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The current session, moderated by @YapBoum2, discusses the #COVID19 pandemic in the Sahel.
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The current situation due to COVID-19 no longer allows us to maintain the Epicentre Scientific Day on site at the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie, Paris. Therefore, we have decided to virtualise our event and we invite you to join us on the Epicentre website on Thursday, 24th September 2020 to follow the live broadcast of the conference.
Watch the virutal event at Epicentre website.
INTRODUCTION
Each year, Epicentre organises a Scientific Day during which the epidemiologist team reports on the works of the previous year. This event brings together MSF field players and world-renowned experts, and it is becoming a major meeting place to share knowledge and critical views on the practices and stakes of medicine in humanitarian situations.
INTRODUCTION
Each year, Epicentre organises a Scientific Day during which the epidemiologist team reports on the works of the previous year. This event brings together MSF field players and world-renowned experts, and it is becoming a major meeting place to share knowledge and critical views on the practices and stakes of medicine in humanitarian situations.
PROGRAMME
Due to emergencies and circumstances, some presentations may be subject to change. Although well advanced, this programme is still provisional.
9:00 - Welcome and introductory remarks. Yap Boum II
9:15 - CoViD-19: pandemic of a novel virus (1)
Moderator: David Heymann, LSHTM, United Kingdom
Global overview of the CoViD-19 pandemic and within MSF missions. Anaïs Broban
CoViD-19 in Italy: epidemiological overview and support to an MSF-intervention. Silvia Mancini
CoViD-19 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Cameroon: epidemiological overview
and patient characteristics. Birgit Nikolay
CoViD-19 in Herat, Afghanistan: epidemiological evolution. Flavio Finger
10:15 - Debate: Challenge studies: the price to pay?
Moderator: Marie Paule Kieny, Inserm, France
Participants:
Philip Bejon, KEMRI Wellcome trust, Kenya
Brigitte Autran, AP-HP, France
Selidji Agnandji, CERMEL, Gabon
11:00 - Break
11:15 - CoViD-19: Pandemic of a novel virus (2)
Moderator: Louis Penali, WWARN/ Institut Pasteur, Ivory Coast
Diagnostic testing: rapid tests evaluation, use and perspectives. Céline Langendorf
Seroprevalence of CoViD-19 antibodies and associated risk factors among people experiencing
homelessness, Paris and suburbs. Thomas Roederer
12:15 - Debate: The flood of scientific information: useful or counterproductive?
Moderator: Michaël Neuman, MSF-Crash, France
Participants:
Korinna Hennig, NDR info, Germany
Sylvain Landry Birane Faye, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal
Yvon Le Flohic, general practitioner, France
13:00 - Break
14:15 - Focus on the Sahel
Moderator: Yap Boum II, Epicentre, Cameroon
Introduction: pandemic of CoViD-19 in the Sahel. Ousmane Guindo
Alert-COVID19-NE: an electronic platform for CoViD-19 surveillance in Niger. Robert Nsaibirni
Estimation of mortality and the size of the displaced population in Titao town, Burkina Faso. Brahima Touré
Reducing the frequency of follow-up in the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition:
an evaluation of weekly vs. monthly visits for access-limited settings. Sheila Isanaka
15:35 - Break
15:50 - General session
Moderator: Christine Jamet, MSF-Switzerland
Ebola virus disease
Description and epidemic control indicators of an Ebola virus disease epidemic
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Francesco Grandesso
Insights from an Ebola virus disease epidemic. Rebecca Coulborn
A second vaccine against the Ebola virus disease. Aboubacar Soumah
Real-life performance of dolutegravir, a game changer in HIV treatment. Birgit Schramm
Measles: massive and silent outbreaks. Etienne Gignoux
17:45-18:00 - Closing remarks. Emmanuel Baron
From MSF Sci Days 2019 in Paris:
Arab Science Week, a community partner from the Middle East.
