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Letter

Rohingya in Bangladesh: an unfolding public health emergency

White K
2017-10-16 • Lancet
2017-10-16 • Lancet
Conference Material
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Slide Presentation

Comparative evaluation of event-based and indicator-based components of MSF’s “Tea Team Surveillance System,” Somali Region, Ethiopia

Ali Dubad B, Baertlein L, Piening T, Chindong I, Sahelie B,  et al.
2022-05-12 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-12 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
Journal Article
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Research

Epidemiological, clinical, and public health response characteristics of a large outbreak of diphtheria among the Rohingya population in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, 2017 to 2019: A retrospective study

Polonsky JA, Ivey M, Mazhar KA, Rahman Z, le Polain de Waroux O,  et al.
2021-04-01 • PLOS Medicine
2021-04-01 • PLOS Medicine
BACKGROUND
Unrest in Myanmar in August 2017 resulted in the movement of over 700,000 Rohingya refugees to overcrowded camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. A large outbreak of diphtheria...
Research & Publication Resources
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Research Protocol

Retrospective mortality and baseline health survey in Kutupalong and Balukhali settlement camps, Bangladesh

Siddiqui R, White K, Guzek J
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
2.1. PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
To estimate the scale of the emergency through measurement of crude mortality rate for the total population and for children under five years of age
Conference Material
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Abstract

Comparative evaluation of event-based and indicator-based components of MSF’s “Tea Team Surveillance System,” Somali Region, Ethiopia

Ali Dubad B, Baertlein L, Piening T, Chindong I, Sahelie B,  et al.
2022-05-12 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-12 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
INTRODUCTION
The Somali Region is one of the least developed regions of Ethiopia, with low coverage of healthcare services and recurrent disease outbreaks, floods, and malnutrition e...
Journal Article
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Research

Safety and effectiveness of an all-oral, bedaquiline-based, shorter treatment regimen for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in high HIV burden rural South Africa: a retrospective cohort analysis

Tack I, Dumicho A, Ohler L, Shigayeva A, Bulti AB,  et al.
2020-12-29 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2020-12-29 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
Background
At the end of 2018, South Africa updated its all-oral regimen, to include bedaquiline (BDQ) and two months of linezolid (LZD) for all patients initiating the shorter 9 to...
Journal Article
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Research

An outbreak of acute jaundice syndrome (AJS) among the Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: findings from enhanced epidemiological surveillance

Mazhar KA, Finger F, Evers ES, Kuehne A, Ivey M,  et al.
2021-04-29 • PLOS One
2021-04-29 • PLOS One
In the summer of 2017, an estimated 745,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh in what has been described as one of the largest and fastest growing refugee crises in the world. Among numerous h...
Conference Material
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Poster

Evaluation of mobile clinics by MSF in pastoralist community in Doolo Zone, Somali Region, Ethiopia: a mixed methods approach

Sahelie B, Ali Dubad B, Piening T, Chindong I, Osman M,  et al.
2022-05-09 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-09 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
Research & Publication Resources
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Research Protocol

Mental health literacy of internally displaced Syrian young people and their parents in Syria: paving the way for mental health education and promotion in vulnerable communities

Hitchman E, Slewa-Younan S, Cramond V, White K, Carrion-Martin I,  et al.
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
Journal Article
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Research

Safety and effectiveness of an all-oral, bedaquiline-based, shorter treatment regimen for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in high Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) burden rural South Africa: a retrospective cohort analysis

Tack I, Dumicho A, Ohler L, Shigayeva A, Bulti AB,  et al.
2021-11-02 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2021-11-02 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
At the end of 2018, South Africa updated its all-oral regimen to include bedaquiline (BDQ) and 2 months of linezolid (LZD) for all patients initiating the shorter 9-12 mon...
Journal Article
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Research

Real-time analysis of the diphtheria outbreak in forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals in Bangladesh

Finger F, Funk S, White K, Siddqui MR, Edmunds KL,  et al.
2019-03-12 • BMC Medicine
2019-03-12 • BMC Medicine
Between August and December 2017, more than 625,000 Rohingya from Myanmar fled into Bangladesh, settling in informal makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar district and joining 212,000 Rohingya ...
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Research Protocol

Exploring the perceptions of communities toward the impact of novel Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), COVID-19 outbreak and response can have on their lives and security

Stringer B, Alcayna T, Caleo GNC, Carrion-Martin I, Froud A,  et al.
2020-06-01
2020-06-01
What are the perceptions of community groups toward preserving their health and wellbeing during a COVID-19 outbreak?

Both rural, urban, camp, open and conflict settings will b...
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Research Protocol

Understanding the health status and humanitarian impact of the recent events in the internally displaced population (IDPs) in Tal Abyad and Manbij districts, northern Syria, 2017

Malaeb R, Lenglet AD, Langlois C, White K, Hussein S,  et al.
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
Aims and objectives
2.1. Primary objective
To estimate the prevalence of current illnesses (self-reported), vaccination coverage, and mental health distress related symptoms in...
Conference Material
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Slide Presentation

High levels of mortality above the emergency threshold, Central African Republic: population-based mortality survey, 2020

Robinson E, Lee L, Roberts L, Poelhekke A, Charles X,  et al.
2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
Journal Article
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Research

Mortality beyond emergency threshold in a silent crisis- results from a population-based mortality survey in Ouaka prefecture, Central African Republic, 2020

Robinson E, Lee L, Roberts L, Poelhekke A, Charles X,  et al.
2021-06-30 • Conflict and Health
2021-06-30 • Conflict and Health
BACKGROUND
The Central African Republic (CAR) suffers a protracted conflict and has the second lowest human development index in the world. Available mortality estimates vary and dif...
Conference Material
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Abstract

High levels of mortality above the emergency threshold, Central African Republic: population-based mortality survey, 2020

Robinson E, Lee L, Roberts L, Poelhekke A, Charles X,  et al.
2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
INTRODUCTION
The Central African Republic (CAR) has the second-lowest human development index globally and has long been described as being in a state of “silent crisis”. We planned ...
Research & Publication Resources
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Research Protocol

Malnutrition, morbidity and vaccination coverage in Bokoro District, Chad, 2016 (Final Survey) 1613C

Lenglet AD, Vernier L, Monge S, White K, Sang S
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
3 OBJECTIVES

3.1 PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
To estimate the impact of an integrated program targeted at preventing malnutrition on children under 5 years of age in Bokoro distric...
Research & Publication Resources
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Research Protocol

Vaccination coverage survey for diphtheria, Streptococcus pneumoniae, polio and tetanus in Rohingya refugee settlements in Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilas, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Pereboom M, White K, Van Leeuwen C, Siddiqui R, Guzek J,  et al.
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
OBJECTIVES

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
a) To describe the vaccine coverage (penta / dT) in children aged 6 months to 14 years for diphtheria in the Rohingya Settlement Camps;