In brief
Created in 1988 by doctors from MSF, Epicentre is a non profit association. MSF-France holds the majority of votes on its Board of Administration.
Missions
Epicentre has a two-fold mission:
- Research : contributing to the design and promotion of original operational medical projects in MSF intervention settings, or similar environments;
- Training : supporting MSF teams in conducting operational response.
Works
They are focused on :
- The most frequent diseases: malaria, tuberculosis, HIV infection, children malnutrition,
- Diseases with epidemic potential: cholera, meningitis, measles, hemorrhagic fevers (yellow fever, Ebola, Marburg) ,
- Others: Buruli ulcer, psychological care, sleeping sickness.
The expertise at Epicentre is put into action through various programs such as the investigation of epidemics, monitoring, mortality estimates, vaccination campaigns, etc...
Organization
Three research departments, assisted by a Support Department:
- « Clinical research »
- « Epidemiology and Health of Populations »
- « Field Epidemiology and Training »
- The «Administration and Operational Support» Department manages Epicentre means and resources.
Epicentre has a staff of around 40-people working in Europe (Paris, Geneva and Brussels) and 150 in Africa (Uganda and Niger).
