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Protocol

Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of WHO-recommended treatment decision algorithms for childhood tuberculosis using an individual person dataset: a study protocol

Olbrich L, Larsson L, Dodd P, Palmer M, Nguyen MHTN,  et al.
2025-09-17 • BMJ Open
2025-09-17 • BMJ Open

INTRODUCTION

In 2022, the WHO conditionally recommended the use of treatment decision algorithms (TDAs) for treatment decision-making in children <10 years with...

Journal Article
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Commentary

Bearing witness: Témoignage as a tool for child advocacy during armed conflict

Patel A, Alayyan A, Haq HA, Suchdev PS, Hattar N,  et al.
2025-09-10 • PLOS Global Public Health
2025-09-10 • PLOS Global Public Health

Children affected by armed conflict suffer devastating physical, emotional, and social harm. War uproots families, forcing many to flee as refugees or internally displaced persons, wh...

Journal Article
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Commentary

Mpox exposes fundamental obstacles for vaccinating children in outbreaks

Russell N, Scourse R, Galau S, Abbara A, Hu Y,  et al.
2025-09-04 • BMJ Global Health
2025-09-04 • BMJ Global Health
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Research

Risk stratification of childhood infection using host markers of immune and endothelial activation in Asia (Spot Sepsis): a multi-country, prospective, cohort study

Chandna A, Koshiaris C, Mahajan R, Ahmad RA, Van Anh DT,  et al.
2025-09-01 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
2025-09-01 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health

BACKGROUND

Prognostic tools for febrile illnesses are urgently required in resource-constrained community contexts. Circulating immune and endothelial activatio...

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Research

Acquisition of Escherichia coli carrying extended-spectrum ß-lactamase and carbapenemase genes by hospitalised children with severe acute malnutrition in Niger

Sands K, Lankapalli AK, Lai G, Hassan B, Portal EA,  et al.
2025-08-01 • Nature Communications
2025-08-01 • Nature Communications

Hospitalisation and routine antibiotic treatment are recommended for children with complicated severe acute...

Journal Article
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Research

Decentralising TB diagnosis and contact management: impact on detection and preventive treatment in children

Delmas V, Vasiliu A, Tchakounté Youngui B, Ssekyanzi B, Kuate Kuate A,  et al.
2025-06-27 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2025-06-27 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

BACKGROUND

The ‘CaP-TB’ project enhanced paediatric TB care through decentralized services, including screening, specimen collection, chest X-rays and implement...

Journal Article
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Research

Intravenous rehydration for severe acute malnutrition with gastroenteritis

Maitland K, Ouattara SM, Sainna H, Chara A, Ogundipe OF,  et al.
2025-06-13 • New England Journal of Medicine
2025-06-13 • New England Journal of Medicine

BACKGROUND

International recommendations advise against the use of intravenous rehydration therapy in children with severe acute malnutrition because of the con...

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Commentary

Play has therapeutic power in healthcare and humanitarian settings

Thomson J, Janet S
2025-06-10 • BMJ Opinion (blog)
2025-06-10 • BMJ Opinion (blog)
Journal Article
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Research

Acceptability of a microbiome-directed food for the management of children with uncomplicated acute malnutrition in Maradi, Niger: Two randomized crossover trials

Rattigan SM, Mbouombouo IN, Abdou Tahirou MA, Mostafa I, Saqeeb KN,  et al.
2025-06-09 • Current Developments in Nutrition
2025-06-09 • Current Developments in Nutrition

BACKGROUND

A novel ready-to-use microbiome-directed food (MDF) has been developed for the management ...

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Research

Centrifuge-free stool processing methods for Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra tuberculosis diagnosis in children in Uganda and Zambia: an observational, prospective, diagnostic accuracy study

Lounnas M, Masama EN, Beneteau S, Kasakwa K, Kaitano R,  et al.
2025-06-01 • Lancet Microbe
2025-06-01 • Lancet Microbe

BACKGROUND

WHO recommends Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Ultra) for stool testing for tuberculosis diagnosis in children. Stool processing requires removal of debris and ...

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Abstract

DTP1-3 and MCV1 vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: mapping zero-dose and under-vaccinated children

Utazi CE, Chamberlain HR, Kunnumpurathu-Sasi K, Cunningham A, Lazar AN,  et al.
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
Conference Material
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Abstract

Implementation of treatment-decision algorithms for children with pulmonary tuberculosis: cross-cutting lessons for operational scale-up

Armour-Marshall J, Scarpa G, Abdullahi MB, Farouk Moussa Mamane O, Fidelle Nyikayo L,  et al.
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
Conference Material
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Slide Presentation

Operational feasibility and acceptability of the addition of R21 malaria vaccine and intermittent preventive therapy for children to existing malaria control initiatives in Kule, Ethiopia

Girma Y, Lavilla KM, Tassawar A, Siferaw K, Koang D,  et al.
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
Conference Material
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Slide Presentation

Integration of psychosocial stimulation for children with severe acute malnutrition (aged 6–23 months) into a nutrition programme in Koutiala, Mali: the STIMNUT study

Bossard C, Mazzilli S, Diallo A, Payotte S, Le Roch K,  et al.
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
Conference Material
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Abstract

Integration of psychosocial stimulation for children with severe acute malnutrition (aged 6–23 months) into a nutrition programme in Koutiala, Mali: the STIMNUT study

Bossard C, Mazzilli S, Diallo A, Payotte S, Le Roch K,  et al.
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
Conference Material
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Slide Presentation

DTP1-3 and MCV1 vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: mapping zero-dose and under-vaccinated children

Utazi CE, Chamberlain HR, Kunnumpurathu-Sasi K, Cunningham A, Lazar AN,  et al.
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
Conference Material
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Slide Presentation

Implementation of treatment-decision algorithms for children with pulmonary tuberculosis: cross-cutting lessons for operational scale-up

Armour-Marshall J, Scarpa G, Abdullahi MB, Farouk Moussa Mamane O, Fidelle Nyikayo L,  et al.
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
Conference Material
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Abstract

Operational feasibility and acceptability of the addition of R21 malaria vaccine and intermittent preventive therapy for children to existing malaria control initiatives in Kule, Ethiopia

Girma Y, Lavilla KM, Tassawar A, Siferaw K, Koang D,  et al.
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
Journal Article
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Research

Contribution of maternal adherence to the effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

Smith ER, Gomes F, Adu-Afarwuah S, Aguayo VM, El Arifeen S,  et al.
2025-05-01 • Advances in Nutrition
2025-05-01 • Advances in Nutrition

Multiple micronutrient supplements (MMSs) in pregnancy reduces risk of infant low birthweight (LBW) and improves other maternal and infant outcom...

Journal Article
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Research

A public health wound: Health and work among children engaged in the worst forms of child labour in the informal sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a retrospective analysis of Médecins Sans Frontières occupational health data from 2014 to 2023

Caleo G, Sadique S, Yuce D, Dada M, Benvenuti B,  et al.
2025-04-15 • BMC Public Health
2025-04-15 • BMC Public Health

BACKGROUND

Bangladesh has the second highest burden of child labour in South Asia. The informal sector employs most of the children however, data on health incl...