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Ciglenecki I, Kerschberger B, Mukooza E, Lekelem S, Ntshalintshali N, et al.

2025-09-02 • International Journal of STD and AIDS

INTRODUCTION

Acute HIV infection (AHI) diagnosis is challenging due to complex diagnostics and low&n...

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Ciglenecki I, Ntshalintshali N, Mukooza E, Lekelem S, Mavimbela M, et al.

2025-06-28 • Journal of the International AIDS Society

INTRODUCTION

The diagnosis of acute HIV infection (AHI) is challenging in routine settings because it cannot be detected by routine third‐generation antibody ra...

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Burtscher D, Riitho W, Kariuki M, Thiong’o A, Ayuaya T, et al.

2024-11-17 • Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

INTRODUCTION

The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Kiambu People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) project, which started in September 2019, had enrolled 590 PWUD in its Medica...

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Chihana M, Conan N, Ohler L, Huerga H, Wanjala S, et al.

2024-06-17 • Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

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The burden of advanced HIV disease remains a significant concern in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2015, the World Health Organization released recommendations to treat all people...

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Arendse KD, Walker C, Pfaff C, Lebelo K, Cassidy T, et al.

2024-03-27 • Scientific Reports

Psychosocial challenges impact patients’ ability to remain on antiretroviral therapy lifelong, magnified by disorganized health-systems and healthcare worker (HCW) attitudes. To address ...

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Kerschberger B, Vambe D, Schomaker M, Mabhena E, Daka M, et al.

2024-03-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health

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Despite declining TB notifications in Southern Africa, TB‐related deaths remain high. We describe patient‐ and population‐level trends in TB‐related deaths in Eswatini ove...

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Kehlenbrink S, Jobanputra K, Reddy A, Boulle P, Gomber A, et al.

2023-06-18 • Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Despite the increasing prevalence of diabetes in populations experiencing humanitarian crisis, along with evidence that people living with diabetes are at higher risk for poor outcomes i...

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Burtscher D, Riitho W, Kariuki M, Thiong'o AW, Ayuaya T, et al.

2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023

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Bossard C, Chihana ML, Nicholas S, Mauambeta D, Weinstein D, et al.

2022-12-30 • PLOS One

Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are a hard-to-reach and understudied population, especially those who begin selling sex at a young age. In one of the most economically disadvantaged regions in...

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O'Brien DP, Venis S, Greig J, Shanks L, Ellman T, et al.

2010-06-17 • Conflict and Health

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Many countries ravaged by conflict have substantial morbidity and mortality attributed to HIV/AIDS yet HIV treatment is uncommonly available. Universal access to HIV car...

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Ford NP, Geng EH, Ellman T, Orrell C, Ehrenkranz PD, et al.

2020-02-14 • PLOS Medicine

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Ford NP, Shubber Z, Meintjes GA, Grinsztejn B, Eholie SP, et al.

2015-08-11 • Lancet HIV

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Ndlovu Z, Massaquoi L, Bangwen NE, Batumba JN, Bora RU, et al.

2020-04-03 • PLOS One

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In sub-Saharan Africa, a third of people starting antiretroviral therapy and majority of patients returning to HIV-care after disengagement, present with advanced HIV dise...

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Ellman T

2015-01-22 • New England Journal of Medicine

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Bemelmans M, Baert S, Negussie E, Bygrave H, Biot M, et al.

2016-05-13 • Journal of the International AIDS Society

Introduction: Counselling services are recommended by the World Health Organization and have been partially adopted by national HIV guidelines. In settings with a high HIV burden, patien...

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Ehrenkranz PD, Baptiste SL, Bygrave H, Ellman T, Doi N, et al.

2019-05-29 • PLOS Medicine

In a Policy Forum, Peter Ehrenkranz and colleagues discuss the contribution of CD4 and viral load testing to outcomes for people with HIV in low- and middle-income countries.

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Mangochi P, Bossard C, Catacutan C, Van Laeken D, Kwitonda C, et al.

2022-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

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Incarcerated individuals, especially in high HIV and TB burden settings, are at increased risk of latent TB infection and/or TB disease. We implemented a comprehensive HIV...

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Carnimeo V, Fuentes S J, Pulido Tarquino IA, Vaz D, Molfino L, et al.

2019-05-20 • MSF Scientific Days International 2019

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Yun O, Lima MA, Ellman T, Chambi W, Castillo S, et al.

2009-07-07 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is a zoonotic or anthropozoonotic disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Predominantly affecting populations in poor...

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Bossard C, Schramm B, Wanjala S, Jain L, Mucinya G, et al.

2021-04-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)

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Targeted approaches for acute HIV infection diagnosis in rural Eswatini

Low sensitivity of the fourth‐generation antigen/antibody HIV rapid diagnostic test Determine™ HIV Early Detect for detection of acute HIV infection at the point of care in rural Eswatini: a diagnostic accuracy study

‘I can change my life’: perceptions and experiences of people who use drugs engaging in medically assisted therapy in Kiambu County, Kenya

Changes over time in the proportion of advanced HIV disease in two high HIV prevalence settings in Ndhiwa (Kenya) and Eshowe (South Africa)

Supporting re-engagement with HIV services after treatment interruption in South Africa: a mixed method program evaluation of MSF’s Welcome Service

Sustained high fatality during TB therapy amid rapid decline in TB mortality at population level: A retrospective cohort and ecological analysis from Shiselweni, Eswatini

Diabetes care in humanitarian settings

"I can change my life": Perceptions and experiences of people who use drugs engaging in medication assisted treatment in Kiambu County, Kenya

HIV, sexual violence, and termination of pregnancy among adolescent and adult female sex workers in Malawi: A respondent-driven sampling study

Provision of antiretroviral treatment in conflict settings: the experience of Médecins Sans Frontières

Emerging priorities for HIV service delivery

Causes of hospital admission among people living with HIV worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Diagnostic performance and usability of the VISITECT CD4 semi-quantitative test for advanced HIV disease screening

Demedicalizing AIDS prevention and treatment in Africa

Sustaining the Future of HIV Counselling to Reach 90-90-90: a Regional Country Analysis

The missed potential of CD4 and viral load testing to improve clinical outcomes for people living with HIV in lower-resource settings

TB screening, prevention and treatment cascade in a Malawi prison

Levels of pre-treatment HIV drug resistance in rural and urban settings, Mozambique

Feasibility, drug safety, and effectiveness of etiological treatment programs for Chagas disease in Honduras, Guatemala, and Bolivia: 10-year experience of Médecins Sans Frontières

High prevalence of NRTI and NNRTI drug resistance among ART-experienced, hospitalized inpatients