Scientific Day 2025

Every year, Epicentre's Scientific Day offers an opportunity to learn about our ongoing activities and projects and discuss relevant topics. Each session fosters in-depth reflection on the impact of the studies conducted and their practical applications.

The next Scientific Day will be held on 4 June 2025 at the Institut Pasteur ; the entrance is at 205 Rue de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris.

It will also be broadcast live on our website.

Important: Mandatory registration for the Scientific Day

For security reasons, registration is mandatory. A personal QR code will be sent to you the day before the event, and it will be required to enter the Institut Pasteur.

⚠️ Without prior registration, you will not receive the QR code and will not be allowed access.
Please also bring a valid photo ID, which will be checked at the entrance.

All times are CET.

9:10 Cancer 

Moderation: Prof. Pauline Byakika-Kibwika, Vice-Chancellor MUST & Claire Rieux, MSF France

• Implementing HPV screening in a high burden of cervical cancer setting - MSF experience of PAVE in Malawi | Huiwu Chen, Epicentre et Isabel Amoros Quiles, MSF- France
• Survival of patients with cervical or breast cancer followed up from 2019 to 2024 in three University Hospital Centers (CHU) in Bamako, Mali | David Goore, Epicentre & Hélène Marjiron, MSF-France
• Childhood cancer in Uganda: experience and patient cohort at Mbarara Regional Hospital | Barnabas Atwiine, Mbarara Regional Hospital-MUST

10:10 Tuberculosis

Moderation: Cathy Hewison, MSF France & Marc Biot, APH-MSF

• New treatment decision algorithms for TB in children: diagnostic accuracy, impact, and considerations for implementation | Helena Huerga, Epicentre & Emily Briskin, Epicentre
• endTB-Q: final results of a Phase 3 randomized controlled trial in pre-XDR tuberculosis | Lorenzo Guglielmetti, MSF France
• Medium- and long-term post-tuberculosis sequelae burden in sub-Saharan Africa: Post-TB SIQ project | Gino Agbota, IRD

11:30 Outbreak 

Moderation: Steve Ahuka,  INRB-RDC & Yap Boum II, Deputy Incident Manager continental Mpox Response Africa CDC & MSF-WaCA

• Retrospective study of diphtheria outbreak, Kano state, Nigeria 2023-2024  | Jonathan Polonsky, Epicentre
• Multidimensional study of the epidemiology and prevention practices of Mpox in Budjala Health Zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sophie Meakin, Epicentre and Cheick Oumar Doumbia, MSF WaCA

• Mpox clade Ib: epidemiological highlights from the Uvira outbreak, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2024-2025 | Isidro Carrion-Martin, MSF Amsterdam

   

12:15 Violence 

Moderation : Tristan Le Lonquer, Sahel Program Manager, MSF-France & Jean-Guy Vataux, MSF-France

• Mixed-methods approach to describing violence and mortality among Malian refugees and host populations: a cross-sectional and participatory study in the Bassiknou district, Mauritania| Gaston Komanda, Epicentre & Pascale Lissouba, Epicentre

• Mortality, morbidities and access to care among families of MSF staff, Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestine Territory | Jomaa Younis, Operational Research Focal Point, MSF France, Gaza

   

14:10 Cholera

Moderation: Christopher Mambula, MSF-France & Kate Alberti, WHO

• Integration of cholera Rapid Diagnostic Tests into surveillance systems: results from a multisite mixed-methods study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Niger | Wendelin Moser, Epicentre

• Cholera outbreak dynamics and reactive vaccination campaigns in South Sudan: key insights and challenges | Abou Aissata Soumah, Epicentre

   

15:05 Malaria

Moderation Saschveen Singh, tropical infectious disease advisor, MSF-France & Dr Mahamat Saleh Issakha Diar, PNLP Tchad, Dr Antoinette Demian Mbailamen, Director of Vaccination, Disease Control, and Epidemiological Surveillance, MSP Chad

• Prevalence of pfhrp2/3 deletions in South Sudan: results of a 10-site national survey  | Erwan Piriou

• Modelling malaria routine surveillance data to inform seasonal malaria chemoprevention strategy in Moïssala, Southern Chad | Jessica Sayyad Hilario, Epicentre  & Nicholas Putney, Swiss TPH

   

16:30 Malnutrition

Moderation: Elizabeth Ledger, Pediatric advisor MSF-France, Stéphane Doyon, MSF-France

• GASTROSAM: Exploring the best rehydration strategies for malnourished children with moderate to severe dehydration | Kemi Ogundipe, Pediatric/ Child Health Adviser at MSF Belgium & Roisin Connon, University College London
• A qualitative approach to explore the challenges of diagnosis and management of the bilateral pitting edema in children living in Mali and Democratic Republic of Congo | Giulia Scarpa, Epicentre

• Understanding Kwashiorkor Better: New Clues from Advanced Biological Research  | Bryan Gonzales, Ghent University

   

17:25 Diagnostics for Antibiotic Stewardship: Guiding Better Prescriptions

Moderation: Rupa Kanapathipillai, MSF-France & Didier Guillemot, Institut Pasteur 

• Integrating rapid and laboratory STI diagnostics tests into symptomatic management in an adolescent clinic, Zimbabwe | Gerald Hangaika, MSF Zimbabwe
• Cumulative antibiogram and retrospective chart review of antibiotic stewardship for pediatric patients at Barnersville Junction Hospital, Monrovia, Liberia | Emily Lynch, epicentre
• Evaluation of a laboratory rapid test for confirmation and characterisation of carbapenemase-producing bacteria in MSF laboratories | Céline Langendorf, Epicentre

Discover the posters presented during the Scientific Day. If you have any questions, you can click on the name of the person to send them a message.

• Exploring Risk Factors of Cholera Positivity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2021-2025) | Kabier Izzeldin
• Data Management at the Intersection of Research & Humanitarian Action | Robert Nsaibirni

The posters below are taken from the training course for epidemiologists who took part in the FETCH (Field Epidemiology Training in Humanitarian Contexts) 2024 cohort.

• Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Patterns in  Conflict Affected Setting Al-Salam Hospital, Khamer, Amran-Yemen,2023 | Rihana Abdulmoghni
• Hepatitis E outbreak response in Fangak, South Sudan: coverage and acceptance of a campaign targeting women of reproductive age | Joseph M. Aumuller
• HIV Cohort in Manipur, India -situational analysis: after 4 years of disrupted services | Preeti Gurung
• Cancer du sein et cancer du col de l’utérus au Mali : Aspects épidémiologiques et anatomopathologiques | Issa Kalossi
• Evaluation rapide de mortalité rétrospective et utilisation de services de santé par les nouveaux réfugiés du camp de Touloum, Tchad | Yves Katuala
• Enquête de Couverture Vaccinale dans la Zone de Santé de Bokungu en Novembre 2024, Province de Tshuapa | Charles Kasenda
• Post-Antimalaria Mass Drug Administration (MDA) coverage survey, Twic County, Warrap State, South Sudan. November 2024 | Asilaza Vincent Kinya
• Comparaison de la séroprévalence des IgG contre la rougeole à partir d'échantillons de tâches de sang séché (DBS) et de sang total dans la zone de santé Kipushi, en République démocratique du Congo: Analyse descriptive | Charles Matungulu
• Description de la riposte vaccinale à l’épidémie de diphtérie dans les districts de Tesker et Gouré en 2023 ,Région de Zinder, Niger | Oumalhairi Yacouba
• Evaluating measles vaccination coverage after a remotely supported mass campaign by MSF in Uvira health zone, South Kivu, DRC | Shukuru Kalere Wakabumba

If you are attending in person, you must register to receive a QR code to validate your entry to the Institut Pasteur. You will also need to present identification to gain access. The entrance is at 205 rue de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris.