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Emergency obstetric care in a rural district of Burundi: What are the surgical needs?

de Plecker E, Zachariah R, Kumar AMV, Trelles M, Caluwaerts C,  et al.
2017-02-07 • PLOS One
2017-02-07 • PLOS One
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In a rural district hospital in Burundi offering Emergency Obstetric care-(EmOC), we assessed the a) characteristics of women at risk of, or with an obstetric complication...
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"They just come, pick and go." The acceptability of integrated medication adherence clubs for HIV and non communicable disease (NCD) patients in Kibera, Kenya

Venables E, Edwards JK, Baert S, Etienne W, Khabala K,  et al.
2016-10-20 • PLOS One
2016-10-20 • PLOS One
INTRODUCTION
The number of people on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the long-term management of HIV in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is continuing to increase, along wit...

Community participation during two mass anti-malarial administrations in Cambodia: lessons from a joint workshop

Peto TJ, Debackere M, Etienne W, Vernaeve L, Tripura R,  et al.
2018-01-27 • Malaria Journal
2018-01-27 • Malaria Journal
Two mass drug administrations (MDA) against falciparum malaria were conducted in 2015-16, one as operational research in northern Cambodia, and the other as a clinical trial in western C...

Caesarean sections in rural Burundi: how well are mothers doing two years on?

van den Boogaard W, Manzi M, de Plecker E, Caluwaerts C, Caluwaerts S,  et al.
2016-06-21 • Public Health Action
2016-06-21 • Public Health Action
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A caesarean section (C-section) is a life-saving emergency intervention. Avoiding pregnancies for at least 24 months after a C-section is important to prevent uterine rupture...

Non-monetary incentives for pregnant women and antenatal attendance among Ethiopian pastoralists

Khogali MA, Zachariah R, Alipon SC, Zimble S, Gbane M,  et al.
2014-03-21 • Public Health Action
2014-03-21 • Public Health Action

Plasmodium prevalence and artemisinin-resistant falciparum malaria in Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia: a cross-sectional population-based study

Bosman P, Stassijns J, Nackers F, Canier L, Kim N,  et al.
2014-10-06 • Malaria Journal
2014-10-06 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND
Intensified efforts are urgently needed to contain and eliminate artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in the Greater Mekong subregion. Médecins Sans Frontières plan...

Assessing the asymptomatic reservoir and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine effectiveness in a low transmission setting threatened by artemisinin resistant Plasmodium falciparum

Falq G, Van der Bergh R, de Smet M, Etienne W, Nguon C,  et al.
2016-09-01 • Malaria Journal
2016-09-01 • Malaria Journal
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In Cambodia, elimination of artemisinin resistance through direct elimination of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite may be the only strategy. Prevalence and incidence at d...

Malaria PCR detection in Cambodian low-transmission settings: dried blood spots versus venous Blood Samples

Canier L, Khim N, Kim S, Eam R, Khean C,  et al.
2015-01-05 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2015-01-05 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
In the context of malaria elimination, novel strategies for detecting very low malaria parasite densities in asymptomatic individuals are needed. One of the major limitations of the mala...

How do low birth weight neonates fare two years after discharge from a low-technology neonatal care unit in a rural district hospital in Burundi?

van den Boogaard W, Zuniga I, Manzi M, Van der Bergh R, Lefevre A,  et al.
2017-01-31 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2017-01-31 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
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As neonatal care is being scaled up in economically poor settings, there is a need to know more on post-hospital discharge and longer-term outcomes. Of particular interest...

Outbreak of Beriberi in a Prison in Côte d'Ivoire

Ahoua L, Etienne W, Fermon F, Godain G, Brown V,  et al.
2007-09-01 • Food and Nutrition Bulletin
2007-09-01 • Food and Nutrition Bulletin
BACKGROUND: A beriberi outbreak occurred in the Maison d'Arrêt et de Correction d'Abidjan (MACA), a detention center in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, between October 2002 and April 2003. OBJEC...