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Task sharing for the management of non-communicable diseases in a humanitarian setting: An innovative approach in a low-middle income country (LMIC)

Doumit M, Masri S, Ciglenecki I, Albela M
2025-12-01 • Public Health in Practice
2025-12-01 • Public Health in Practice

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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines task shifting as the balanced reallocation of tasks from highly experienced professionals to those with mor...

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Noma as a neglected tropical disease: an opportunity to reconsider neglect in global health

Elysium Noma Survivors Association, Izzett D, Izzett B, Trotter A, 
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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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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

BACKGROUND

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

Strengthening non-communicable disease care in all-hazards emergencies

Jobanputra K, Perone SA, Ansbro É, Baraiah S, Beran D,  et al.
2025-10-01 • Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology
2025-10-01 • Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

People with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are particularly vulnerable to health service disruptions resulting from&...

Nunes J, 
et al.
2025-08-03 • BMJ Global Health
2025-08-03 • BMJ Global Health

Priorities for research on hypertension care delivery: a WHO report executive summary

Matsushita K, Angell SY, Appel LJ, Bygrave H, Cohn J,  et al.
2025-03-20 • Journal of Human Hypertension
2025-03-20 • Journal of Human Hypertension

BACKGROUND

In 2024, the World Health Organization released a report on Priorities for Research on Hypertension Care Delivery. This article provides its executiv...

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 (...

Health needs of older people and age-inclusive health care in humanitarian emergencies in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

van Boetzelaer E, Rathod L, Keating P, Pellecchia U, Sharma S,  et al.
2024-12-30 • The Lancet Healthy Longevity
2024-12-30 • The Lancet Healthy Longevity

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

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

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

Impact of non-dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury on survival outcomes in non-critically ill hospitalized medical patients in a resource-limited setting: A retrospective cohort study

Tigist Workneh Leulseged, Nahom Dessalegn Mekonnen,  Yared Adane Minas, Zekarias Tadele Alemneh,  Yonas Hailu Gebeyeh,  et al.
2024-09-13 • Curēus
2024-09-13 • Curēus

INTRODUCTION

The severe consequences of acute kidney injury (AKI) have been well-documented in high-risk patient populations. However, the effects of mil...

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

Implementation of a chronic care unit in humanitarian settings: Lessons learned from Malakal, South Sudan

Cuenca P, Skidmore J, Adwok E, Dau S, Nggilari J,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024

Case study on the use of POCUS and telemedicine to aid diagnosis and management of congenital cardiac disease in a low resource setting

Branthwaite C, Alasri H, Naif M, Schwanfelder C
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 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
IMPORTANCE
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...