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Point-of-care diagnostics for sexually transmitted infections among migrants in Greece

Tsorou C, Williams A, van den Boogaard W, Staderini N, Repetto E,  et al.
2024-03-01 • Public Health Action
2024-03-01 • Public Health Action
SETTING
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can impact individuals of any demographic. The most common pathogens causing STIs are Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea and Tr...
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Research

Les traumatismes abdominaux en Haïti

Baptiste SL, van den Boogaard W, Letoquart JP, NDong JG, Jonacé G,  et al.
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
CONTEXTE
Les traumatismes abdominaux (TA) semblent fréquents en Haïti confronté à des violences socio-politiques récurrents.

OBJECTIF
Etudier les patients admis pour TA ...
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Research

Facteurs associés à une issue défavorable chez les brûlés hospitalisés

Niyonzima F, Kamosi HM, Soro J, Ntihabose O, Hehadji D,  et al.
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
CONTEXTE
En 2015, Médecins Sans Frontières a ouvert un Centre de Traumatologie Arche Kigobe à Bujumbura, Burundi, pour prise en charge des victimes des violences, et a élargi en 201...
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Mise à jour thérapeutique et pronostique de la rupture utérine dans une maternité à Bangui, CAR

Huyghe S, Telo S, Danwesse E, Ali E, van den Boogaard W,  et al.
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
CONTEXTE
Le taux de mortalité maternelle reste élevé (882/100 000 naissances) en République Centrafricaine (RCA), du fait de la survenue de fréquentes complications obstétricales. Mé...
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Reference des cas de traumatisme par arme à feu en Afrique

Tito MG, Makelele JPK, van den Boogaard W, Ade S, Deselets A,  et al.
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
CONTEXTE
Dans un pays d’Afrique émaillé de violences de guerre, Médecins Sans Frontières appui deux hôpitaux régionaux de références, pour répondre aux urgences incluant le traitemen...
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Facteurs associés à la létalité chez les patients hospitalisés pour le VIH avancé

Abdourahimi D, Yehadji D, Briskin E, Khine EM, Arias C,  et al.
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
CONTEXTE
Une unité soutenue par Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) qui prend en charge les patients avec un VIH avancé à l’Hôpital National de Donka, Conakry, Guinée.

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Contribution des diagnostics au points de service dans l’identification de la maladie à VIH avancée

Ditondo P, Luemba A, Chuy RI, Mucinya G, Ade S
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
CONTEXTE
Médecins Sans Frontières Belgique a mis en place des diagnostics au point de service (DPS) pour le dépistage précoce d’un VIH avancé, et en présence de celle-ci, d’une TB et...
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Short Report

Diphtheria in Europe

Mangion JP, Mancini S, Bachy C, de Weggheleire A, Zamatto F
2023-06-21 • Public Health Action
2023-06-21 • Public Health Action
A rising number of diphtheria cases were recorded in Europe in 2022, including in Belgium, within the newly arriving young migrant population. In October 2022, Médecins Sans Frontières (...
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TB treatment using family members, treatment supporters and self-administered therapies in rural Papua New Guinea

Kurbaniyazova G, Msibi F, Bogati H, Kal M, Sofa A,  et al.
2023-06-21 • Public Health Action
2023-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has one of the world’s highest TB incidence rates. It is difficult for patients to access TB care in remote provinces due to insufficient infrastructur...
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Operationalising targeted next-generation sequencing for routine diagnosis of drug-resistant TB

Iyer AS, Ndlovu Z, Sharma J, Mansoor H, Bharati M,  et al.
2023-06-21 • Public Health Action
2023-06-21 • Public Health Action
BACKGROUND
Phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (pDST) for Mycobacterium tuberculosis can take up to 8 weeks, while conventional molecular tests identify a limited set of resistanc...
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Screening patients with tuberculosis for diabetes mellitus in Ampara, Sri Lanka

Rajapakshe W, Isaakidis P, Sagili KD, Kumar AMV, Samaraweera S,  et al.
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
Given the well-known linkage between diabetes mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB), the World Health Organization recommends bidirectional screening. Here we report the first screening ef...
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Surgical interventions for pulmonary tuberculosis in Mumbai, India: Surgical outcomes and programmatic challenges India: surgical outcomes and programmatic challenges

Shirodkar S, Anande L, Dalal A, Desai C, Correa G,  et al.
2016-09-21 • Public Health Action
2016-09-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
While surgery for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is considered an important adjunct for specific cases, including drug-resistant tuberculosis, operational evidence on its feasi...
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Research

Impact of intensified case-finding strategies on childhood TB case registration in Nepal

Joshi B, Chinnakali P, Shrestha A, Das M, Kumar AMV,  et al.
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
Seven intervention districts with intensified childhood tuberculosis (TB) case-finding strategies implemented by a non-governmental organisation and seven control districts u...
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Research

Characteristics, medical management and outcomes of survivors of sexual gender-based violence, Nairobi, Kenya

Buard V, Van der Bergh R, Tayler-Smith K, Godia P, Sobry A,  et al.
2013-06-21 • Public Health Action
2013-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
Médecins Sans Frontières Clinic for sexual gender-based violence (SGBV), Nairobi, Kenya.

OBJECTIVES
Among survivors of SGBV in 2011, to describe demographic char...
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Does the presence of conflict affect maternal and neonatal mortality during Caesarean sections?

Gil Cuesta J, Trelles M, Naseer A, Momin A, Ngabo Mulamira L,  et al.
2019-09-01 • Public Health Action
2019-09-01 • Public Health Action
INTRODUCTION
Conflicts frequently occur in countries with high maternal and neonatal mortality and can aggravate difficulties accessing emergency care. No literature is available on ...
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Research

Scaling up HIV viral load monitoring in Manicaland, Zimbabwe: challenges and opportunities from the field

Nyagadza B, Kudya N, Mbofana E, Masaka S, Garone DB,  et al.
2019-12-21 • Public Health Action
2019-12-21 • Public Health Action
Background: Demand for viral load (VL) monitoring is expected to increase; however, implementation of the multifaceted VL testing poses numerous challenges. We report experiences from Mé...
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Commentary

Open access for operational research publications from low- and middle-income countries: who pays?

Zachariah R, Kumar AMV, Van der Bergh R, Isaakidis P, Draguez B,  et al.
2014-09-21 • Public Health Action
2014-09-21 • Public Health Action
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Commentary

Operational research training: the course and beyond

Bissell K, Harries AD, Edginton ME, Hinderaker SG, Satyanarayana A,  et al.
2012-09-21 • Public Health Action
2012-09-21 • Public Health Action
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Outcomes of cholera and measles outbreak alerts in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Makelele JPK, Ade S, Takarinda KC, Manzi M, Gil Cuesta J,  et al.
2020-09-21 • Public Health Action
2020-09-21 • Public Health Action
Setting: In 1995, a rapid response project for humanitarian and medical emergencies, including outbreak responses, named ‘Pool d’Urgence Congo’ (PUC), was implemented in the Democratic R...
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High quit rate among smokers with tuberculosis in a modified smoking cessation programme in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Siddiquea BN, Islam MS, Bam TS, Satyanarayana S, Enarson D,  et al.
2013-09-21 • Public Health Action
2013-09-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
BRAC, a non-governmental organisation, implemented a modified smoking cessation programme for tuberculosis (TB) patients based on International Union Against Tuberculosis and...