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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...
Malnutrition
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Cholera RDC @Moses Sawasawa
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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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DRC Ebola 2020 caroline_thirion
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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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Nord Kivu IDP
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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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Identification of key and primordial symptoms
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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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Cox’s Bazar bangladesh
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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...
Hepatitis C
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Carnot paysage
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Persistent obstacles to HIV care in Carnot, Central African Republic: a brake on progress and access to optimal follow-up

Published on 28.05.2024
A study carried out in Carnot, Central African Republic (CAR), reveals persistent challenges in HIV management. Despite the adoption of differentiated...
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Teens Club Malawi
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Adolescents Living with HIV: Lessons from MSF Programmes in Malawi and Uganda

Published on 01.05.2024
Since 2017, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) developed and introduced dedicated "Teens clubs" for adolescents living with HIV in the rural district of ...
HIV
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Tchad_actions communutaires
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10 years of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) in Moïssala, Chad: Assessment and Prospects

Published on 24.04.2024
For more than a decade, seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) has been implemented in various regions with high seasonal malaria transmission, to red...
Malaria
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Niger Rougeole Vaccination
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Enhancing Measles Epidemic Preparedness in Niger: Anticipating Spatio-Temporal Risks for Effective Prevention and Response

Published on 16.04.2024
Every year around November, as the dry season begins in Niger, so too does the measles season. The question is not whether there will be outbreaks, bu...
Rougeole