MSF Scientific Day – South Asia 2018 will take place on 16 July 2018 at The Suryaa, New Delhi
8:30 – 9:00 | Registration
9:00 – 9:15 | Welcome and introduction
Master of Ceremonies: Prince Mathew, Regional Head of Mission – Asia, MSF
9:15 – 10:30
Chair: Sid Wong, Medical Director of Médecins Sans Frontières/Artsen zonder Grenzen in Amsterdam
- Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh: summary of findings from six pooled mortality surveys Mitchell Sangma, MSF
- Real-time analysis of the diphtheria outbreak amongst forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals in Bangladesh Kate White, MSF
- Outbreak of acute jaundice syndrome in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: epidemiology and spatial distribution Melissa Ivey, MSF
Discussion
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10:30 – 11:00 | Break
11:00 – 11:50
Chair – Mohit Nair, Qualitative Research Manager for MSF OCBA in India
- Routine viral load testing and enhanced adherence counselling for antiretroviral therapy monitoring at a public treatment centre in Mumbai, India
- Morbidity and occupational risks among factory workers in an urban slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh: retrospective analysis
Discussion
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11:50 – 12:30
Nobhojit Roy, Public Health Specialist, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
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12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch
13:30 – 14:20
Chair: Rohit Sarin, Director, National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
- Active versus passive case finding: patient characteristics, health seeking and delays among new smear-positive pulmonary TB patients in India Hemant Shewade, The Union
- Hepatitis C and multidrug resistant tuberculosis co-morbidities: no longer an untreatable combination Jade Pena, MSF
Discussion
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14:20 – 14:50
Nandita Venkatesan, Journalist and TB Advocate, The Economic Times
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14:50 – 15:20 | Break
15:20 – 16:50
Chair: Pete Masters, Medical Innovation Advisor, MSF
- Smartphone-based, real-time telemedicine for the management of neurological emergencies: a field-based quality improvement initiative
- Failure of an innovative low-cost, non-invasive thermotherapy device in treating cutaneous leishmaniasis in Pakistan
- Combatting antimicrobial drug-resistant malaria: saved by drug rotation?
- Monitoring of antimalarial drug efficacy using routine data
- Evaluation of the performance of commercially available immune-chromatographic rapid tests for diagnosis of dengue in India
Discussion
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16:50 – 17:00 | Closing Remarks
Dr Chanjiv Mehta, Board Member, South Asia Regional Association (SARA)
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MSF Scientific Day – South Asia 2018 will take place on 16 July 2018 at The Suryaa, New Delhi
8:30 – 9:00 | Registration
9:00 – 9:15 | Welcome and introduction
Master of Ceremonies: Prince Mathew, Regional Head of Mission – Asia, MSF
9:15 – 10:30
Chair: Sid Wong, Medical Director of Médecins Sans Frontières/Artsen zonder Grenzen in Amsterdam
- Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh: summary of findings from six pooled mortality surveys Mitchell Sangma, MSF
- Real-time analysis of the diphtheria outbreak amongst forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals in Bangladesh Kate White, MSF
- Outbreak of acute jaundice syndrome in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: epidemiology and spatial distribution Melissa Ivey, MSF
Discussion
10:30 – 11:00 | Break
11:00 – 11:50
Chair – Mohit Nair, Qualitative Research Manager for MSF OCBA in India
- Routine viral load testing and enhanced adherence counselling for antiretroviral therapy monitoring at a public treatment centre in Mumbai, India
- Morbidity and occupational risks among factory workers in an urban slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh: retrospective analysis
Discussion
11:50 – 12:30
Nobhojit Roy, Public Health Specialist, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch
13:30 – 14:20
Chair: Rohit Sarin, Director, National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
- Active versus passive case finding: patient characteristics, health seeking and delays among new smear-positive pulmonary TB patients in India Hemant Shewade, The Union
- Hepatitis C and multidrug resistant tuberculosis co-morbidities: no longer an untreatable combination Jade Pena, MSF
Discussion
14:20 – 14:50
Nandita Venkatesan, Journalist and TB Advocate, The Economic Times
14:50 – 15:20 | Break
15:20 – 16:50
Chair: Pete Masters, Medical Innovation Advisor, MSF
- Smartphone-based, real-time telemedicine for the management of neurological emergencies: a field-based quality improvement initiative
- Failure of an innovative low-cost, non-invasive thermotherapy device in treating cutaneous leishmaniasis in Pakistan
- Combatting antimicrobial drug-resistant malaria: saved by drug rotation?
- Monitoring of antimalarial drug efficacy using routine data
- Evaluation of the performance of commercially available immune-chromatographic rapid tests for diagnosis of dengue in India
