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Lessons identified from initiating a thalassaemia programme in a conflict setting: a case study from northeast Syria

MacVinish S, van Leeuwen C, Hoetjes M, Aoki Y, Foley D,  et al.
2023-02-07 • Conflict and Health
2023-02-07 • Conflict and Health
BACKGROUND
Thalassaemia affects many families in Northeast Syria, an area devastated by over a decade of conflict which has significantly impacted their health system. People with th...
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Research

Exploring factors influencing patient mortality and loss to follow-up in two paediatric hospital wards in Zamfara, North-West Nigeria, 2016-2018

Maisa A, Lawal AM, Islam T, Nwankwo C, Oluyide B,  et al.
2021-12-31 • PLOS One
2021-12-31 • PLOS One
INTRODUCTION
Child mortality has been linked to infectious diseases, malnutrition and lack of access to essential health services. We investigated possible predictors for death and p...
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Research

Early warning for healthcare acquired infections in neonatal care units in a low-resource setting using routinely collected hospital data: The experience from Haiti, 2014–2018

Lenglet AD, Contigiani O, Ariti C, Evens E, Charles K,  et al.
2022-06-23 • PLOS One
2022-06-23 • PLOS One
In low-resource settings, detection of healthcare-acquired outbreaks in neonatal units relies on astute clinical staff to observe unusual morbidity or mortality from sepsis as microbiolo...
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Research Protocol

Severe acute malnutrition and retrospective all-cause mortality in children under 5 years of age in target areas of Zamfara State, Nigeria: a SMART survey

Hadera A, Huisman G, Kaur G, Oluyide B, Greig J,  et al.
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
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Research

A Retrospective Analysis of Pediatric Cases Handled by the MSF Tele-Expertise System

Martinez Garcia D, Bonnardot L, Olson D, Roggeveen H, Karsten J,  et al.
2014-12-08 • Frontiers in Public Health
2014-12-08 • Frontiers in Public Health
We conducted a retrospective analysis of all pediatric cases referred by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) field doctors via the MSF telemedicine system during a 4-year period from April 20...
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Review

Risks and seasonal pattern for mortality among hospitalized infants in a conflict-affected area of Pakistan, 2013-2016. A retrospective chart review

van Deursen B, Lenglet AD, Ariti C, Hussain B, Karsten J,  et al.
2019-06-24 • F1000Research
2019-06-24 • F1000Research
Background: In recent years, Médecins Sans Frontières has observed high mortality rates among hospitalized infants in Pakistan. We describe the clinical characteristics of the infants ad...
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Review

MSF Paediatric Days: a step forward in operationalising ‘Humanitarian Paediatrics’

Janet S, Russell N, Morton N, Martinez D, Tamannai M,  et al.
2021-09-27 • MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
2021-09-27 • MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
Around the world, one in four children live in a country affected by conflict, political insecurity and disaster. Healthcare in humanitarian and fragile settings is challenging and compl...
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Research

Multi-drug resistance and high mortality associated with community-acquired bloodstream infections in children in conflict-affected northwest Nigeria

Chukwumeze F, Lenglet AD, Olubiyo R, Lawal AM, Oluyide B,  et al.
2021-10-21 • Scientific Reports
2021-10-21 • Scientific Reports
Pediatric community-acquired bloodstream infections (CA-BSIs) in sub Saharan African humanitarian contexts are rarely documented. Effective treatment of these infections is additionally ...