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Enhancing Tuberculosis Diagnosis with AI: Insights from a Study in Manila, Philippines

Published on 17.12.2024
In the district of Tondo, a very poor and densely populated area of Manila in the Philippines, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has introduced innovativ...
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New data shows extremely critical levels of malnutrition in parts of northwest Nigeria

Published on 05.12.2024
A survey conducted by Epicentre reveals extremely critical levels of malnutrition in north-western Nigeria. In some areas, levels of global acute maln...
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Psychosocial stimulation, a booster for malnourished children and their families

Published on 25.11.2024
Acute malnutrition, alone or combined with other pathologies, remains one of the main causes of infant mortality in Mali. The StimNut study, carried o...
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Tuberculosis Treatment decision algorithms: promising early data highlight their added value in diagnosing children

Published on 09.11.2024
Every three minutes, a child succumbs to tuberculosis (TB), a curable disease if diagnosed in time. Can the new treatment decision algorithms, one of ...
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Pneumococcal Disease: A study reveals the effectiveness of fractional doses of Pneumosil® vaccine in protecting children. What is the impact in terms of access to the vaccine?

Published on 28.10.2024
In a recent study carried out in Niger and funded by EDCTP*, Epicentre assessed the impact and feasibility of mass vaccination campaigns with a single...
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How can we make epidemiology and medical research more sustainable?

Published on 28.10.2024
Committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 50% by 2030, Epicentre has already made significant progress, significantly reducing emissions linked to...
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Call for urgent action: governments and donors are failing children with tuberculosis

Published on 15.10.2024
Too many children with TB are neither tested nor treated, with many countries failing at the first hurdle: updating policy guidelines in line with WHO...
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GASTROSAM: A new approach to treating malnourished and dehydrated children

Published on 18.09.2024
The GASTROSAM study seeks to demonstrate that a new approach to treating children suffering from severe malnutrition and dehydration is not only possi...
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Evaluation of the impact of mass vaccination campaigns against cholera and the effectiveness of the vaccine

Published on 05.09.2024
Launched in 2021 and funded by Wellcome, UK AID and the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, a study is assessing the impact of preventive cho...
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Ebola: Largest study during epidemic shows vaccine offers strong protection

Published on 21.08.2024
Published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, a study has revealed that 10 days after vaccination, the risk of developing Ebola is reduced by 84 per ce...
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