TB treatment in a chronic complex emergency: treatment outcomes and experiences in Somalia | Zendy

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TB treatment in a chronic complex emergency: treatment outcomes and experiences in Somalia

Author(s) -

Karin Fischer Liddle,

Riekje Elema,

Sein Sein Thi,

Jane Greig,

Sarah Venis

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725

H-Index - 105

eISSN - 1878-3503

pISSN - 0035-9203

DOI - 10.1093/trstmh/trt090

Subject(s) - somali , medicine , multivariate analysis , feeling , emergency department , family medicine , nursing , psychology , social psychology , philosophy , linguistics

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides TB treatment in Galkayo and Marere in Somalia. MSF international supervisory staff withdrew in 2008 owing to insecurity but maintained daily communication with Somali staff. In this paper, we aimed to assess the feasibility of treating TB in a complex emergency setting and describe the programme adaptations implemented to facilitate acceptable treatment outcomes.

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