • Nature
2015-06-17 • Nature
West Africa is currently witnessing the most extensive Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak so far recorded. Until now, there have been 27,013 reported cases and 11,134 deaths. The origin of the ...