MSF Scientific Days - Asia 2021 was held virtually on 25th and 26th August 2021 at 14:00 – 18:00 IST / 08:30 – 12:30 UTC (Both days)
25th August 2021, Wednesday
14:00 – 14:10 | Welcome
Dr Farhat Mantoo, General Director, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) India
14:10 – 14:15 | Introduction to AMR
Dr Aula Abbara, Infectious diseases specialist, MSF UK
14:15 – 15:00 | Session 1: MDR-TB care outcomes in Mumbai and Myanmar – Joint interview session
Moderator: Dr Stobdan Kalon, Regional TB Advisor, USAID Eliminating TB in Central Asia (ETICA) Project
Dr Aparna Iyer, Project Medical Referent, MSF Mumbai, India
Dr Khin Zarli Kyi Lay, Project Medical Reference, MSF Yangon, Myanmar
15:00 – 15:25 | Session 2: Development of an all-in-one transportable clinical bacteriology laboratory: Feedback from testing the MSF Mini-Lab development project in Haiti
Dr Jean-Baptiste Ronat, Scientific & Technical Manager, MSF Mini-Lab development project, Paris, France
15:25 – 16:30 | Panel Discussion: Impact of AMR in Middle Eastern settings
Moderator: Dr Claudia Truppa, Health Coordinator, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Dr Jean-Baptiste Ronat, Scientific & Technical Manager, MSF Mini-Lab development project, Paris, France
Dr Nabil Karah, MD, PhD, Department of Molecular Biology, Umea University, Sweden
Reem Abu Shomar, Public Health Specialist, Program Coordination Unit, Gaza, Palestine
16:30 – 16:35 | Closing remarks
Dr Aula Abbara, Infectious diseases specialist, MSF UK
16:35 – 16:50 | Break
16:50 – 16:55 | Introduction to Patient Centricity
Dr Kiran Jobanputra, Reflection and Analysis Network, MSF
16:55 – 17:20 | Session 3: Promoting patient-centered HIV services with Community Advisory Boards in Vietnam
Nguyen Hoai Linh, Prevention Coordinator of The Partnership for Health Advancement in Vietnam (HAIVN)
17:20 – 17:45 | Session 4: Understanding care-seeking behaviour for TB control
Dr Beena Thomas, Social Scientist, Former Deputy Director & HOD – Social and Behavioral Research( NIRT-ICMR)
17:45 – 17:55 | Closing Remarks & Sneak Peek: Day 2
Dr Kiran Jobanputra, Reflection and Analysis Network, MSF
26th August 2021, Thursday
14:00 – 14:10 | Introduction and Keynote: Finding opportunities during a crisis – Lessons from COVID-19 to reimagine health in lower and middle-income countries
Dr Senjuti Saha, Scientist Child Health Research Foundation (Bangladesh)
14:10 – 14:15 | Introduction to Innovation
Rika Hayashi, MSF Innovation Advisor, MSF Japan
14:15 – 14:40 | Session 1: Innovative paediatric DR-TB counseling package implemented in a government hospital in Mumbai, India
Amruta Shaligram, Patient Support Supervisor (DR-TB, HIV Supervisor), MSF OCB, Mumbai, India
14:40 – 15:05 | Session 2: Holistic approach for children’s health using a Children Immunization App reminders for health promotion – Zaatari refugees camp, Jordan
Dr Ziad Khatib, Associate Professor Global Health, Karolinska Institute
15:05 – 16:20 | Panel Discussion: Hepatitis C: Decentralized approach in HCV management healthcare delivery systems
Moderator: Dr Margaret Hellard, Deputy Director at the Burnet Institute, Head of Hepatitis Services in the Infectious Diseases Unit at The Alfred Hospital, Australia
Dr Khin Pyone Kyi, President of the Board of Directors of the Myanmar Liver Foundation
Dr Huma Qureshi, Government of Pakistan, Prime Minister’s Program for the elimination of Hepatitis C from Pakistan
Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan, Head of Service for Internal Medicine, Ministry of Health Malaysia
Dr Tanyaporn Wansom, MD PhD, Protocol Chair and Director of Research, C-Free Study
16:20 – 16:25 | Closing remarks
Rika Hayashi, MSF Innovation Advisor, MSF Japan
16:25 – 16:40 | Break
16:40 – 16:45 | Introduction to the impact of COVID-19 on the existing health infrastructure
Dr Clara Van Gulik, Medical Advisor, MSF Japan
16:45 – 17:10 | Session 3: Trends in reproductive health services in Bangladesh: Consequences of COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020
Md. Irfan Hossain, Senior Program Officer, Population Council, Bangladesh
17:10 – 17:55 | Session 4: Impact of COVID-19 on HIV/ AIDS service delivery in Philippines and Pakistan
Moderator: Dr Farah Hossain, Deputy Cell Manger (OCP), MSF Tokyo, Japan
Dr Arshad Altaf, Consultant, World Health Organization (WHO)
Dr Kate Leyritana, Founding Medical Director of Sustained Health Initiatives of the Philippines
17:55 – 18:00 | Closing remarks
Dr Clara Van Gulik, Medical Advisor, MSF Japan
18:00 – 18:10 | Vote of Thanks
Dr Monique Kamat, MSF SARA Board President
Disclaimer: The agenda is subject to change.
