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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)
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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...

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Commentary

Leveraging nutritional rehabilitation and tuberculosis programmes to tackle tuberculosis and severe acute malnutrition in children

Vonasek BJ, Marcy O, Armour J, Casenghi M, Cazes C,  et al.
2025-03-23 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
2025-03-23 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health

Each day more than 500 children younger than 15 years die from tuberculosis. Considerable progress has been...

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Research

Clinical utility of the FilmArray® meningitis/encephalitis panel in children with suspected central nervous system infection in a low-resource setting – a prospective study in southwestern Uganda

Rasti R, Kumbakumba E, Nanjebe D, Mlotshwa P, Nassejje M,  et al.
2025-03-22 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2025-03-22 • BMC Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND

In low-resource settings, limited laboratory capacity adds to the burden of central nervous system (CNS) infections in children and spurs overuse of ...

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Research

Understanding the medical challenges for the diagnosis and treatment of bilateral pitting oedema in children: a qualitative study

Scarpa G, Sagara J, Mambula C, Koudika MH, Loddo F,  et al.
2025-03-18 • PLOS Global Public Health
2025-03-18 • PLOS Global Public Health

Severely malnourished patients can present with bilateral pitting oedema, which is a common sign of Kwashiorkor. However, bilateral pitting oedema can also be an expression of other p...

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Research

Web-based deliberate practice of pediatric point of care ultrasound cases in resource-limited settings

Ricci A, Lindsay D, Schwanfelder C, Stratta E, Lee M,  et al.
2025-03-07 • Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
2025-03-07 • Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

OBJECTIVES

The main objective of this study was to implement an online pediatric case‐based POCUS course in low‐resource medical settings and examine learning o...

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Research

Web-based deliberate practice of pediatric point-of-care ultrasound cases in resource-limited settings.

Ricci A, Lindsay D, Schwanfelder C, Stratta E, Lee M,  et al.
2025-03-07 • Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
2025-03-07 • Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

OBJECTIVES

The main objective of this study was to implement an online pediatric case‐based point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) course in low‐resource medical sett...

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Research

Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 in young children with moderate acute malnutrition: Secondary analysis of a randomised trial in Burkina Faso

Helt TW, Cichon B, Fabiansen C, Iuel-Brockdorff AS, Yaméogo CW,  et al.
2025-02-13 • British Journal of Nutrition
2025-02-13 • British Journal of Nutrition

Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is an important growth factor in childhood. We aimed to investigate th...

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Research

Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 in young children with moderate acute malnutrition: Secondary analysis of a randomized trial in Burkina Faso

Helt TW, Cichon B, Fabiansen C, Iuel-Brockdorff AS, Yaméogo CW,  et al.
2025-02-13 • British Journal of Nutrition
2025-02-13 • British Journal of Nutrition

Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is an important growth factor in childhood. We aimed to investigate the impact of food supplements for treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (M...

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Research

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

Chandna A, Koshiaris C, Mahajan R, Ahmad RA, Anh DTV,  et al.
2025-02-05 • medRxiv
2025-02-05 • medRxiv

BACKGROUND

Circulating markers of immune and endothelial activation risk stratify infection syndromes agnostic to disease aetiology. However, their utility in c...

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Research

Characteristics of children and adolescents with multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis and their association with treatment outcomes: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

Garcia-Prats AJ, Garcia-Cremades M, Cox V, Kredo T, Dunbar R,  et al.
2025-02-01 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
2025-02-01 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health

BACKGROUND

There are few data on the treatment of children and adolescents with multidrug-resistant (MDR) or rifampicin-resistant (RR) tuberculosis, especially ...

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Review

The status of care for youth with type 1 diabetes within and coming from humanitarian crises settings: a narrative review

James S, Jabakhanji SB, Mehta R, McCaffrey J, Mairghani M,  et al.
2025-01-14 • Conflict and Health
2025-01-14 • Conflict and Health

BACKGROUND

Humanitarian crises bring unique, and potentially growing challenges to people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). We aimed to determine, in youth with T1D (...

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Research

Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: a systematic review

Kasonia K, Brindle H, Manno D, Edwards T, Gardais S,  et al.
2024-12-05 • Frontiers in Global Women's Health
2024-12-05 • Frontiers in Global Women's Health

BACKGROUND

Conflict is known to impact maternal and neonatal health in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an area of longstanding insecurity. We co...

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Research

Dorsal metatarsal artery perforator flaps (DMTAPF) applied for paediatric foot reconstruction: A review of the aetiology of primary injury, surgical technique applied, and long-term outcome for the child

Godwin Y, Wadi M, Harb L, Skov LR
2024-12-01 • Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine
2024-12-01 • Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine

AIM

Dorsal met...

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Poster

Effectiveness of a community-based intervention program in reducing childhood obesity: A prospective cohort study

Karki S, Rijal S, Vaidya M, Chaulugain RH
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Emergence of macrolide-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae non-PCV10 serotypes among pediatric patients in Bangladesh

Kar S, Hasan M, Mukta SA, Emon MH, Oitijjho IN,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Tuberculous pericardial effusion in pediatric patients in asymptomatic post COVID

Ray M
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

A public health wound: health and work among children engaged in 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.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
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Research

Implementation of digital chest radiography for childhood tuberculosis diagnosis at district hospital level in six high tuberculosis burden and resources limited countries

Melingui BF, Basant J, Taguebue Jv, Massom DM, Leroy Terquem E,  et al.
2024-11-03 • Journal of Tropical Medicine
2024-11-03 • Journal of Tropical Medicine

OBJECTIVES

Chest x‐ray (CXR) plays an important role in childhood tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, but access to quality CXR remains a major challenge in resource‐l...