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TB 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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Tuberculose Inde
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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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Magaria Niger
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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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Eastern DRC: A survey shows the scale and continuing cycle of violence against women displaced by war

Published on 06.08.2024
A new survey carried out by Epicentre among displaced people in four camps around Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), shows alarming rates of ...
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Thoracic ultrasound: a major contribution to the diagnosis of patients with COVID-19

Published on 23.07.2024
A study coordinated by Epicentre in collaboration with Barcelona's Hospital del Mar and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Spain, shows that thoracic ultr...
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Bangladesh: One person in five infected with hepatitis C in Rohingya refugee camps, but no access to diagnosis or treatment

Published on 12.06.2024
Nearly 20 per cent of Rohingya refugees tested in the camps of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, have an active hepatitis C infection. This is the finding of a...
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