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The Ebola clinical trials: a precedent for research ethics in disasters
Philippe Calain
2016The West African Ebola epidemic has set in motion a collective endeavour to conduct accelerated clinical trials, testing unproven but potentially lifesaving interventions in the course of a major...
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Defective interfering genomes and Ebola virus persistence
Philippe Calain
2016Michael Jacobs and colleagues (The Lancet, 2016, Vol. 388, p. 498-503) provide clinical and virological evidence of a relapse of Ebola virus disease (EVD) presenting as acute meningo-encephalitis 9...
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Voices in global health: present realities, future challenges
James Smith
20162016 will already be remembered as a year of great setbacks in the pursuit of global health and wellbeing; mass social upheaval in the Middle East and north Africa, driven by conflict and a legacy of ...
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The Shadow Theatre of Kidnappings: an account of Arjan Erkel's rescue
Duncan McLean
29.03.2016In Saving Lives and Staying Alive, the authors look at the drivers of the professionalisation of humanitarian security and its impact on humanitarian practices, with a specific focus on Syria, the...
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Opportunities, limits and challenges of perceptions studies for humanitarian contexts
Caroline Abu-Sada
2016This article aims to advance understanding and discussion of perceptions studies as a method for strengthening humanitarian performance. Perceptions studies are qualitative studies produced for and...
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Volunteers and responsibility for risk-taking: Changing interpretations of the Charter of Médecins Sans Frontières
Caroline Abu-Sada
2016The Charter of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the guiding document for all of the organization’s members, states in the final paragraph that volunteers “understand the risks and...
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Experimental Treatment with Favipiravir for Ebola Virus Disease (the JIKI Trial): A Historically Controlled, Single-Arm Proof-of-Concept Trial in Guinea
Marc Poncin
2016Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a highly lethal condition for which no specific treatment has proven efficacy. In September 2014, while the Ebola outbreak was at its peak, the World Health Organization...
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Borders and migration: an issue of global health importance
James Smith
2016The movement of people has featured throughout human history; so substantial is the legacy of migration that the freedom of movement within and across borders was enshrined in article 13 of the UN...
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Deplorable conditions in French ‘Refugee Camp’
James Smith
2015The suffering endured by refugees and other exiles in the northern port town of Calais, France, has been the subject of significant media attention in recent months. Renewed interest in the plight of ...
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Reaching out to Ebola victims: Coercion, persuasion or an appeal for self-sacrifice?
Marc Poncin, Philippe Calain
2015The 2014–2015 Ebola crisis in West Africa has highlighted the practical limits of upholding human rights and common ethical principles when applying emergency public-health measures. The role...
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Challenges in Responding to Massive Displacements in Resource-poor Settings: The Case of Central African Republic Refugees in Eastern Cameroon
Caroline Abu-Sada
2015Read the letter by Caroline Abu Sa'Da and Christine Jamet, a response to the briefing by Welz “Crisis in the Central African Republic and the international response” published in...
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The Politics behind the Ebola Crisis
Duncan McLean
28.10.2015West Africa is still paying the price for its poor response to the Ebola epidemic. Where an early response could have prevented the worst, failures on all levels allowed Ebola to spread, exposing a...