The 2005 event took place on Friday 10th June. A selection of recent MSF field research projects and epidemiological investigations were presented by MSF and Epicentre. Download abstracts from each presentation below:
Particular challenges in emergencies
Widespread sexual violence against civilians during armed conflict in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Rowan Gillies, President of the International Council of MSF
An outbreak of Marburg haemorrhagic fever in Angola
- Evelyn Depoortere, Pedro Pablo Palma (Epicentre, Brussels; MSF-Spain)
Intervention in complex emergencies: tsunami in South East Asia
- Francesco Grandesso, Epicentre, Paris
Approaches to HIV and tuberculosis care in resource-poor settings
Does community involvement in care and support influence HAART outcomes in a rural district in Malawi?
- Rony Zachariah, MSF-Belgium
Treating HIV infection in a migrant worker population in Ethiopia
- Tom Ellman, MSF-UK
Perliminary results of treatment of resistant tuberculosis in Abkhazia
- Cathy Hewison, MSF-France
Changing models: scaling up care in resource-poor settings
Scaling up HAART in a rural district of Malawi: survival and virological outcomes after 3 years
- Laurent Ferradini, Epicentre, Paris
Scaling up care for HIV/AIDS amid the human resource crisis in Africa
- Wim Van Damme, Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
Adapting the response to sexually transmitted infections in Myanmar
- Frank Smithuis, MSF, Myanmar
Financial barriers and opportunities in malaria treatment programmes
Cost-effectiveness analysis of the use of rapid diagnostic tests in malaria epidemics
- Francesco Checchi, Epicentre, Paris
Implementing a malaria treatment policy with ACT in Burundi—the start of a new battle
- Sandra Cohuet, Epicentre, Paris
Financial barriers to accessing care for malaria in Chad
- Mit Philips, MSF-Belgium
New approaches for neglected diseases
Miltefosine versus sodium stibogluconate for treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in an Ethiopian population with high HIV prevalence
- Koert Ritmeijer, MSF-Holland
Cost-effectiveness analysis of visceral leishmaniasis treatment in Bihar, India
- Piero Olliaro, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), WHO, Geneva
Changing approaches to diagnosis and treatment of human African trypanosomiasis in Congo-Brazzaville
- Manica Balasegaram, MSF-UK
Abstracts and Presentations from previous years
Abstracts and published articles relating to previous Scientific Days can be found through the following links:
Scientific Day 2007
Scientific Day 2006
Scientific Day 2004
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