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Beyond the guidelines: participants’ perspectives on sustained MPDSR implementation in Nigeria, North Macedonia, and Sri Lanka

Palestra F, Hanson C, Mognato E, Oladapo S, Jayaratne K,  et al.
2025-10-06 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2025-10-06 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

BACKGROUND

Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) was developed as a quality improvement intervention to reduce preventable maternal and...

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Strongyloidiasis among patients with renal disease in selected hospitals in Colombo, Sri Lanka - a preliminary report

Weerasekera C
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
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Mental health literacy & stigma in a community sample from Sri Lanka

Fernando LH
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
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Improving the patient journey and reducing stigma for people with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil, Ethiopia, and Sri Lanka: findings from the ECLIPSE programme

Price H, Agampodi S, Dikomitis L, Machado P, Mulugeta A,  et al.
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Screening patients with tuberculosis for diabetes mellitus in Ampara, Sri Lanka

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Civilian Landmine Injuries in Sri Lanka

Meade P, Mirocha J
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Patterns of deliberate self-burning in various parts of the world: A review

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Epidemiology and mortality of burns in a general hospital of Eastern Sri Lanka

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Measles vaccination in humanitarian emergencies: a review of recent practice

Grais RF, Strebel PM, Mala P, Watson JA, Nandy R,  et al.

Mental health literacy & stigma in a community sample from Sri Lanka

Fernando LH, Gunawardena S
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024

Strongyloidiasis among patients with renal disease in selected hospitals in Colombo, Sri Lanka - a preliminary report

Weerasekera C, Gunathilake N, Wimalasiri U, Anpahalan JP, Menike CW,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024

Assessing the impact of climate change on health in South Asia

Srivastava B, Zaidi N, Mantoo F
2024-08-22 • Acta Scientific Clinical Case Reports
2024-08-22 • Acta Scientific Clinical Case Reports

South Asia emerges as one of the most susceptible regions to a plethora of direct and indirect repercussions stemming from climate change. These include, but are not limited to, the r...

2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
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...

Barriers to prompt and effective treatment of malaria in northern Sri Lanka

Reilley B, Abeyasinghe R, Pakianathar MV
2002-09-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2002-09-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
BACKGROUND
For the past 18 years, northern Sri Lanka has been affected by armed ethnic conflict. This has had a heavy impact on displacement of civilians, health delivery services, n...

Management of previously treated tuberculosis patients in Kalutara district, Sri Lanka: how are we faring?

Abeygunawardena SC, Sharath BN, Van der Bergh R, Naik B, Pallewatta N,  et al.
2014-06-21 • Public Health Action
2014-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
District Chest Clinic, Kalutara, Sri Lanka.

OBJECTIVES
To determine the coverage of culture and drug susceptibility testing (CDST), delays in CDST, treatment ini...
2000-04-01 • Journal of Trauma - Injury Infection and Critical Care
2000-04-01 • Journal of Trauma - Injury Infection and Critical Care
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The purpose of this study was to describe the injuries sustained by displaced people returning home after a military conflict when landmines were not removed.

ME...
Laloë V
2004-05-01 • Burns
2004-05-01 • Burns
This paper reviews the literature on deliberate self-burning (DSB) and compares patterns in various countries. Fifty-five studies of deliberate self-harm or suicide by fire published in ...

Factors affecting continued use of ceramic water purifiers distributed to Tsunami-affected Communities in Sri Lanka

Casanova LM
2012-09-24 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2012-09-24 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVES
There is little information about continued use of point-of-use technologies after disaster relief efforts. After the 2004 tsunami, the Red Cross distributed ceramic water...
Laloë V
2002-12-01 • Burns
2002-12-01 • Burns
This 2-year prospective study examined the epidemiology and mortality of 345 patients admitted with burn injuries. Sixty-four percent of all burns were accidental in nature and at least ...

Self-immolation a common suicidal behaviour in eastern Sri Lanka

Laloë V, Ganesan M
2002-08-01 • Burns
2002-08-01 • Burns
A high number of self-burning injuries are noted in Batticaloa. The epidemiology, outcome and psychosocial aspects of 87 patients admitted with such burns over a 2-year-period was studie...
2011-09-26 • Conflict and Health
2011-09-26 • Conflict and Health