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Factors associated with independence in activities at hospital discharge, 3 and 6 months after injury in humanitarian settings: A multicenter, prospective cohort study

Gohy B, Van den Bergh R, von Schreeb J, Opava CH, Oundagnon B,  et al.
2025-12-16 • Surgery
2025-12-16 • Surgery

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In humanitarian settings, resuming daily activities after injury is a pivotal aspect of recovery, though under-reported. This study aimed to describe...

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Mortality and violence in Haiti in 2023 - 2 population-based surveys

Roederer T
2024-07-01 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
2024-07-01 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
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Biodegradable bags as emergency sanitation in urban settings: the field experience

Coloni F, Van der Bergh R, Sittaro F, Giandonato S, Loots G,  et al.
2012-01-01 • Waterlines
2012-01-01 • Waterlines

Mortality and violence in Haiti in 2023 - 2 population-based surveys

Roederer T
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024

BACKGROUND

Haiti faces chronic instability for decades, but recent years have seen exacerbation following the assassination of president Juvenel Moise in 2021. Over 95 armed gan...

Real-time high resolution geo-spatial analysis of key indicators in a large-scale cholera outbreak in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2022-2023

Casera M, Lacan K, Camacho A, Augustin C, Métrailler F,  et al.
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024

Determining the cost and cost-effectiveness of childhood cancer treatment in Haiti

Bolous NS, Mercredi P, Bonilla M, Friedrich P, Bhakta N,  et al.
2024-02-28 • Ecancermedicalscience
2024-02-28 • Ecancermedicalscience
Haiti is a low-income country with one of the lowest human development index rankings in the world. Its childhood cancer services are provided by a single hospital with the only dedicate...

Misinformation in humanitarian programmes: Lessons from the MSF Listen experience

Leyland J, Tiller S, Bhattacharya B
2023-11-23 • Journal of Humanitarian Affairs
2023-11-23 • Journal of Humanitarian Affairs
While health misinformation is important to address in humanitarian settings, over-focusing on it can obfuscate a more holistic understanding of a community’s needs in a crisis. Through ...

Les traumatismes abdominaux en Haïti

Baptiste SL, van den Boogaard W, Letoquart JP, NDong JG, Jonacé G,  et al.
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
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Les traumatismes abdominaux (TA) semblent fréquents en Haïti confronté à des violences socio-politiques récurrents.

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Etudier les patients admis pour TA ...

Mapping air pollution exposure risk in Port-au-Prince

Post N, Boobier L, Vyncke J, Tremblay LL
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023

Partnering to implement the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer in the Americas: prioritizing systems strengthening

Lam CG, Vasquez L, Loggetto P, Fuentes-Alabi S, Gonzalez Ruiz A,  et al.
2023-03-10 • Revista panamericana de salud publica (Pan American Journal of Public Health)
2023-03-10 • Revista panamericana de salud publica (Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Working with PAHO/WHO to prioritize childhood cancer in the context of systems strengthening is central to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (SJCRH)’s role as WHO Collaborating Centr...

Concordance of three approaches for operationalizing outcome definitions for multidrug-resistant TB

Zeng C, Mitnick CD, Hewison CCH, Bastard M, Khan PY,  et al.
2023-01-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2023-01-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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The WHO provides standardized outcome definitions for rifampicin-resistant (RR) and multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB. However, operationalizing these definitions can be challe...

Estimating risk factors for three negative outcomes in pregnant women admitted to the Centre de Références et Urgences Obstétricales (CRUO) and their neonates in Port-au-Prince, Haiti between January 2013 and June 2018

Schuurmans J, Borgundvaag E, Finaldi P, Senat-Delva R, Desauguste F,  et al.
2020-11-01 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2020-11-01 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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The prevalence of (pre-)eclampsia in pregnant women in Haiti is high and access to maternal health services is s...

Emergency department care for trauma patients in settings of active conflict versus urban violence: all of the same calibre?

Valles P, Van den Bergh R, van den Boogaard W, Tayler-Smith K, Gayraud O,  et al.
2016-11-03 • International Health
2016-11-03 • International Health
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Trauma is a leading cause of death and represents a major problem in developing countries where access to good quality emergency care is limited. Médecins Sans Frontières ...

Specificity and sensitivity of Tetanos Quick Stick: prospective evaluation, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Obach D, Fares K, Woolley SC, Jean-Louis C, Denis O,  et al.
2022-05-09 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-09 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022

Does the presence of conflict affect maternal and neonatal mortality during Caesarean sections?

Gil Cuesta J, Trelles M, Naseer A, Momin A, Ngabo Mulamira L,  et al.
2019-09-01 • Public Health Action
2019-09-01 • Public Health Action
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Conflicts frequently occur in countries with high maternal and neonatal mortality and can aggravate difficulties accessing emergency care. No literature is available on ...

Médecins Sans Frontières experience in orthopedic surgery in post-earthquake Haiti in 2010

Teicher CL, Alberti KP, Porten K, Elder G, Baron E,  et al.
2014-01-15 • Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
2014-01-15 • Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
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During January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, resulting in death and destruction for hundreds of thousands of people. This study describes the types of o...

Risk factors for adverse outcomes in women with high-risk pregnancy and their neonates, Haiti

Schuurmans J, Borgundvaag E, Finaldi P, Senat-Delva R, Desauguste F,  et al.
2021-11-01 • Revista panamericana de salud publica (Pan American Journal of Public Health)
2021-11-01 • Revista panamericana de salud publica (Pan American Journal of Public Health)
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To determine the prevalence of maternal death, stillbirth and low birthweight in women with (pre-)eclampsia and complicated pregnancies or deliveries in Centre de Référenc...

Factors related to fetal death in pregnant women with cholera, Haiti, 2011-2014

Schillberg EBL, Ariti C, Bryson LHM, Delva-Senat R, Price DJ,  et al.
2016-01-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
2016-01-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
We assessed risk factors for fetal death during cholera infection and effect of treatment changes on these deaths. Third trimester gestation, younger maternal age, severe dehydration, an...

Risk factors for cholera transmission in Haiti during inter-peak periods: insights to improve current control strategies from two case-control studies

Grandesso F, Allan M, Jean-Simon PSJ, Boncy J, Blake A,  et al.
2013-10-11 • Epidemiology and Infection
2013-10-11 • Epidemiology and Infection
SUMMARY Two community-based density case-control studies were performed to assess risk factors for cholera transmission during inter-peak periods of the ongoing epidemic in two Haitian u...

Culture conversion at six months in patients receiving delamanid-containing regimens for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Seung KJ, Khan PY, Franke MF, Ahmed SM, Aiylchiev S,  et al.
2019-11-02 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2019-11-02 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
Delamanid should be effective against highly resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but uptake has been slow globally. In the endTB (expand new drug markets for TB) Observation...