Rafaël Van den Bergh

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ID7802544
NOMERafaël Van den Bergh
PRENOMESRafaël Van den
SOBRENOMEBergh
ASSINATURAVAN DEN BERGH R
AFILIAÇÕESMédecins Sans Frontières
ORCID0000-0001-6277-8713
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS16
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR16
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2014
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2024
ÍNDICE H0

  • Typology and implications of verified attacks on health care in Ukraine in the first 18 months of war

    Open AccessHyo-Jeong Kim, Emanuele Bruni et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Attacks on health care are part of the spectrum of threats that health care endures during conflict. Protecting health care services against attacks depends on understanding the nature and types of attacks that occur during conflict. The World Health Organisation has implemented the Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) in Ukraine since 2020, and the system has continued to monitor and report on attacks on health care during the wa…

  • Assessing independence in mobility activities in trauma care

    Open AccessBérangère Gohy, Christina H Opava et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The importance of measuring outcomes after injury beyond mortality and morbidity is increasingly recognized, though underreported in humanitarian settings. To address shortcomings of existing outcome measures in humanitarian settings, the Activity Independence Measure-Trauma (AIM-T) was developed, and is structured in three subscales (i.e., core, lower limb, and upper limb). This study aimed to assess the AIM-T construct validity (structural vali…

  • “It is because of the love for the job that we are still here”

    Open AccessMoustapha Aliyou Chandini, Rafaël Van den Bergh et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Attacks on health care have important consequences for the mental health (MH) and work availability of health care workers (HCW). In the conflict-affected Northwest and Southwest (NWSW) regions of Cameroon, health care attacks are common; however, little is known on the MH burden and/or (mental) health-seeking behavior among affected HCW. We therefore conducted a survey on mental conditions (relying on SRQ-20 and WASSS assessments) and access to …

  • Provision of mental health and psychosocial support services to health workers and community members in conflict-affected Northwest Syria

    Open AccessIbrahim R Bou-Orm, Marianne Moussallem et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2023

    The study findings add to the evidence base on the challenges in scaling up MHPSS interventions and their long-term sustainability concerns. Priority actions should address the intermittent funding of the MHPSS response, incorporate MHPSS outputs and outcomes in the reimbursement of routine services, improve coordination between health partners and non-health actors in order to expand the scope of MHPSS response, and address the inequitable avail…

  • Provider-initiated HIV testing uptake and socio-economic status among women in a conflict zone in the Central African Republic

    Open AccessMari Nythun Utheim, Petros Isaakidis et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2023

    The findings show that PITC can be successfully implemented in the patient flow in a family planning clinic, without compromising contraception uptake. Within the PITC framework in a conflict setting, socioeconomic status was not found to be associated with testing uptake in women of reproductive age

  • Monitoring independence in daily life activities after trauma in humanitarian settings

    Open AccessBérangère Gohy, Christina H Opava et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    A standardized set of measures to assess functioning after trauma in humanitarian settings has been called for. The Activity Independence Measure for Trauma (AIM-T) is a clinician-rated measure of independence in 20 daily activities among patients after trauma. Designed in Afghanistan, it has since been used in other contexts. Before recommending the AIM-T for wider use, its measurement properties required confirmation. This study aims at item re…

  • Covid-19 outbreak in Brazil

    Open AccessEdlaine Faria De Moura Villela, Rossana Veronica Mendoza Lopez et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Restrictive measures markedly affected the daily and professional routines of Brazilians. Participants showed a satisfactory level of adherence to national COVID-19 prevention guidelines. Qualitative and follow-up studies are needed to monitor the impact of COVID-19 in the Brazilian society

  • A systematic review of intimate partner violence interventions focused on improving social support and/ mental health outcomes of survivors

    Open AccessEmilomo Ogbe, Stacy Harmon et al.ARTICLEPLoS ONE2020

  • Distribution of hygiene kits during a cholera outbreak in Kasaï-Oriental, Democratic Republic of Congo

    Open AccessLauren D’Mello-Guyett, Katie Greenland et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2020

    Between Week (W) 28-48 of the 2018 cholera outbreak in Kasaï-Oriental, there were 667 suspected cholera cases with a 5% case fatality rate (CFR). Across seven HCFs supported by MSF, 196 patients were admitted with suspected cholera between W43-W47 and hygiene kit were provided to patients upon admission and health promotion at the HCF was conducted to accompanying household contacts 5-6 times per day. Distribution of hygiene kits was limited and …

  • In island containment

    Open AccessMaria Episkopou, Ethel Venables et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2019

    Functional support networks are urgently required to overcome the consequences of restrictive policies which force people into containment and remove their support systems. Actors who are involved in providing social support, including MSF, are strongly encouraged to engage in activities that work towards building and strengthening peer support networks and creating a sense of community

  • Blended Sort-IT for operational research capacity building

    Open AccessTom Decroo, Rafaël Van den Bergh et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2018

    The Structured Operational Research Training Initiative (SORT-IT) has been shown to be very effective in strengthening capacity for conducting operational research, publishing in scientific journals and fostering policy and practice change. The 'classic' model includes three face-to-face modules during which, respectively, a study protocol, a data analysis plan, and a manuscript are elaborated. Meanwhile, the lectures of the SORT-IT are available…

  • Setting priorities for humanitarian water, sanitation and hygiene research

    Open AccessLauren D’Mello-Guyett, Travis Yates et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2018

    Recent systematic reviews have highlighted a paucity of rigorous evidence to guide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions in humanitarian crises. In June 2017, the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) programme of Elrha, convened a meeting of representatives from international response agencies, research institutions and donor organisations active in the field of humanitarian WASH to identify research priorities, discuss …

  • Provision of emergency obstetric care at secondary level in a conflict setting in a rural area of Afghanistan – is the hospital fulfilling its role

    Open AccessDaphne Lagrou, Rony Zachariah et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2018

    Despite a high and ever increasing caseload, good quality Comprehensive EmONC could be offered in a conflict-affected setting in rural Afghanistan. However, the primary emergency role of the hospital is challenged by diversion of resources to normal deliveries that should happen at primary level. Strengthening Basic EmONC facilities and establishing an efficient referral system are essential to improve access for emergency cases and increase the …

  • Origin of malaria cases

    Open AccessMar Velarde-Rodríguez, Rafaël Van den Bergh et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2015

    BACKGROUND: Countries in the different stages of pre-elimination, elimination, and prevention of reintroduction are required to report the number of indigenous and imported malaria cases to the World Health Organization (WHO). However, these data have not been systematically analysed at the global level. OBJECTIVE: For the period 2007 to 2013, we aimed to report on 1) the proportion of countries providing data on the origin of malaria cases and 2…

  • HIV, multidrug-resistant TB and depressive symptoms

    Open AccessMrinalini Das, Petros Isaakidis et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2014

    BACKGROUND: Management of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) patients co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is highly challenging. Such patients are subject to long and potentially toxic treatments and may develop a number of different psychiatric illnesses such as anxiety and depressive disorders. A mental health assessment before MDR-TB treatment initiation may assist in early diagnosis and better management of psychiatric illnesses …

  • High attrition among HIV-infected patients with advanced disease treated in an intermediary referral center in Maputo, Mozambique

    Open AccessLucas Molfino, Ajay M V Kumar et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2014

    BACKGROUND: In Mozambique, antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale-up has been successfully implemented. However, attrition in care remains a major programmatic challenge. In 2009, an intermediary-level HIV referral center was created in Maputo to ensure access to specialized care for HIV-infected patients with complications (advanced clinical-immunological stage, Kaposi sarcoma, or suspected ART failure). OBJECTIVE: To determine the attrition from ca…