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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
OBJECTIVES
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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Unregulated usage of labour-inducing medication in a region of Pakistan with poor drug regulatory control: characteristics and risk patterns

Shah SK, Van der Bergh R, Prinsloo JR, Rehman G, Bibi A,  et al.
2016-03-01 • International Health
2016-03-01 • International Health
BACKGROUND
In developing countries such as Pakistan, poor training of mid-level cadres of health providers, combined with unregulated availability of labour-inducing medication can c...
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Obstetric fistula in Burundi: a comprehensive approach to managing women with this neglected disease

Tayler-Smith K, Zachariah R, Manzi M, van den Boogaard W, Vandeborne A,  et al.
2013-08-21 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2013-08-21 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BACKGROUND
In Burundi, the annual incidence of obstetric fistula is estimated to be 0.2-0.5% of all deliveries, with 1000-2000 new cases per year. Despite this relatively high incide...
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Achieving the Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality in rural Africa: an experience from Burundi

Tayler-Smith K, Zachariah R, Manzi M, van den Boogaard W, Nyandwi G,  et al.
2013-02-18 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2013-02-18 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the reduction in maternal mortality associated with the emergency obstetric care provided by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and to compare this to the fifth Mille...
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Provision of emergency obstetric care at secondary level in a conflict setting in a rural area of Afghanistan - is the hospital fulfilling its role?

Lagrou D, Zachariah R, Bissel K, Van Overloop C, Nasim M,  et al.
2018-01-22 • Conflict and Health
2018-01-22 • Conflict and Health
Provision of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) reduces maternal mortality and should include three components: Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (BEmONC) offered at...
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Commentary

Now is the time: a call for increased access to contraception and safe abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kumar M, Daly M, de Plecker E, Jamet C, McRae M,  et al.
2020-07-20 • BMJ Global Health
2020-07-20 • BMJ Global Health
SUMMARY BOX

• The COVID-19 pandemic has begun to severely limit access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, including contraception and safe abortion care (SAC), which have h...
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One size fits all? Standardised provision of care for survivors of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Loko Roka J, Van der Bergh R, Au S, de Plecker E, Zachariah R,  et al.
2014-10-20 • PLOS One
2014-10-20 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Outcomes of sexual violence care programmes may vary according to the profile of survivors, type of violence suffered, and local context. Analysis of existing sexual viole...
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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
SETTING
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...
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Sexual violence in post-conflict Liberia: survivors and their care

Tayler-Smith K, Zachariah R, Hinderaker SG, Manzi M, de Plecker E,  et al.
2012-08-12 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2012-08-12 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
Using routine data from three clinics offering care to survivors of sexual violence (SV) in Monrovia, Liberia, we describe the characteristics of SV survivors and the pattern of SV and d...
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Care requirements for clients who present after rape and clients who presented after consensual sex as a minor at a clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 2011 to 2014

Harrison RE, Pearson L, Vere M, Chonzi P, Hove BT,  et al.
2017-09-21 • PLOS One
2017-09-21 • PLOS One
STUDY GOALS
To describe the differences between clients presenting after rape and clients who have consented to sex as a minor to an SGBV clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, and how these di...
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Abstract

Overcoming barriers to provision of safe abortion care in MSF projects: Task Force approach

Kumar M, Schulte-Hillen C, de Plecker E, Jamet C, de Vigne B,  et al.
2019-05-10 • MSF Scientific Days International 2019: Innovation
2019-05-10 • MSF Scientific Days International 2019: Innovation
INTRODUCTION
Unsafe abortion is one of the main causes of maternal death and suffering worldwide. Since 2004, MSF policy has stated that safe abortion care (SAC) be provided as part ...
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Sexual violence against migrants and asylum seekers. The experience of the MSF clinic on Lesvos Island, Greece

Belanteri RA, Hinderaker SG, Wilkinson E, Episkopou M, Timire C,  et al.
2020-09-17 • PLOS One
2020-09-17 • PLOS One
OBJECTIVES
Sexual violence can have a destructive impact on the lives of people. It is more common in unstable conditions such as during displacement or migration of people. On the G...
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Slide Presentation

Overcoming barriers to provision of safe abortion care in MSF projects: Task Force approach

Kumar M, Schulte-Hillen C, de Plecker E, Jamet C, de Vigne B,  et al.
2019-05-10 • MSF Scientific Days International 2019: Innovation
2019-05-10 • MSF Scientific Days International 2019: Innovation
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Assault and care characteristics of victims of sexual violence in eleven Médecins Sans Frontières programs in Africa. What about men and boys?

Broban A, Van der Bergh R, Russell W, Benedetti G, Caluwaerts A,  et al.
2020-08-04 • PLOS One
2020-08-04 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Often neglected, male-directed sexual violence (SV) has recently gained recognition as a significant issue. However, documentation of male SV patients, assaults and charac...
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“Better dead than being mocked:” an anthropological study on perceptions and attitudes towards unwanted pregnancy and abortion in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Burtscher D, Schulte-Hillen C, Saint-Sauveur JF, de Plecker E, Nair MM,  et al.
2020-12-01 • Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
2020-12-01 • Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
Unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion contribute significantly to the burden of maternal suffering, ill health and death in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This qualitative stud...