Global health review

MSF outreach workers test people for kala azar, Fulbaria, Mymensingh district, Bangladesh. Caption
MSF outreach workers test people for kala azar, Fulbaria, Mymensingh district, Bangladesh.
© Gazi Nafis Ahmed

A weekly round-up of all the latest global health research from MSF projects and beyond

26 July 2024       

Research in Tropical Medicine & International Health showcases the effectiveness of incorporating an integrated care model for the delivery of HIV, diabetes, and hypertension services. Results show high retention rates for long-term care in primary healthcare settings in East Africa. BMC Global and Public Health comments on the need to prioritise combination interventions to address multifaceted risks faced by vulnerable newborns in low-resource settings.

 

Malaria Journal highlights the large variability in malaria outcomes across 40 malaria-endemic countries. Analysis from the paper shows allocating greater resources towards improving healthcare access and strengthening health systems can reduce the inequality in malaria burden. The same journal publishes recommendations to safely treat uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria for patients in Ethiopia, regardless of their G6PD status. Treatment involves artemisinin-based combination therapy and a single low dose of primaquine.

 

A correspondence piece in The Lancet Psychiatry urges governments and NGOs to support the decision-making of people considering migration in response to climate change. Individuals impacted by climate change experience a variety of stressors, however, providing families with tailored decision-making resources before their migration may help alleviate these challenges.

 

Finally, the abstract submission period for MSF Scientific Days LatAm 2024 is now open! This year, the team are particularly interested in initiatives related to climate change and health, climate-sensitive diseases and sexual and reproductive health - deadline is Tuesday, 30th July!

 

Best Regards 

 

Lydia Lampiri, Mohammad Salaymeh, Ononna Thuli and Holly Baker with MSF-authored article assistance from Patricia Kahn and Camryn Lewis 

 

All MSF-authored publications can be found on the MSF Science Portal, as well as recordings, abstracts and posters from the MSF Scientific Days 2024 conference.

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Antimicrobial resistance

Infection Prevention in Practice • Article***MENTIONS MSF***: How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect antibiotic consumption within humanitarian emergencies? Results from five humanitarian contexts.

 

Conflict, migration and health

Conflict and Health • Comment: Global health diplomacy in humanitarian action

 

JAMA • Comment: Reporting Health Consequences of War

 

JAMA • Comment: Reporting Health Consequences of War - Reply

 

Ebola

NEJM • Correspondence: Sudan Virus Disease among Health Care Workers, Uganda, 2022

 

Global health

PLOS Blogs • Blog: A Pandemic Agreement that Works for Africa

 

WHO Bulletin • Article: District-level monitoring of universal health coverage, India

 

The Lancet Southeast Asia • Comment: Early life origins of the epidemic of the double burden of malnutrition: life can only be understood backwards

 

The Lancet Global Health • Comment: Final clauses to ensure better compliance with the Pandemic Agreement

 

BMC Health Services Research • Article: How well prepared are hospitals for future crises? Board members perceive their hospitals as resilient for acute crises

WHO Bulletin • Health Policy: Medical device management reform, United Republic of Tanzania

 

HIV

The Lancet HIV • Commissions: IAPAC–Lancet HIV Commission on the future of urban HIV responses

 

Infectious diseases

The Lancet Global Health • Comment: Africa should research the long-term sequelae of mpox

 

The Lancet Infectious Disease • Comment: Antiviral therapy for patients with COVID-19: mix and match

 

The Lancet Infectious Disease • Article: Comparative effectiveness of combination therapy with nirmatrelvir–ritonavir and remdesivir versus monotherapy with remdesivir or nirmatrelvir–ritonavir in patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a target trial emulation study

 

The Lancet Southeast Asia • Article: Geospatial analysis of contagious infection growth and cross-boundary transmission in non-vaccinated districts of North-East Indian states during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology • News***MENTIONS MSF***: Hepatitis C epidemic among Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar: a public health emergency

 

JAMA • News: Increased Dengue Virus Infection Risk in the US, CDC Cautions

 

NEJM • Article: Oral Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19

 

The Lancet Western Pacific • Correspondence: Rabies in the Philippines: a call to action

 

The Lancet Western Pacific • Article: Singapore's COVID-19 crisis decision-making through centralization, legitimacy, and agility: an empirical analysis

 

The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology • Article: Trends and levels of the global, regional, and national burden of appendicitis between 1990 and 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

 

Malaria

Malaria Journal • Article: Asymptomatic malaria in pregnancy and associated risk factors in Majang Zone, Gambella Region, Southwest Ethiopia: a hard-to-reach malaria hotspot

 

Malaria Journal • Article: Barriers to the quality delivery of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Chad and Burkina Faso: a qualitative exploration of caregivers and community distributors’ perspectives

 

Malaria Journal • Article: Mapping malaria transmission foci in Northeast Thailand from 2011 to 2021: approaching elimination in a hypoendemic area

 

Malaria Journal • Review: Validation of malaria-attributed deaths using verbal autopsy studies: a systematic review

 

Maternal and child health

BMC Health Services Research • Article: Bridging the gaps in pediatric complex healthcare: the case for home nursing care among children with medical complexity

WHO Bulletin • Health Policy: Global prevalence of non-partner sexual violence against women

 

Non-communicable diseases

The Lancet Health Longevity • Comment: Global barriers to hip-fracture care

 

The Lancet Western Pacific • Article: The burden of cardiovascular disease in Asia from 2025 to 2050: a forecast analysis for East Asia, South Asia, South-East Asia, Central Asia, and high-income Asia Pacific regions

 

JAMA • Perspectives: WHO Warns of Counterfeit Ozempic in the Global Supply Chain—Here’s What to Know

 

Research and reporting

BMC Health Services Research • Article: Costs and cost drivers of comprehensive sexual reproductive health services to female sex workers in Kenya

 

BMC Health Services Research • Article: Health care workers’ experiences of calling-for-help when taking care of critically ill patients in hospitals in Tanzania and Kenya

 

BMC Health Services Research • Article: Stigmatization experiences of healthcare workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

 

Sexual and reproductive health

WHO Bulletin • Article: Comparison of two survey methods for estimating unplanned pregnancy, Bangladesh

 

The Lancet Global Health • Health Policy: WHO global research priorities for sexually transmitted infections

 

Tuberculosis

IJTLD Open • Article***MSF AUTHOR***: A 10-year review of isoniazid-resistant TB management in Uzbekistan 2009-2020

 

PLOS Blogs • Blog: Behind the paper: Striving for zero TB-related mortality in Zambia

 

The Lancet Digital Health • Article: Computer-aided detection of tuberculosis from chest radiographs in a tuberculosis prevalence survey in South Africa: external validation and modelled impacts of commercially available artificial intelligence software

WHO Bulletin • Health Policy: Drug-resistant tuberculosis treatments: the case for a phase III platform trial

WHO Bulletin • Health Policy: Target regimen profiles for tuberculosis treatment

 

 

Vaccines

WHO Bulletin • Viewpoint: COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in fragile and conflict-affected settings, Somalia

 

The Lancet Global Health • Correspondence: Hepatitis E vaccination: continued benefit for pregnant women in vulnerable settings

 

The Lancet Infectious Disease • Article: Mosaic HIV-1 vaccine regimen in southern African women (Imbokodo/HVTN 705/HPX2008): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial

 

eClinicalMedicine • Article: Optimal human papillomavirus vaccination strategies in the context of vaccine supply constraints in 100 countries

 

The Lancet Infectious Disease • Comment: The need for novel approaches to HIV-1 vaccine development

 

The Lancet Infectious Disease • Correspondence: The potential role of the 4CMenB vaccine in combating gonorrhoea: the need for nuance in interpreting the DOXYVAC trial

 

Zika

eBioMedicine • Article: Sustained chronic inflammation and altered childhood vaccine responses in children exposed to Zika virus