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Commentary

Lessons learned from applying a “Rapid Maternal Death Surveillance and Response” tool in conflict-affected Tigray, Ethiopia

Black B, Rijnberg N, Solomon K, Kahsay D, Gebru M,  et al.
2025-10-06 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2025-10-06 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Women in humanitarian settings face high maternal mortality, yet Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) systems are lacking. Medical teams in Tigray, Ethiopia, designed and p...

Journal Article
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Review

The effectiveness of isoniazid preventive treatment among contacts of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: A systematic review and individual-participant meta-analysis

Martinez L, Campbell JI, Linde L, Boulahbal F, Cayla JA,  et al.
2025-09-23 • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
2025-09-23 • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

RATIONALE

Recent empirical research suggests isoniazid may lead to a risk reduction ...

Journal Article
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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...

Technical Report
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Evidence Brief

Hepatitis C campaign in Rohingya refugee camps

MSF
2025-09-01
2025-09-01
Journal Article
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Research

The challenge of protracted measles outbreaks in Kismayo, Somalia: A mixed-method investigation of measles burden and vaccination coverage during a 2020–2021 outbreak

Lau DK, Seebacher S, Abdi A, Ahmed S, Nur MB,  et al.
2025-08-29 • PLOS Global Public Health
2025-08-29 • PLOS Global Public Health

There was a protracted measles outbreak in Kismayo, Somalia between 2020–2021. The outbreak persisted despite&nbs...

Journal Article
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Commentary

Advancing clinical bacteriology in humanitarian settings: The collaborative role of Médecins Sans Frontières

Garcia-Vello P, Doyle D, Vollmer S, Baidjoe A, Kanapathipillai R,  et al.
2025-08-16 • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
2025-08-16 • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health threat, particularly in resource-limited and conflict-affect...

Journal Article
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Protocol

Prospective cohort study to evaluate Lassa fever incidence, symptoms and coinfection with malaria in West Africa: the Enable Lassa Research Programme (‘ENABLE 1.5’) – study protocol

Mandi H, Asogun D, Ayodeji O, Azuogu BN, Camacho A,  et al.
2025-07-31 • BMJ Public Health
2025-07-31 • BMJ Public Health

INTRODUCTION

Lassa fever (LF), a viral haemorrhagic disease, poses a significant public health challenge in West Africa. Lassa virus infection frequently causes...

Journal Article
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Review

Management of individuals exposed to multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis

Seddon JA, Achar J, Malik AA, Hughes J, Burzynski J,  et al.
2025-06-06 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2025-06-06 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
Conference Material
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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

Bending the curve of hepatitis C virus infection in Machar Colony: a mass screen-and-treat intervention in a slum settlement in Karachi, Pakistan

Aslam MK, de Glanville WA, Wailly Y, Miazek M, Hamid S,  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

Bending the curve of hepatitis C virus infection in Machar Colony: a mass screen-and-treat intervention in a slum settlement in Karachi, Pakistan

Aslam MK, de Glanville WA, Wailly Y, Miazek M, Hamid S,  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

Enhancing tuberculosis (TB) case detection among hospitalized patients through lay health worker led screening: a before-and-after study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Bulti AB, Dumicho AY, Shigayeva A, Van Cutsem G, Steele SJ,  et al.
2025-04-23 • Scientific Reports
2025-04-23 • Scientific Reports

Tuberculosis (TB) among hospitalized patients is underdiagnosed. This study assessed systematic TB-screenin...

Journal Article
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Research

Mycoplasma genitalium infection in Eswatini amid syndromic case management: Prevalence, coinfections, diagnostic challenges and treatment gaps

Kerschberger B, Lekelem S, Daka M, Ntshalintshali N, Mabhena E,  et al.
2025-04-17 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2025-04-17 • BMC Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND

The global epidemic of Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is marked by its widespread prevalence, varied resistance patterns, and significant impact on sexua...

Journal Article
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Review

Possible scenarios for the spread of mpox outside the endemic focus in Africa

Petersen E, Hvid U, Tomori O, Pedersen AG, Wallinga J,  et al.
2025-04-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2025-04-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases

The recent expansion of mpox in Africa is characterized by a dramatic increase in zoonotic transmission (cl...

Journal Article
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Research

Initial evaluation of a new cervical screening strategy combining human papillomavirus genotyping and automated visual evaluation: the Human Papillomavirus–Automated Visual Evaluation Consortium

Befano B, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Egemen D, Inturrisi F, Jeronimo J,  et al.
2025-03-18 • Journal of the National Cancer Institute
2025-03-18 • Journal of the National Cancer Institute

The HPV-Automated Visual Evaluation (PAVE) Consortium is validating a cervical screening strategy enabling accurate cervical screening in resource-limited settings. A rapid, low-cost ...

Journal Article
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Short Report

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence for disease-surveillance purposes

Tornimbene B, Leiva Rioja ZB, Brownstein J, Dunn A, Faye S,  et al.
2025-03-06 • BMC Proceedings
2025-03-06 • BMC Proceedings

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the development of AI-driven tools to improve public health surveillance and outbreak management. While AI programs have shown promise in disease sur...

Journal Article
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Research

Effect of mass campaigns with full and fractional doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Pneumosil) on the reduction of nasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriage in Niger: a three-arm, open-label, cluster-randomised trial

Coldiron ME, Soumana I, Baudin E, Langendorf C, Mamiafo Tchoula C,  et al.
2025-01-08 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2025-01-08 • Lancet Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND

In settings with low pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) coverage, multi-age cohort mass campaigns could increase population immunity, and fractiona...

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

Onco-ALERT: A rapid & point-of-care screening test for early detection oral cancer

Kumari J, Singhal C, Pandey S, Angrup A, Kannan R,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024