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Health conditions of older adults in complex humanitarian settings in low- and middle-income countries: a retrospective analysis of 2019–2025 data from Médecins Sans Frontières-supported inpatient departments

van Boetzelaer E, Keating P, Caleo G, Oluyide B, Masum RR,  et al.
2025-11-01 • BMJ Global Health
2025-11-01 • BMJ Global Health

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Inpatient admissions of older adults in humanitarian settings in low-income and middle-income countries remain poorly documented, likely leading to g...

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Adapting type 1 diabetes care to an acute conflict in Lebanon

Boulle P, Bast M, Hammad L, Hachem T
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
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Barriers to care for refugees and migrants with diabetes

Jobanputra K, Fabreau G, Ansbro É
2024-12-01 • Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology
2024-12-01 • Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology
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Diabetes care in humanitarian settings

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Implementation of continuous glucose monitoring in a humanitarian setting

Masri S
2020-05-14 • MSF Scientific Days International 2020
2020-05-14 • MSF Scientific Days International 2020
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The status of care for youth with type 1 diabetes within and coming from humanitarian crises settings: a narrative review

James S, Jabakhanji SB, Mehta R, McCaffrey J, Mairghani M,  et al.
2025-01-14 • Conflict and Health
2025-01-14 • Conflict and Health

BACKGROUND

Humanitarian crises bring unique, and potentially growing challenges to people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). We aimed to determine, in youth with T1D (...

Development of a target product profile for new glucose self-monitoring technologies for use in low- and middle-income countries

Safary E, Lepeska M, Beran D, Ewen M, Zhaparova A,  et al.
2024-08-26 • PLOS One
2024-08-26 • PLOS One

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Most glucose self-monitoring devices have been developed with high-income countries in mind. We developed a target product profile (TPP) for new glucose self-monitoring tec...

endTB clinical trial: results in key subgroups of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis

Gouillou M
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
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endTB is a Phase 3, randomized, controlled, non-inferiority trial, comparing five 9-month experimental regimens consisting of 4-5 drugs (including bedaquiline, delamanid, ...

Estimated sustainable cost-based prices for diabetes medicines

Barber MJ, Gotham D, Bygrave H, Cepuch C
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024

Estimated sustainable cost-based prices for diabetes medicines

Barber MJ, Gotham D, Bygrave H, Cepuch C
2024-03-27 • JAMA Network Open
2024-03-27 • JAMA Network Open
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The burden of diabetes is growing worldwide. The costs associated with diabetes put substantial pressure on patients and health budgets, especially in low- and middle-inco...

Enhancing tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis among hospitalized patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a before-and-after study of a lay health worker-driven intervention

Bulti AB, Dumicho AY, Shigayeva A, van Cutsem G, Steele SJ,  et al.
2024-03-08 • Scientific Reports
2024-03-08 • Scientific Reports

BACKGROUND 

Tuberculosis (TB) among hospitalized patients is underdiagnosed. This study assessed systematic TB-screen...

Using clinical vignettes to understand the complexity of diagnosing type 1 diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa

Le Bec E, Kam M, Aebischer Perone S, Boulle P, Cikomola J,  et al.
2023-11-13 • Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
2023-11-13 • Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
Lack of awareness, access to insulin and diabetes care can result in high levels of morbidity and mortality for children with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Improvem...
Kehlenbrink S, Jobanputra K, Reddy A, Boulle P, Gomber A,  et al.
2023-06-18 • Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
2023-06-18 • Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
Despite the increasing prevalence of diabetes in populations experiencing humanitarian crisis, along with evidence that people living with diabetes are at higher risk for poor outcomes i...

Evaluating task-sharing for non-communicable disease management in humanitarian settings: lessons learned from MSF’s model of care in Lebanon

Doumit M, Masri S, Beltran I, Incerti A, Ciglenecki I,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023

A framework for improving diabetes care in humanitarian emergencies

Kehlenbrink S, Jobanputra K, International Alliance for Diabetes Action
2023-03-01 • Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology
2023-03-01 • Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

Recurrent DKA reduced by home glucose monitoring and clay pot insulin storage in a low resource setting - a case report

Simon M, Seignoux J, Fadumiyo A, Muderhwa Y
2022-11-30 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
2022-11-30 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022

An inter-humanitarian agency study of diabetes care and surveillance in humanitarian settings

Kehlenbrink S, Mahboob O, Al-Zubi S, Boulle P, Aebischer-Perone S,  et al.
2022-02-07 • Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology
2022-02-07 • Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

Is adjunctive naturopathy associated with improved glycaemic control and a reduction in need for medications among Type 2 Diabetes patients? A prospective cohort study from India

Bairy S, Kumar AMV, Raju MSN, Achanta S, Naik B,  et al.
2016-08-17 • BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2016-08-17 • BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
With an estimated 65 million Diabetes Mellitus (DM) patients, India ranks second in the world in terms of DM burden. The emphasis of current medical practice has been on pharmacotherapy ...

Taking on the diabetes-tuberculosis epidemic in India: paving the way through operational research

Satyanarayana S, Kumar AMV, Wilson N, Kapur A, Harries AD,  et al.
2013-11-04 • Public Health Action
2013-11-04 • Public Health Action

Heat-stability study of various insulin types in tropical temperature conditions: new insights towards improving diabetes care

Kaufmann B, Boulle P, Berthou F, Fournier M, Beran D,  et al.
2021-02-03 • PLOS One
2021-02-03 • PLOS One
Strict storage recommendations for insulin are difficult to follow in hot tropical regions and even more challenging in conflict and humanitarian emergency settings, adding an extra burd...

Strengthening diabetes care in humanitarian crises in low- and middle-income settings

Kehlenbrink S, Ansbro É, Besançon S, Hassan S, Roberts B,  et al.
2022-05-27 • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
2022-05-27 • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Amid the growing global diabetes epidemic, the scale of forced displacement resulting from armed conflict and humanitarian crises is at record-high levels. More than 80% of the displaced...