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Ways to better diagnose Buruli Ulcer

Published on 27.01.2021
Burili ulcer is an infectious disease classified as a neglected tropical disease by the WHO. One of the challenges is to improve diagnosis, which is s...
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Traitement par chimiothérapie au Centro de Referencia de Alto-Maé à Maputo au Mozambique
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Towards a better and more effective treatment of AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma in Mozambique

Published on 21.01.2021
A study conducted in Mozambique by MSF, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, the Mozambique Ministry of Health and Epicentre shows pegylated liposomal d...
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Un homme se fait vacciner contre la fièvre jaune à Kinshasa, en RDC. © Dieter Telemans
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Partial doses of yellow fever vaccine can help save more lives during outbreaks

Published on 12.01.2021
Giving people a fraction of a yellow fever vaccine is effective and could help vaccinate millions more people during emergencies, according to results...
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The fight against malaria at a standstill

Published on 02.12.2020
The Covid crisis aggravates the difficulties in the face of a disease which is receding but which remains very deadly.
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A humanitarian perspective on the French response to the coronavirus epidemic

Published on 01.12.2020
Emmanuel Baron et Michaël Neuman examine certain aspects of the French response to the epidemic in the light of the experience of Médecins Sans Fronti...
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Believe or convince, you have to choose

Published on 27.11.2020
Emmanuel Baron, Director of Epicentre: To fight the pandemic, public policies must be underpinned by scientific knowledge acquired through field studi...
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NGOs need to diversify their modalities of intervention in Africa

Published on 27.08.2020
According to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the uncertain evolution of the epidemic is forcing health and humanitarian actors to "move away from trad...
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Covid-19: Questions & Answers

Published on 12.06.2020
Many scientific questions are still outstanding. This is an emerging virus, and the immunity it causes in humans is far from being fully explored.
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Twelve African researchers call for reinforcing research in Africa on covid-19

Published on 11.06.2020
Twelve researchers call for the establishment of a genuine African scientific research system.
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Covid-19, perspective of an epidemiologist, Crash, Baron
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An epidemiologist's perspective on the Covid-19 crisis

Published on 12.05.2020
Crisis situation, response strategies, hydroxychloroquine, intervention epidemiology, situation of scientific research in Africa: an interview with Em...
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