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MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024

MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024

MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024 is a conference that presents research, innovation, and experiences from treatment and humanitarian programmes across Asia. MSF Scientific Days brings together researchers, practitioners, academics, and patient representatives with the aim to catalyse improvements in the quality of care provided to patients and populations at risk. This is a platform for experts in the humanitarian global health field to come together, collaborate, and discuss the current trends and challenges in innovation and healthcare. 

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Poster

Presence of musculoskeletal disorders and associated factors among head load workers of Azadpur Mandi, Delhi

Prajapati K, Kannan S
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Situational analysis of patient safety at secondary health facilities in eastern Rajasthan using SaQushal toolkit

Singh S, Raj A
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Mental health literacy & stigma in a community sample from Sri Lanka

Fernando LH, Gunawardena S
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Emergence of macrolide-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae non-PCV10 serotypes among pediatric patients in Bangladesh

Kar S, Hasan M, Mukta SA, Emon MH, Oitijjho IN,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Increased access and attention to toxicity: lessons learnt from the first cohort of 6-month drug resistant tuberculosis regimens in Gujranwala, Pakistan

Muhammad S, Sannino L, Ahumuza V, Fatima H, Imtiaz S,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

A public health wound: health and work among children engaged in worst forms of child labour in the informal sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A retrospective analysis of Médecins Sans Frontières occupational health data from 2014 to 2023

Caleo G, Sadique S, Yuce D, Dada M, Benvenuti B,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

12-month post-treatment outcomes of previously treated drug-resistant tuberculosis patients subsequently treated with concomitant bedaquiline and delamanid +/-carbapenem, in Mumbai, India

Chavan V, Silsarma A, Khan S, Singh P, Iyer A,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Community experiences of TB in the Philippines: Using storytelling to improve community knowledge of TB and uptake of screening in an urban slum

Solaiman AP, Venables E, Roxas MRC, Mateo M, Castro R,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Strongyloidiasis among patients with renal disease in selected hospitals in Colombo, Sri Lanka - a preliminary report

Weerasekera C, Gunathilake N, Wimalasiri U, Anpahalan JP, Menike CW,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Clinical profile and response to treatment of patients with peripheral tubercular lymphadenitis

Maich G, Kumar N, Anuradha S, Pradhan GS, Verma N
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Diagnosing disseminated tuberculosis with HLH in the context of lymphoma-like presentation

Hans M, Aggarwal S, Kumar P, Singh R, Lochan
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Effectiveness of a community-based intervention program in reducing childhood obesity: A prospective cohort study

Karki S, Rijal S, Vaidya M, Chaulugain RH
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacterial pathogens isolated from hospitalized patients with advanced HIV disease (AHD) in Bihar, India

Kumar V, Murali S, Goldberg J, Alonso B, Moretó-Planas L,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Tuberculous pericardial effusion in pediatric patients in asymptomatic post COVID

Ray M
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Does antibiotic resistance really contribute to mortality among patients with gram-negative blood stream infections: A real world single center study

Bansal N
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Slide Presentation

Community based person-centered TB care by trained TB survivors under Unite to ACT project in India​ ​

Das M, Kalra A, Mohapatra S, Kumar S, Panda A,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Slide Presentation

Impact of a midwifery led model with minimal medical interventions on birth outcomes in rural Jharkhand

Barnes L
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
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Slide Presentation

Transforming MSF’s approach to community-led initiatives

Zhou D, Kobola L
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
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Slide Presentation

Antibiotic smart community project

Ali HM
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Slide Presentation

Risk factors of non-communicable diseases among the transgender population in Kerala

Fernandez B, Gaitonde R
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Slide Presentation

Exploring the contemporary societal experiences & their impact on the mental health of hijra community: A qualitative study in Jasshore city, Bangladesh

Reza-A-Rabby M, Das Antu A, Sarkar P
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Slide Presentation

Trans-affirmative psychosocial care provision during public health emergencies: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic

D'Souza S, Sharma P, Raghuram H, Shaikh A, Ramchandra G,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
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Slide Presentation

The ubiquity of violence in the lives of women with disabilities in Odisha

Satapathi S
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Slide Presentation

Health inequities in a conflict-affected area – an in-depth qualitative study in Assam

Lynrah B
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Slide Presentation

Women, conflict and healthcare: Access, negotiations and agency in the Indo-Myanmar borderlands

Sen S, Krishnan S
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

A biodegradable, sustainable, body personal protective equipment (PPE) with germicidal properties, made of soap paper and gauze

Mehta A
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Scalable transdiagnostic early assessment of mental health (STREAM)

Singh A, Bhavnani S, Divan G, Chakrabarti B, Gladstone M,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Onco-ALERT: A rapid & point-of-care screening test for early detection oral cancer

Kumari J, Singhal C, Pandey S, Angrup A, Kannan R,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

High-performance antimicrobial surgical supplies for preventing antimicrobial-resistant surgical site infections

Gupta Y, Gupta Y, Ranjan A, Mukhopadhyay S
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Video

A biodegradable, sustainable, body personal protective equipment (PPE) with germicidal properties, made of soap paper and gauze

Mehta A
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Video

Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacterial pathogens isolated from hospitalized patients with advanced HIV disease (AHD) in Bihar, India

Murali S
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Video

12-month post-treatment outcomes of previously treated drug-resistant tuberculosis patients subsequently treated with concomitant bedaquiline and delaminid +/- carbapenem, in Mumbai, India

Chavan V
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Video

Mental health literacy & stigma in a community sample from Sri Lanka

Fernando LH
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Video

Strongyloidiasis among patients with renal disease in selected hospitals in Colombo, Sri Lanka - a preliminary report

Weerasekera C
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024

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World Hepatitis Day 2022

World Hepatitis Day 2022
Each year hundreds of millions of people suffer from chronic or acute liver disease caused by hepatitis viruses, and over one million die. To mark World Hepatitis Day (July 28th) we bring you a selection of MSF research exploring how to better prevent, identify and treat hepatitis infection in lower-income countries and emergency contexts where the burden is heaviest. For example, in a South Sudanese camp for displaced people—a type of setting where poor sanitation and water quality regularly lead to hepatitis E outbreaks—MSF and the Ministry of Health (MoH) are conducting the world’s first reactive vaccination campaign against this disease, and evaluating the process and outcomes. In Cambodia, MSF and MoH collaborators found that a simplified community-based model of care for hepatitis C was safe and highly effective in diagnosing patients and in curing them with new antiviral drugs. It was also cost-effective, according to studies in several countries and patient populations. And these new drugs were safe and effective even in patients also being treated for drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Expanding access to lifesaving new TB tools

Expanding access to lifesaving new TB tools
Many settings with a high burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) lack access to advanced diagnostics and to groundbreaking new treatments. The Collection linked below spotlights work by MSF and collaborators to analyze barriers, identify gaps, and accelerate the roll-out of these tools to people whose lives hang in the balance. Several reports examine price, regulatory, and patent obstacles that persist despite considerable public investment into developing many of these tools. Other authors examine critical remaining weaknesses in care pathways—especially in screening and diagnosis, and particularly in children. Several studies describe new strategies that could be part of the solution, from a pilot program in Tajikisttan that trains family caregivers to treat children with DR-TB at home, to a person-centered care model adapted to a conflict zone in Afghanistan. Lastly, initial findings demonstrate that pregnant women—another vulnerable population—can be effectively treated for DR- and multidrug-resistant TB, improving maternal outcomes without harming neonates.
The climate crisis and health in humanitarian settings

The climate crisis and health in humanitarian settings
The climate crisis is also a health and humanitarian crisis, disproportionately impacting people in the world’s most climate-sensitive regions—mainly low- and low-middle income countries with the least capacity to respond. MSF and other humanitarian organizations witness the consequences daily. More frequent, intense weather events and a warming planet contribute to food and water scarcity, more severe and widespread disease outbreaks, and more injuries and preventable deaths. They also drive massive population displacement, with over 32 million people fleeing their homes in 2022 alone due to floods, drought, storms and fire—nearly triple the number displaced by violence and conflict. To mark Earth Day 2024 (22 April) we present a cross-section of work by MSF and collaborators, drawing from a range of data sources and from first-hand experience at our medical projects. Emphasizing the urgency of adapting humanitarian operations to the climate crisis, the collection also explores loss and damage through a health lens, proposes policies and practices for creating climate-resilient health organizations, and advocates for embedding fair, just ethics perspectives into humanitarian action and research on climate.
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