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The focus is on hard-to-reach groups, including adolescents with HIV .
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Survey to measure HIV positive status awareness among female sex workers in Nsanje, Malawi

Published on 11.04.2019
Start of study understanding the experience of female sex workers.
HIV status Female sex workers (FWS) Sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) Sexually transmitted infections (STI) Malawi
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An outreach team regularly visits the community to raise awareness, prevent sexual violence and inform inhabitants about the availability of medical and social assistance in Nairobi, Kenya
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Sexual and gender based violence support study in Kenya

Published on 02.04.2019
Study starts to improve uptake of support services to survivors of sexual and gender based violence in Kenya.
Sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) Support services Kenya
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Mother and baby attend mobile malnutrition unit
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Mother and child health indicators survey, Moïssala Health District, Chad

Published on 08.03.2019
Epicentre conducted a baseline survey in Moïssala, Chad.
Maternal and child health Survey Moïssala Chad
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Niger: districts where the cholera vaccination campaign was organized
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Post-vaccination coverage survey of oral cholera vaccine, Maradi, Niger

Published on 05.03.2019
A post-vaccination coverage survey was conducted in Maradi, Niger in February 2019.
Cholera Coverage survey Post-vaccination Niger
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Young boys wait to be vaccinated against meningitis, at a village in Niger during an outbreak in 2018. More than 33,620 people aged between two and 29 years were vaccinated
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Meningitis Global Roadmap meeting

Published on 05.03.2019
Defeating meningitis by 2030 – developing a global roadmap
Meningitis Roadmap Global health
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Typhoon ravages in the Philippines.
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Response to Emergencies and Epidemics Training in Manila, Philippines

Published on 22.02.2019
Epicentre conducted a 'Response to Emergencies and Epidemics' training for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency staff in Manila, Philippines, from...
Response Epidemics Training Philipines
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Cabinet farmacy
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New HIV first-line treatment study launched in Malawi

Published on 20.02.2019
Epicentre and MSF have started a study to data on the new WHO-recommended first-line treatment in Malawi.
HIV First-line treatment Dolutegravir Viral load Malawi
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Blood sample collection
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HIV-status awareness study Kenya

Published on 14.02.2019
Data collection has been completed for a cross-sectional population study in Ndhiwa sub-County, Homa Bay County, Kenya.
HIV awareness Cross-sectional Homa Bay County Kenya
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A child participates in the yellow fever clinical trial
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Yellow fever vaccine fractional dose

Published on 10.02.2019
Recruitment started for next phase of the study
Yellow fever Fractional dose Clinical trial Uganda Kenya
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Scientific Day 2019

Published on 02.01.2019
Each year, Epicentre organizes a Scientific Day during which the epidemiologist team reports on the works of the previous year.
Epicentre Scientific Day Research 2019