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Kala-azar elimination in India: Reflections on success and sustainability

Pandey DK, Alvar J, den Boer M, Jain S, Gill N,  et al.
2025-03-03 • International Health
2025-03-03 • International Health

The incidence and mortality of kala-azar (KA, visceral leishmaniasis) in India have fallen drastically in the past few years, and in 2023 the reported KA incidence reached the thresho...

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Keeping rotavirus vaccines on the international agenda

Grais RF, Adamou HO
2014-05-06 • International Health
2014-05-06 • International Health
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Screening for psychological difficulties in young children in crisis: complementary cross-cultural validation

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The polio eradication campaign: time to shift the goal

Baron E, Magone C
2014-01-31 • International Health
2014-01-31 • International Health

Systematic review on cumulative HIV viraemia among people living with HIV receiving antiretroviral treatment and its association with mortality and morbidity

Mesic A, Decroo T, Florence E, Ritmeijer KKD, van Olmen J,  et al.
2024-05-01 • International Health
2024-05-01 • International Health
BACKGROUND
We performed a systematic review to generate evidence on the association between cumulative human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viraemia and health outcomes.

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Investigating outbreaks of initially unknown aetiology in complex settings: Findings and recommendations from 10 case studies

Perrocheau A, Jephcott F, Asgari-Jirhanden N, Greig J, Peyraud N,  et al.
2023-01-11 • International Health
2023-01-11 • International Health
BACKGROUND
Outbreaks of unknown aetiology in complex settings pose challenges and there is little information about investigation methods. We reviewed investigations into such outbre...

Community-based antiretroviral therapy programs can overcome barriers to retention of patients and decongest health services in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Decroo T, Rasschaert F, Telfer B, Remartinez D, Laga M,  et al.
2013-07-30 • International Health
2013-07-30 • International Health
In sub-Saharan Africa models of care need to adapt to support continued scale up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and retain millions in care. Task shifting, coupled with community partic...

Emergency department care for trauma patients in settings of active conflict versus urban violence: all of the same calibre?

Valles P, Van den Bergh R, van den Boogaard W, Tayler-Smith K, Gayraud O,  et al.
2016-11-03 • International Health
2016-11-03 • International Health
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Trauma is a leading cause of death and represents a major problem in developing countries where access to good quality emergency care is limited. Médecins Sans Frontières ...

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
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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...

No cash, no care: how user fees endanger health—lessons learnt regarding financial barriers to healthcare services in Burundi, Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Haiti and Mali

Ponsar F, Tayler-Smith K, Philips M, Gerard S, Van Herp M,  et al.
2011-05-19 • International Health
2011-05-19 • International Health
Although user fees are a common form of healthcare financing in resource-poor countries, there is growing consensus that their use compromises health service utilisation and population h...

Quantitative survey on health and violence endured by refugees during their journey and in Calais, France

Bouhenia M, Farhat JB, Coldiron ME, Abdallah S, Visentin D,  et al.
2017-11-01 • International Health
2017-11-01 • International Health
BACKGROUND
In 2015, more than 1 million refugees arrived in Europe. During their travels, refugees often face harsh conditions, violence and torture in transit countries, but there i...

From Risk to Care: The Hepatitis C Screening and Diagnostic Cascade in a Primary Health Care Clinic in Karachi, Pakistan—a Cohort Study

Khalid GG, Kyaw KWY, Bousquet C, Auat R, Dmytro Donchuk,  et al.
2018-12-28 • International Health
2018-12-28 • International Health
Background In the high-prevalence setting of Pakistan, screening, diagnosis and treatment services for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients are commonly offered in specialized facilities. ...

Feasibility and benefits of scaling up antiretroviral treatment provision with the 2010 WHO antiretroviral therapy guidelines in rural Lesotho

Bygrave H, Saranchuk P, Makakole L, Ford NP
2012-07-31 • International Health
2012-07-31 • International Health

Treatment outcomes in a cohort of patients with chronic hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in Mumbai, India

Isaakidis P, Mansoor H, Zachariah R, Da Silva E, Varghese B,  et al.
2012-08-24 • International Health
2012-08-24 • International Health
Treatment experiences with patients co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) in resource-limited settings remain poorly documented. This study aime...

Risk factors and true outcomes for lost to follow-up individuals in an antiretroviral treatment programme in Tete, Mozambique

Caluwaerts C, Maendaenda R, Maldonado F, Biot M, Ford NP,  et al.
2009-09-01 • International Health
2009-09-01 • International Health
Scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa is a major public health priority, but ensuring long-term adherence to treatment is a growing concern. The objectives of th...

Lessons learnt from TB screening in closed immigration centres in Italy

Crepet A, Repetto EC, Al Rousan A, Sane Schepisi M, Girardi E,  et al.
2016-05-20 • International Health
2016-05-20 • International Health
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Between June 2012 and December 2013 Médecins Sans Frontières launched a pilot project with the aim of testing a strategy for improving timely diagnosis of active pulmonary...

Outbreak response immunisation: the experience of Chad during recurrent measles epidemics in 2005 and 2010

Guerrier G, Guerra J, Fermon F, Talkibing WB, Sekkenes J,  et al.
2011-11-11 • International Health
2011-11-11 • International Health

Journey towards universal viral load monitoring in Maputo, Mozambique: many gaps, but encouraging signs

Swannet S, Decroo T, de Castro SMTL, Rose C, Giuliani R,  et al.
2017-07-22 • International Health
2017-07-22 • International Health
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Viral load (VL) monitoring for people on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is extremely challenging in resource-limited settings. We assessed the VL testing scale-up in six M...

Can non-monetary incentives increase health facility deliveries? The experience in Thyolo District, Malawi

van den Akker T, Radge G, Mateyu A, Mwagomba B, Bemelmans M,  et al.
2021-03-01 • International Health
2021-03-01 • International Health
Attendance for intrapartum care in Thyolo District, Malawi, was studied following implementation of a locally valued, non-monetary incentive. The number of facility-based deliveries per ...

Early physical and functional rehabilitation of trauma patients in the Médecins Sans Frontières Trauma Centre in Kunduz, Afghanistan: Luxury or necessity?

Gohy B, Ali E, Van Den Berg R, Schillberg EBL, Nasim M,  et al.
2016-10-13 • International Health
2016-10-13 • International Health
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In Afghanistan, Médecins Sans Frontières provided specialised trauma care in Kunduz Trauma Centre (KTC), including physiotherapy. In this study, we describe the developmen...
Marquer C, 
Barry CE, 
Mouchenik Y, 
Djibo D, 
Manzo ML, 
et al.
2015-03-04 • International Health
2015-03-04 • International Health
Detection of children's psychological difficulties in crises and low resource settings is challenged by the lack of a validated, rapid and simple tool. We present the results of two conf...