MSF Asia Scientific Days will showcase posters that provide a visual and detailed representation of groundbreaking research and forward-looking innovations rooted in evidence and field operations. These posters aim to foster deeper engagement and understanding among key stakeholders by presenting the concepts and findings in an accessible and impactful format.
Poster Catergory
Sun, surf, sustenance, skin: Assessing self-reported skin manifestations, associated factors and health seeking behaviour among multi-day fishermen of the Negombo fishery harbour
H.S.L.H. Vedaralalage 1, A. P. Vidunuwan1, D.M. Waas1, N.W.J.C. Wathsala1, R. Haniffa1
1 Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Bacterial sepsis, clinical scores and in-hospital mortality in advanced HIV, a secondary analysis of the invasive bacterial infection cohort study in the Democratic Republic of Congo
M. Berghmans1, O. Kasita2, B. Makonda2, J. Mulanga2, R. Burton3, M. Khalife4, D. Gathara5, P. Isaakidis3, C. Langendorf6
1 Médecins sans Frontières, Brussels, Belgium,
2 Médecins sans Frontières, OCB, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
3 Médecins sans Frontières, Southern Africa Medical Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa,
4 Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF Lebanon Branch Office, Middle East Medical Unit, Beirut, Lebanon,
5 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom,
6 Epicentre, Paris, France
Climate change and health in South Asia: A systematic mapping of existing research
Inika Sharma1, Bhanushree Soni1, Manish Barik1, Jyoti Tyagi1, Samiksha Ingale1, Chandni Singh2, Gautam I. Menon3, Soumyadeep Bhaumik4*
1 George Institute for Global Health, India;
2 Indian Institute for Human Settlements, India,
3 Ashoka University, India,
4 George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Depression Among Pregnant Women: A Community-Based Study in Gonda District, Uttar Pradesh (India)
Viral Bajwala1, Amit Kumar Goyal1, Surmala Kshetrimayum1, Subha Sankar Das1, Sunil Mehra1
1 Mamta Health Institute for Mother and Child
Development of an informative leaflet on the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative concept to promote the importance of breastfeeding among health staff.
T. Perera1, L. Kodituwakku1, N. Thenuwara2
1 Ministry of Health, 2Family Health Bureau
Drug-resistant tuberculosis in Iraq: A retrospective study of paediatric cases on long all-oral regimens
Seinn Seinn Min1, Chenery Ann Lim1, Krystel Moussally2, Moe Pyae Thandar1, Ahmed Asmer3, Ammar Mohammed Al-Azzawi1, Donald Sonne Kazungu1, Sabah Yas1, Nadia Al-ani3, Laith Al-Salihi3, Miriam Arago Galindo1, Hannah Spencer4
1 Médecins Sans Frontières, Operational Centre Brussels, Iraq Mission, Baghdad, Iraq
2 Médecins Sans Frontières, Lebanon Branch Office, Middle East Medical Unit, Beirut, Lebanon
3 National Tuberculosis Program, Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq
4 Médecins Sans Frontières, South African Medical Unit, Cape Town, South Africa
Effectiveness of educational intervention on knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding usage of food label information among adolescents in India.
S. Narote1, S. Goswami1, M.M. Singh1 , B. Banerjee1 , N. Bhatnagar1
1 Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
A one health approach in determination of efficacy of Vernonia amygdalina on helminths of free ranged chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) reared in Lokoja, Kogi state, Nigeria.
Egbunu, Abiodun Abosede
School of Applied Science, Kogi State Polytechnic, Nigeria
Health Promotion in Rehabilitation Spaces for Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis
Prinu Jose1, Ravi Prasad Varma 1
1 Achutha Menon Center for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
Impact of Vitamin D in Male Fertility: A Focus on Semen Parameters
B. Umayal1, T.W.A.E.N. Kumari2, D.M.C.S. Jayasundara3, S. Wijeratne4
1,2,3 Dept. Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
4 Vindana Hospital for IVF and Fertility care
Knowledge Gaps on Antibiotic Use Among Pregnant Women in a Sri Lankan Public Hospital
I.U. Udugampola, K.M.R.I. Udayasiri, R.B.D.H. Udayangani, E.K.N. Udayashani, T. Rabten, M.C. Gihan, L.V.C. Liyanapathirana
Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya
MRSA colonization and resistance patterns in pregnant women in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
F.S.S. Mafras.1,2#, V.R. Francis3, H.S.W.S. Kudagammana1, R. Dissanayake1, V. Liyanapathirana1
1 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
2 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
3 Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Health Care Sciences, Eastern University, Sri Lanka
Non-disaster Triage at out-patient departments: an experience from Batticaloa district
K. Dharshani, G. Sukunan
Regional Directorate of Health Services – Batticaloa
Preparing for Surgery: Evaluating Telerehabilitation’s Effects on Hospital Preoperative Timeframe
S. Moalla¹, D. Walter², L. Mur³, M. Liswi³
¹ MSF France, Amman, Jordan
² University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
³ MSF, Amman, Jordan
Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae nasal colonization in Preschool Children Attending Immunization Clinics in Kandy, Sri Lanka
H.M.N.P. Handapangoda1*, N. Barua2, L.P.A.L.P. Ruwansiri1, U.P.R.U. Dissanayake1, J Yang2, W.S. Lee2, S.T. Kudagammana3, B.N. Dissanayake1, Ip M2, L.V.C. Liyanapathirana1
1 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka,
2 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, 2The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR,
3 Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Process improvement of NCD clinics at DH Ambalangoda
P.H.D. Sriwanthi
DH Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
Resilience in the margins: exploring Trans and Gender Non-Confirming (TGNC) experiences in Sri Lanka through a cultural and trauma-informed lens
R. De Silva1, S. Henrich2, B. R de Silva3, M. Maycock4, C. Edirisooriya3, K. Nagahawatta5, W. Medawatta5
1 Save the Children International, London, UK,
2 Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom,
3 The Open University of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka
4 Monash University, Melbourne, Australia,
5 Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Colombo Sri Lanka
Spatial Epidemiology and Health System Challenges of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka
Mayumi Manamperi1, Geethika Rathnayaka2, Waruni Goonetilleke2, Chandana Kendangamuwa2
1 Regional Director of Health Services Office, Mannar, Sri Lanka.
2 Regional Director of Health Services Office, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Studying the ability to access healthcare services for chronic kidney patients Based in the Polpithigama Divisional Secretariat.
E.D. Madhushani 1, 1P.S.M. Ekanayaka , 1U.T.G. Perera
1 University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka.
The body is tired of so many pills: Perspectives on the use of potentially nephrotoxic substances in La Gomera, Guatemala
Fernando Orozco1; Sandra Herrera2; Berta Sam-Colop3; María Pedroza3; Miriam de León1; Sylvie Pouit1; Reinaldo Ortuño4; Iza Ciglenecki5; Lindsay Salem-Bango4; Diana Gómez-López4
1 Médecins sans Frontiéres – Proyecto GT122;
2 Independent researcher;
3 Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance – Guatemala;
4 Médecins sans Frontiéres – Mexico and Central America Mission;
5 Médecins sans Frontiéres – Operational Center Geneva
Adherence to Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy among under-five children in contact with adult bacteriologically confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis(PTB) patients: A mixed-method study
T. Bushra1, M. Chakraborty1, A. Haque1
1 Bangladesh Medical University(BMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh
AI Integration in Humanitarian Health: Field-Tested Innovations and Future Applications for MSF
R Mohammed Arman Khan1
1 Rajarajeshwari Medical College and Hospital
Leveraging AI-driven Mobile X-ray Screening for TB Detection in High-Risk Brick Kiln Communities
Q. Mehmood¹, M. Talha¹ , M. Sohail¹, B. Ahmed¹, N. Munir¹, I. Kamal¹, U. Awan¹, M.R. Naeem¹
¹ Provincial TB Control Program Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
A Race against Time and Constraints
R. Pagoda1, S. Costa2, A. Pagoda3, B. Alisha4
1 Wolverhampton University, West Midlands, United Kingdom,
2 University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom,
3 York St John University, York, United Kingdom,
4 Prithvi Narayan Capmus-Tribhuwan University, Pokhara, Nepal
Comparative Analysis of Public Opinion and Media Representation Regarding Humanitarian Crisis in Palestine and Sri Lanka
R.Pagoda1, S.Costa2, A.Pagoda3, B.Alisha4
1 Wolverhampton University, West Midlands, United Kingdom,
2 University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom,
3 York St John University, York, United Kingdom,
4 Prithvi Narayan Capmus-Tribhuwan University, Pokhara, Nepal
Cost-effectiveness of national childhood pneumonia management guidelines in India
Archana Thakur 1, Sutapa B Neogi1
1 International Institute of Health Management Research
Health-Related Lifestyle Behaviours and Morbidity Among Interstate Migrant Workers: Exploring Social Capital from the Perspectives of Origin and Destination Communities
D. Khan¹, R.P. Varma¹
¹ Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum, India
One Disease Doesn’t Come Alone: Behavioural Insights into TB and Co-infections in Closed Settings in India
S. Kandaswamy, S. Agarwal, S. Pandey, M. Pancholi, C. Thakur, N. Pathak, S. Sekar
Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust, Noida, India
Wear With Care – A Campaign to Promote the Rational Use of Examination Gloves
D. Renard1, A. Kasar2, C. Berthet3
1 Rethinking Single Use Medical Items Project – Médecins sans Frontiéres , Brussels, Belgium
2 “Wear with Care” Operational Campaign Manager – Médecins sans Frontiéres, Lebanon
3 Rethinking Single Use Medical Items Project – Médecins sans Frontiéres, Geneva, Switzerland
Health Beyond Borders: An Integrated International and Public Health Response to Refugee Landings in Mullaitivu
S. Mathurahan1, S. Sivakanesan2, K. Sudarshan1, M. Umashankar1
1 Regional Directorate of Health Services – Mullaitivu
2 Medical Officer of Health – Mullaitivu
Epidemiological profile of imported malaria cases in Sri Lanka, 2020–2024: Sustaining elimination through vigilant surveillance
S. Rathnayake, Anti Malaria Campaign, Public Health Complex, Narahenpita, Sri Lanka
Assessment of End User Computing Satisfaction (EUCS) of Electronic Hospital Management Information System (eHMIS) in Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar Pakistan
F. Ali shah, Associate Professor Orthopaedics & Traumatology Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar Pakistan
