MSF Scientific Days - Asia 2020 will be held virtually on 18th and 19th November 2020
Register now through this link on MSF India website.
18th November 2020, Wednesday (in India time)
14:00 – 14:15 | Welcome
Dr Farhat Mantoo, General Director, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) India
14:15 – 14:40 | Session 1: Improving access to care for survivors of sexual violence: key lessons from mixed methods studies for Indian scenario
Meggy Verputten, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Nell Gray, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Dr Himanshu Mohan Kumar, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
14:40 – 15:05 | Session 2: Can behavioural science techniques prevent or reduce violence in health care settings? A pilot test in two hospitals in Pakistan
Dr Mirwais Khan, Health Care in Danger Initiative, ICRC
15:05 – 15:30 | Session 3: Understanding barriers to TB treatment completion in Kandahar, Afghanistan through qualitative research
Dr Giulietta Luul Balestra, Anthropologist and Health Promoter
15:45 – 16:10 | Session 4: Clinical characteristics and hepatitis C (HCV) treatment outcomes among people who use drugs in an HIV cohort of Manipur, India
16:10 – 16:35 | Session 5: Lived experiences and perceptions of palliative care among advanced HIV patients: a qualitative study from Bihar, India
Dr Mohit Nair, King County Department of Public Health
16:35 – 17:10 | Panel Discussion: Global North: Tackling Colonialism in Public Health
17:10 – 17:20 | Closing Remarks
Frontline workers are facing unprecedented stressors & serious mental health risks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us for @MSF Scientific Days – Asia 2020 as we discuss the impact of the pandemic on mental health of frontline health workers. https://t.co/4QgCBRLFGr #MSFsciAsia pic.twitter.com/AVQTUnqNDS
— MSF INDIA (@MSF_Ind) October 31, 2020
19th November 2020, Thursday
14:00 – 14:05 | Introduction
14:05 – 14:30 | Session 1: Impact of COVID-19 and vulnerability among Rohingya population, Bangladesh
Dr Mohammad Mainul Islam, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
14:30 – 15:05 | Panel Discussion: Coronavirus and health systems affected by protracted conflict – The case of Syria
Dr Aula Abbara, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust/ co-chair of the Syria Public Health Network
Dr Fouad M Fouad, Associate Professor at the American University of Beirut and co-chair of the Syria Public Health Network
Manar Marzouk, Public health researcher and consultant. Has recently performed modelling on COVID-19 interventions in Syria as part of the CoMo initiative at Oxford University.
Dr Naser Mhawesh, Public Health specialist and Surveillance Coordinator for the Early Warning Alert and Response Network (EWARN) of the Assistance Coordination Unit
15:05 – 15:30 | Session 2: COVID-19 impact on mental health status of health workers in Nepal
Dr Rakesh Singh, Public Health Professional
15:30 – 15:45 | Break
15:45 – 16:10 | Session 3: Emerging Success story from Vietnam COVID-19
Dr Todd Pollack, Harvard Medical School; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Partnership for Health Advancement in Vietnam (HAIVN)
16:10 – 16:30 | Session 4: Experience of managing COVID-19 burden in Mumbai (OCB)
Dr Stobdan Kalon, Medical Coordinator, MSF-OCB (India)
16:30 – 16:55| Session 5: Role of Innovation in COVID-19 response, especially in Indian healthcare settings
Dr Soumyadipta Acharya, Johns Hopkins Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design
16:55 – 17:05 | Vote of Thanks
Dr. Monique Kamat, MSF SARA Board President
17:05 – 17:15 | Feedback
Healthcare settings located in crisis-struck areas are prone to experiencing violence.
— MSF INDIA (@MSF_Ind) October 29, 2020
Can behavioural science techniques help prevent such instances?
Join us for @MSF Scientific Days– Asia 2020 to learn about the research conducted by @ICRC . https://t.co/4QgCBRLFGr #MSFsciAsia pic.twitter.com/AO4dtQXRKh