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Towards an understanding of resurgent measles outbreaks in Kismayo, Somalia: a mixed-method investigation of measles burden and vaccination coverage during a 2020-2021 measles outbreak

Lau DK, Seebacher S, Abdi AM, Bishar S, Nur MB,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Poster

Determinants of clinical outcome among complicated measles patients hospitalised in Bay Regional Hospital, Baidoa, Somalia

Sheikh Mohamed A, Ilyas A, Abbas A, Avochi S, Kihara M,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Determinants of clinical outcome among complicated measles patients hospitalised in Bay Regional Hospital, Baidoa, Somalia

Sheikh Mohamed A, Ilyas A, Abbas A, Avochi S, Kihara M,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Video

Towards an understanding of resurgent measles outbreaks in Kismayo, Somalia: a mixed-method investigation of measles burden and vaccination coverage during a 2020-2021 measles outbreak

Lau DK, Seebacher S, Abdi AM, Bishar S, Nur MB,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Abstract

Towards an understanding of resurgent measles outbreaks in Kismayo, Somalia: A mixed method investigation of measles burden and vaccination coverage during a 2020-2021 measles outbreak

Lau DK, Seebacher S, Abdi AM, Bishar S, Nur MB,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
Kismayo is a city in southern Somalia and the capital of Jubaland State. In 2020, the Jubaland State Ministry of Health (MoH) recorded 1094 measles cases: a...
Journal Article
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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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Slide Presentation

Immunobullous disorder in a 4-month old infant: diagnostic challenges

Ilyas A
2022-12-01 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
2022-12-01 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
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Video

"Immunobullous disorder in a 4-month old infant" and "Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as measles complications"

Ibrahim AI
2022-12-01 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
2022-12-01 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
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Slide Presentation

Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as measles complications: a case report

Ilyas A, Valori AV, Tamannai M, Aderie EM, Isak YA,  et al.
2022-12-01 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
2022-12-01 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
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Abstract

Immunobullous disorder in a 4-month old infant: diagnostic challenges

Ibrahim AI, Valori AV, Aderie EM
2022-11-26 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
2022-11-26 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
INTRODUCTION
Immunobullous disorders include several uncommon skin disorders rarely seen in infants. They typically present with bullae, erosions and surrounding erythema, although m...
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Abstract

Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as measles complications: a case report

Ibrahim AI, Valori AV, Tamannai M, Aderie EM, Isak YA,  et al.
2022-11-26 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
2022-11-26 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
INTRODUCTION
Measles is a highly contagious viral infection preventable by vaccination. It can be a serious health problem and is one of Somalia´s public health concerns, with a vacc...
Journal Article
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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...
Journal Blog
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Perspective

What is a traumatic experience if you live in Mogadishu?

de Jong K
2012-03-05 • BMJ Opinion (blog)
2012-03-05 • BMJ Opinion (blog)
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Research

TB treatment in a chronic complex emergency: treatment outcomes and experiences in Somalia

Liddle KF, Elema R, Thi SS, Venis S
2013-09-29 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2013-09-29 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides TB treatment in Galkayo and Marere in Somalia. MSF international supervisory staff withdrew in 2008 owing to insecurity but maintained daily commu...
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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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Letter

Refugee relief rations

Boelaert M, Englebert M, Hanquet G, Van Damme W, Van der Stuyft P
1997-06-14 • Lancet
1997-06-14 • Lancet
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Research

A neglected disease of humans: a new focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Bakool, Somalia

Marlet MVL, Wuillaume F, Jacquet D, Quispe KW, Dujardin JC,  et al.
2008-02-07 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2008-02-07 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was observed in children in Bakool region, Somalia, an area where VL has not been reported before. We describe the extent of the problem in this war- and fami...
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Commentary

The journey to dreamland never ends: a refugee’s journey from Somalia to Sweden

Hassan AM, Biörklund L
2016-04-28 • Refugee Survey Quarterly
2016-04-28 • Refugee Survey Quarterly
Large numbers of people continue to flee conflict and instability, moving along human smuggling routes, hiding in transit cities, and getting locked up in detention centres in the proces...
Journal Article
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Commentary

Dispatch from the medical front: Somali symbiosis, part 3: how it affects me

Barnhill J
2009-01-06 • CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal = Journal de L'Association Medicale Canadienne
2009-01-06 • CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal = Journal de L'Association Medicale Canadienne
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Research

Operative mortality in resource-limited settings: the experience of Medecins Sans Frontieres in 13 countries

Chu KM, Ford NP, Trelles M
2010-08-01 • Archives of Surgery/JAMA Surgery
2010-08-01 • Archives of Surgery/JAMA Surgery
OBJECTIVE: To determine operative mortality in surgical programs from resource-limited settings. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A retrospective cohort study of 17 surgical programs i...