Mark Sherlock

Biographic Data

ID7754038
NAMEMark Sherlock
GIVEN NAMESMark
FAMILY NAMESherlock
SIGNATURESHERLOCK M
AFFILIATIONSMédecins Sans Frontières
ORCID0000-0003-4078-624X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Noma as a neglected tropical disease

    Open AccessElysium Noma Survivors Association, Dan Izzett et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    box The rise of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) as a global health category has undoubtedly increased awareness of hitherto unknown health problems; an example of this is the recent incorporation of noma, a severe gangrenous disease of the mouth and face, in the NTD list

  • Incentives in immunisation campaigns in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessMatthew J Saunders, Monique Pereboom et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: Various incentive programmes are being used to improve immunisation uptake, despite limited understanding of their effectiveness and potential unintended consequences. We conducted a scoping review to map and synthesise evidence on their use in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), compare experiences across regions and incentive types, and identify unintended consequences and implementation challenges. METHODS: We searched Ovid …

  • A Public health wound

    Open AccessGrazia Caleo, Sohana Sadique et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Findings suggest that children face hazardous realities; engaged in the worst form of labour, bearing important morbidity and injury burden, with vulnerabilities varying by sex and age. Despite their economic contributions to the informal sector, they remain largely invisible and exploited. This study highlights the urgent need for child rights-based research and cross-sectoral approaches that actively involve children to develop sustainable, tar…

  • Inequitable morbidity and injuries burden among informal sector workers in an urban area in Dhaka

    Open AccessGrazia Caleo, Sohana Sadique et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    In Bangladesh, 85% of the workforce is employed in the informal sector, characterised by unsafe working conditions, low wages, and a lack of social and labour protections. Evidence on the health and occupational injuries faced by informal sector workers is limited. This study assessed the health status of informal sector workers in Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar area, where Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has provided occupational health (OH) services and …

  • Physiotherapy and associated factors affecting mouth opening changes in noma patients during initial hospitalization at an MSF-supported hospital in Northwest Nigeria—A retrospective cohort study

    Open AccessOluwole Victor Oluwalomola, Emily Briskin et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Noma is a rapidly progressing infection of the oral cavity, which can cause the disintegration of the cheek, nose and eye, in under a week. One of the most disabling sequelae is trismus, the restriction of mouth opening, which results in difficulties in speech, mastication, social feeding habits and maintenance of oral hygiene. Restriction of mouth opening among noma patients mostly begins during the transition between World Health Organisation (…

  • Socioeconomic and Medical Vulnerabilities Among Syrian Refugees with Non-communicable Diseases Attending Médecins Sans Frontières Services in Irbid, Jordan

    Open AccessAntonio Isidro Carrión Martín, Ahmad Alrawashdeh et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2022

    Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are high-prevalence health problems among Syrian refugees. In 2014, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) identified unmet NCD care needs and began providing free-of-charge services for Syrian refugees in Irbid, Jordan. This study aimed to describe current socioeconomic and medical vulnerabilities among MSF Irbid Syrian refugee patients and their households and raise awareness of their ongoing health needs that must be a…