Gohy B, Van den Bergh R, von Schreeb J, Opava CH, Oundagnon B, et al.
2025-12-16 • Surgery
2025-12-16 • Surgery
BACKGROUND
In humanitarian settings, resuming daily activities after injury is a pivotal aspect of recovery, though under-reported. This study aimed to describe...
Gohy B, Opava CH, von Schreeb J, Van den Bergh R, Brus A, et al.
2023-09-11 • PLOS Global Public Health
2023-09-11 • PLOS Global Public Health
The importance of measuring outcomes after injury beyond mortality and morbidity is increasingly recognized, though underreported in humanitarian settings. To address shortcomings of exi...
Utheim MN, Isaakidis P, Van den Bergh R, Géraud BBG, Mabvouna RB, et al.
2023-03-27 • Conflict and Health
2023-03-27 • Conflict and Health
INTRODUCTION In the Central African Republic (CAR), HIV/AIDS is the main cause of death in women aged 15–49 years. Increased testing coverage is essential in prevention of HIV/AIDS, ...
Valles P, Van den Bergh R, van den Boogaard W, Tayler-Smith K, Gayraud O, et al.
2016-11-03 • International Health
2016-11-03 • International Health
BACKGROUND Trauma is a leading cause of death and represents a major problem in developing countries where access to good quality emergency care is limited. Médecins Sans Frontières ...
Kaelen S, van den Boogaard W, Pellecchia U, Spiers S, De Cramer C, et al.
2021-03-26 • PLOS One
2021-03-26 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND Nursing homes (NH) for the elderly have been particularly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic mainly due to their hosted vulnerable populations and poor outbreak preparednes...
D'Mello-Guyett L, Cumming O, Rogers E, D'hondt R, Mengitsu E, et al.
2022-03-29 • Conflict and Health
2022-03-29 • Conflict and Health
BACKGROUND Cholera epidemics occur frequently in low-income countries affected by concurrent humanitarian crises. Evaluations of these epidemic response remains largely unpublished a...
Whitehouse K, Lambe E, Rodriguez S, Pellecchia U, Ponthieu A, et al.
2021-08-01 • International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care
2021-08-01 • International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care
PURPOSE Prolonged exposure to daily stressors can have long-term detrimental implications for overall mental health. For asylum seekers in European Union transit or destination count...
Repetto EC, Zachariah R, Kumar AMV, Angheben A, Gobbi F, et al.
2015-09-25 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2015-09-25 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
OBJECTIVES Chagas disease (CD) represents a growing problem in Europe; Italy is one of the most affected countries but there is no national framework for CD and access-to-care is cha...
Burtscher D, Van den Bergh R, Nasim M, Mahama G, Au S, et al.
2021-11-19 • PLOS One
2021-11-19 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health threat. In Afghanistan, high levels of indiscriminate antibiotic use exist, and healthcare programmes are not informed by ...
Gohy B, Opava CH, von Schreeb J, Van den Bergh R, Brus A, et al.
2022-12-14 • PLOS Global Public Health
2022-12-14 • PLOS Global Public Health
A standardized set of measures to assess functioning after trauma in humanitarian settings has been called for. The Activity Independence Measure for Trauma (AIM-T) is a clinician-rated ...
D'Mello-Guyett L, Cumming O, Bonneville S, D'hondt R, Mashako M, et al.
2021-10-01 • BMJ Open
2021-10-01 • BMJ Open
INTRODUCTION Household contacts of cholera cases are at a greater risk of Vibrio cholerae infection than the general population. There is currently no agreed standard of care for hou...
Globally, 58 million people are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and 1.5 million new patients are infected every year. The advent of direct acting antivirals (DAAs) has revo...