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CV Dr. Sibylle Gerstl

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CURRICULUM VITAE

1. PERSONAL DETAILS

Name Dr. Sibylle Gerstl

Address Jesuitengasse 87f, 50737 Cologne, Germany

Telephone +49 221 977 522 74

+ 49 172 26 30 091 (mobile)

Email [email protected]

Internet www.sibylle-gerstl.de

Nationality German

2. CURRENT ACTIVITY

01/2012 onwards Consultant and Project Coordinator in the field of public health/epidemiology, evaluations and humanitarian aid

Refer to page 5ff for a detailed list of all projects and activities

3. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

10/2009 - 12/2011 Senior Desk Officer and Senior Health Advisor at Malteser International in Cologne, Germany

Core activities: Main responsible for all projects within Malteser International in the Great Lake Region in Africa; general epidemiological and public health support for all projects within the African department of Malteser International (Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, DR Congo); representation of Malteser International in national and international panels and working groups

08/2007 – 09/2009 Project Manager at Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) in London, United Kingdom

Core activities: Operational research and epidemiological support in a MSF malaria programme in Bo district, Sierra Leone. Also involved in general epidemiological support to existing MSF programs, field epidemiology training and overseas consultancies mainly in emergency situations.

03/2004 – 07/2007 Epidemiologist at Epicentre in Paris, France

Core activities: Applied epidemiology in complex emergencies and outbreaks in difficult settings mainly for Médecins sans Frontières (MSF). Also involved with field epidemiology training and international consultancies. In addition, supervision of software for clinical and therapeutic monitoring of tropical diseases at field level.

03/2003 – 12/2003 Epidemiologist at Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) in Gedaref State, Sudan

Main investigator of a community based study on the accessibility of diagnostic and treatment centres for visceral leishmaniasis in 9 villages in 3 different geographical areas (protocol and ethics committee preparations, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, analysis, communication of results).

07/2001 – 09/2003 Project manager for social marketing, fundraising and public relation at the agency ‘neues handeln’ - agency for Fundraising and Social Marketing - in Cologne, Germany

07/1999-06/2001 Epidemiologist at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel, Switzerland

Working on a Ph.D. thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Marcel Tanner Field study in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

01/2000 – 06/2001 Freelancer at the agency ‘GVMS’ - agency for seminars, training and marketing services - in Cologne, Germany

Main activities: Planning and management of trainings and seminars

mailto:[email protected]


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08/1997 – 09/1999 Pharmaceutical company Madaus in Cologne, Germany Main activities: Assistant to the Marketing and Sales member of the board and

product manager for marketing and sales of a prescription drug (indication: oncology)

04/1997 – 08/1997 Freelancer at the consultancy ‘Internationale Managerforen’ in Rottweil, Germany Main activities: Management and organization of trainings and seminars

09/1996 – 04/1997 Teaching German to Chinese students at the Tongji University in Shanghai, PR China

08/1995 – 09/1995 Internship at the World Health Organization, Division of Tropical Disease Research (TDR) in Geneva, Switzerland

4. UNIVERSITY DEGREES AND QUALIFICATIONS

1999-2001 Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland Ph.D. in Epidemiology

1995-1997 Export Academy, Reutlingen, Germany MBA (highest possible grade) 1996-1997 Post-graduate program in ‘International Marketing’ (focal point: ‘Asia/Pacific’)

Study abroad at the Tongji University in Shanghai, PR China in connection with the MBA study with focal point ‘Asia/Pacific Scholarship from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), Germany

1996 Division of Tropical Disease Research (TDR), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

MBA thesis

1994-1995 University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain International Master in Tropical, Parasitic Diseases (Master Internacional en Enfermedades Parasitarias Tropicales) Scholarship from the Boehringer Ingelheim Fond, Germany

1993-1994 Institute for Tropical Medicine, Eberhard-Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany Diploma thesis

1989-1994 Eberhard-Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany Master of Science (highest possible grade) Main subjects: Physiology, Parasitology, Psychology

1988-1989 University ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy Study of Biology 1979-1988 Georgii Gymnasium, Esslingen, Germany Abitur (equivalent A-Level)

5. EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALISTS TRAINING

Evaluator

Since 2009 External evaluator for project proposals and mid-/end-term reports submitted to ‘Horizon 2020’ and the 7

th EU Framework Programme for Research (FP7) of the

European Commission

Since 2007 External reviewer for project proposals submitted to the Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA), Luxembourg

Since 2007 Reviewer for submitted manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals (Malaria Journal, Health Policy, Tropical Medicine and International Health)


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Lecturer in lecture series “global health”

Institute for Public Health, University of Bremen, Germany

Institute for Public Health, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Bachelor of Arts „Internationale Not und Katastrophenhilfe“, Akkon and Missionsaerztliches Institut Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany

Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (FHM), Cologne, Germany

Advanced trainings and specialisations

2014 Short Term Election Observer with OSCE and EU Course for selected participants, Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF), Berlin, Germany

2014 ‘Development cooperation in the context of conflict, violence and fragility’, Training for selected consultants, German Agency for International Cooperation (GlZ), Bad Honnef, Germany

2013 Capacity WORKS for the consulting sector, German Agency for International Cooperation (GlZ), Bad Honnef, Germany

2012 Sphere in Practice, The Sphere Project, Bonn, Germany

2011 Worldbank (GFDRR)/GIZ: PNUD (Post Disaster Needs Assessment) Training, Feldafing, Germany

2011 FEEZ: Impact Oriented Monitoring and Evaluation, Bensheim, Germany

2008 MSF training module: Advocacy. London, United Kingdom (1 day)

2006 World Health Organisation (WHO) course: Outbreak Response Leadership Training. Geneva, Switzerland (1 week)

Epicentre training module: Sampling review. Paris, France (1 day)

Epicentre training module: Data Management. Paris, France (1 day)

Epicentre training module: Study Design. Paris, France (1 day)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: Methodological issues in field surveys. London, United Kingdom (1 day)

2005 Epicentre training module: Training of Trainers. Paris, France (2 days)

WHO training module: Dangerous Pathogens. Paris, France (2 days)

1992 German Red Cross: Training as a nurses’ aid. Reutlingen, Germany (4 months)

Humanitarian Blog http://forhumhilfe.org/

6. COMPUTING SKILLS

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) / Macintosh

Statistic program (SPSS, EpiInfo, EpiData, STATA, QGIS- Geographic Information System)

7. LANGUAGES

Language Spoken Written

Basic Good Very Good Fluent Basic Good Very good Fluent

German*

English

French

Spanish

Italian

Portuguese

Netherlands

Arabic

*German mother tongue


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8. VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE, COMMUNITY ACTIVITY AND INTERESTS

2015 Short Term Election Observer with OSCE at the parliamentary elections in Tajikistan on 1 March 2015

2003-2004 Volunteer work for the charity organization ‘City Harvest’, Cologne, Germany

1992-1996 Nurses’ aid, Division of internal medicine (hematological-oncological diseases), University hospital, Tübingen, Germany

I have lived and worked in many countries for more than 6 months (Burkina Faso, France, Germany, Italy, PR China, Spain, Switzerland, the Sudan).

In addition, I have worked for less than 6 months or travelled widely in Western- and Eastern Europe, Russia, Latin America (Belize, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela), Asia (Cambodia, North and South India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam), and Africa (Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cap Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Liberia, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, Uganda).

Other interests include literature, theatre and all kind of sport (i.e. skiing, hiking, rock climbing, cycling, tennis, horse riding, scuba diving).

9. REFERENCES

Aktion Deutschland Hilft e.V. (Germany’s Relief Coalition)

Dr. Markus Moke, Head of Department for Quality Assurance

Bonn, Germany

Email: [email protected]; Phone: +49 228 242 92 320

GIZ Bettina Fellmer, Senior Manager for Economy, Employment and Social Affairs Bonn, Germany Email: [email protected]; Phone: +49 228 4460 3447

Epicentre - Médecins Sans Frontières Dr. Klaudia Porten, Head of Department for ‚Rapid Health Assessments‘ and Operational Research Paris, France Email: [email protected]; Phone: +33 14021 5467

Former Director General Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - Germany

Dr. Ulrike von Pilar

Berlin, Germany

Email: [email protected]; Phone: +49 30 8182 7653

Former Head of the Africa Department, Malteser International

Dr. Georg Nothelle

Cologne, Germany

Email: [email protected]; Phone: 0049 2247 915397

10. PUBLICATIONS AND CONSULTANCIES

See annexe ‘Consultancies’ for a detailed list of all consultancies (page 5ff).

See annexe ‘Publications’ for a detailed list of all publications (page 12ff).

July 2016

Dr. Sibylle Gerstl







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LIST OF PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

2016 Since May 2016 German Society for International Cooperation Development - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Germany, Sudan, Tunisia

External expert

Technical support of the concept development and of the implementation of "Joint Integrated Laboratory and Epidemiology" (Lab Epi) trainings in Tunisia and Sudan

March - May 2016 German Society for International Cooperation Development - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Germany

External expert

Technical support by implementing primary health care projects in Dohuk, Northern-Iraq January - April 2016 Action Medeor Sierra Leone

Evaluator

Feasibility study for scaling up midwife training in Sierra Leone January - March 2016 German Society for International Cooperation Development - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Iraq, Kurdistan

Evaluator

Project appraisal of strengthening the health system in Dohuk, Northern-Iraq Since 2015 Epicentre – Médecins Sans Frontières Liberia, Monrovia

Study Coordinator

Technical support and backstopping of a study to estimate the seroprevalence of Anti-Ebola antibodies in Monrovia, Liberia

Since 2014 Germany’s Relief Coalition - Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH) Germany

External expert

Professional support of the “evaluations” working group at Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH)

Planning and coordination of international evaluations, identification of best practices and recommended actions

Moderation of meetings and workshops Since 2013 Federal Centre for Health Education - Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA) Germany, Belgium

External expert

Professional support for European-wide projects on international health

Moderation of meetings, symposiums and workshops


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2015 October 2014 - May 2015 German Society for International Cooperation Development - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Germany, Turkey, Belgium

External expert

Remote backstopping and monitoring of health trainings delivered by a local non-governmental organization in Libya

Moderation of meetings and workshops Since April 2015 Epicentre – Médecins Sans Frontières Liberia, Monrovia

Study Coordinator

Technical support and backstopping of a study to estimate the seroprevalence of Anti-Ebola antibodies in Monrovia, Liberia

Since 2014 Germany’s Relief Coalition - Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH) Germany

External expert



Moderation of meetings and workshops Since 2013 Federal Centre for Health Education - Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA) Germany, Belgium

External expert




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2014 October – December 2014 Epicentre – Médecins Sans Frontières Mali, Bamako and Kayes

Evaluator

Evaluation of the Ebola surveillance systems in countries neighbouring the current epidemic, country study Mali

October 2014 – May 2015 German Society for International Cooperation Development - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Germany, Turkey, Belgium

External expert

Remote backstopping and monitoring of health trainings delivered by a local non-governmental organization in Libya

Moderation of meetings and workshops September - October 2014 German Society for International Cooperation Development - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Germany

External expert

Development of a needs assessment and an actor map for emergency health care in the framework of the EU-Libya Health Systems Strengthening Programme

July – September 2014 Epicentre – Médecins Sans Frontières Uganda, Adjumani District, South Sudanese refugee camps

External expert

Adaptation and establishing of a monthly surveillance system for South Sudanese refugee camps

On-site discussions with all responsible persons

Working on a monthly surveillance system including its database

Writing guidelines on how to use the Adjumani database April 2013 Federal Centre for Health Education - Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA) Germany, Belgium

Conference reporting

Drawing a conference report of the EU summit on chronic diseases held in Brussels (Belgium) on April 3-4, 2014

Since March 2014 Germany’s Relief Coalition - Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH) Germany

External expert



Moderation of meetings and workshops January – July 2014 German Red Cross Indonesia, Sumatra, Medan

Evaluator

Evaluation of the Ambulance Service Project North Sumatra of the Indonesian Red Cross


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Since 2013 Federal Centre for Health Education - Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA) Germany, Belgium

External expert



2013 October 2013 Germany’s Relief Coalition - Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH) Germany

Conference reporting

Drawing a conference report of the conference “Disability inclusive disaster risk reduction and management” held in Bonn (Germany) on October 10, 2013

Since July 2013 Federal Centre for Health Education - Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA) Germany, Belgium

External expert


Moderation of meetings, symposiums and workshops April – September 2013 SEEK development Nigeria, Plateau State

Evaluator

Evaluation of the health portfolio of the Church Development Service of the German Protestant Churches, Case Study Nigeria

April - September 2013 World Vision Chad Chad, Logone Occidentale

Study Coordinator

Retrospective mortality and nutritional survey, Logone Occidentale, Chad

Preparation of Terms of References, training investigator teams, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, analysis, report writing, communication of results

February – December 2013 Médecins Sans Frontières Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Kivu Province, Shabunda

Study Coordinator

Adherence to artesunate-amodiaquine fixed dose combination treatment in the MSF catchment area, MSF Shabunda Health Zone, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Preparation of Terms of References, protocol writing, ethical clearance, training investigator teams, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, analysis, report writing, communication of results, publication of article

February – June 2013 Médecins Sans Frontières South Sudan, Western Equatoria State, Yambio

Study Coordinator

Planning of the study ‘Efficacy of Amodiaquine-Artesunate and Artemether-Lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated childhood Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Yambio, Western Equatoria, South Sudan’


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2012 June – August 2012 Epicentre - Médecins Sans Frontières South Sudan, Batil Refugee Camp

Study Coordinator

Retrospective mortality, non-food items and nutritional survey Batil refugee camp

Preparation of Terms of References, training investigator teams, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, analysis, report writing, communication of results

March – May 2012 Médecins Sans Frontières Central African Republic, Boguila

Study Coordinator

Retrospective mortality survey in the MSF catchment area in and around Boguila

Preparation of Terms of References, protocol writing, training investigator teams, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, analysis, report writing, communication of results

February – April 2012 Malteser International Democratic Republic of the Congo, Aba and Faradje

Evaluator

Evaluating the socioeconomic situation in a post-conflict area in DR Congo

Preparation of Terms of References, protocol writing, training investigator teams, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, analysis, report writing, communication of results, publication of article

January - October 2012 Germany’s Relief Coalition - Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH) Germany

External expert



Moderation of meetings and workshops


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2007 Iraq, Semel district, Dohuk governorate Epicentre for MSF-Suisse, August: Community-based survey about the living conditions and basic needs of internally displaced populations. Supervision of field investigators, from study design and preparation of terms of reference to final report/publication and presentation of results to local authorities.

Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou Epicentre for MSF-Luxembourg, March-April: Evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests for detection of N. meningitidis A in the field during recent epidemic (review of protocol, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, analysis, communication of results). Collaborative research project with NIPN, IMTSSA and the Ministry of Health in Burkina Faso.

Uganda/Kenya, Kacheliba Epicentre for MSF-Suisse, March: Field implementation of a Kala Azar software system to facilitate clinical and therapeutic monitoring of Kala Azar patients.

South Sudan, Juba, Aweil area Epicentre for MSF-France, February: Investigation of a meningitis outbreak in order to take decisions for further interventions (i.e. vaccination campaign, case management). Supervision of field investigators, from study design and preparation of terms of reference to final report/publication and presentation of results to local authorities.

2006 Niger, Maradi Epicentre for MSF-France, November: Mid-term evaluation of a project to follow-up individual patient files of children being included in the malnutrition programme.

Palestinian Territories Epicentre for MSF-Spain, September: Develop and establish two medical databases to properly collect and report activities on a medical emergency project (preparation of Terms of Reference, develop databases, train and support MSF teams on field level).

Nigeria, Jigawa State Epicentre for MSF-France, August-September: Assessment of the nutritional status of children aged between 6 - 59 months living in Kazaure Local Government Area. Supervision of field investigators, from study design and preparation of terms of reference to final report/publication and presentation of results to local authorities.

Poland Epicentre for MSF-France, June-July: Centre-based survey of the living situation of Chechen asylum-seekers in 14 reception centres in three towns in Poland (preparation of Terms of Reference, protocol writing, study design, training investigator teams, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, analysis, communication of results).

Angola, Xa-Muteba Epicentre for MSF-Holland, April-May: Retrospective mortality and vaccine coverage survey in Xa-Muteba municipality (preparation of Terms of Reference, training investigator teams, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, analysis, communication of results).

Niger, Maradi Epicentre for MSF-France, February-March: Evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests for detection of N. meningitidis A in the field during recent epidemic (review of protocol, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, analysis, communication of results). Collaborative research project with CERMES and the Ministry of Health in Niger.


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2005 Iran, Mashhad & Zahedan Epicentre for MSF-France, October-November: Community-based survey about the situation of Afghan refugees in two towns in Iran (preparation of Terms of Reference, protocol writing, study design, training investigator teams, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, analysis, communication of results).

Chad, N’Djamena Epicentre for MSF-France, July: Exhaustive study on high morbidity and mortality related to a measles outbreak in the capital of Chad (review protocol, training investigator teams, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, analysis, communication of results).

Nigeria, Adamawa State Epicentre for MSF-France, May: Exhaustive study on high morbidity and mortality related to a measles outbreak in Dong district (training investigator teams, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, supervision of analysis, communication of results).

Democratic Republic of Congo, Equator province Epicentre for MSF-France, February-March: Prevalence study on a yaws outbreak in rural Wasolo health zone , Exhaustive study on high morbidity and mortality related to a measles outbreak in Dong district (preparation of Terms of Reference, protocol writing, study design, training investigator teams, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, analysis, communication of results).

2004 Burundi, Makamba Epicentre for MSF-France, June-July: Community-based survey on the use of the antimalarial combination artesunate and amodiaquine in the population in Makamba province (protocol writing, study design, training investigator teams, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, analysis, communication of results).

Sudan, Darfur Epicentre for MSF-France, April-May: Nutritional, retrospective mortality and vaccine coverage survey & Establishing of a surveillance system in two internal displaced camps in Mornay and Zalingei (training investigator teams, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, communication of results).

2003 Sudan, Gedaref State MSF-Holland, March-October. Community-based survey on the accessibility of diagnostic and treatment centres for visceral leishmaniasis in 9 villages in 3 different geographical areas (main investigator: protocol and ethics committee preparations, supervision of teams in the field, data collection, entry, cleaning/validation, analysis, communication of results).


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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Publications

Gerstl S, Namagana A, Palacios L, Mweshi F, Aprile S, Bahizi P, Lima A. High adherence to malaria treatment – promising results of an adherence study in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Malaria Journal 2015, 14:414.

Gerstl S, Sauter J, Kasanda J, Kinzelbach A. Who can afford health care? Evaluating the socioeconomic situation in a post-conflict area in DR Congo. PLoS ONE. 2013, 8(10): e77382. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077382.

Gerstl S, Dunkley S, Mukhtar A, Baker S, Maikere J. Successful introduction of artesunate combination therapy is not enough to fight malaria – results from an adherence study in Sierra Leone. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2010 May;104(5):328-35. Epub 2010 Feb 2.

Gerstl S, Dunkley S, Mukhtar A, Maes P, De Smet M, Baker S, Maikere J. Long-lasting insecticidal mosquito net usage in eastern Sierra Leone – the success of free distribution. Tropical Medicine & International Health. Trop Med Int Health. 2010 Apr;15(4):480-8. Epub 2010 Feb 9.

Gerstl S, Dunkley S, Mukhtar A, De Smet M, Baker S, Maikere J. Assessment of two malaria rapid diagnostic tests in young children, with follow-up of positive pLDH test results, in a hyperendemic falciparum malaria area, Sierra Leone. Malaria Journal. Malar J. 2010 Jan 21;9:28.

Gerstl S, Kiwila G, Dhorda M, Lonlas S, Myatt M, Kebela Ilunga B, Lemasson D, Szumilin E, Guerin PJ, Ferradini L. Prevalence study of Yaws in Wasolo district, Equator province of the Democratic republic of Congo using the Lot Quality Assurance Sampling method. PLoS ONE 4(7): e6338. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006338

Gerstl S, Cohuet S, Edoh K, Brasher C, Lesage A, Guthmann JP, Checchi F. Community Coverage of an Antimalarial Combination of Artesunate and Amodiaquine in Makamba Province, Burundi, nine Months after its Introduction. Malaria Journal 2007, 6:94.

Gerstl S, Amsalu R, Ritmeijer K. Accessibility of diagnostic and treatment centres for visceral leishmaniasis in Gedaref State, northern Sudan. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 2006 February, 11(2): 167-175.

Gerstl S, Cissé G, Tanner M. The Economic Impact of Urban Agriculture; on home gardeners in Ouagadougou. Urban Agriculture Magazine. 2002 August, 7: 12-15.

Rose AMC, Mueller J, Gerstl S, Njanpop-Lafourcade BM, Page A-L, Nicolas P, Ouédraogo Traoré R, Caugant DA, Guerin PJ: Meningitis Dipstick Rapid Test: Evaluating Diagnostic Performance during an Urban Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup A Outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2007. PLoS ONE 5(6): e11086. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011086.

Rose AMC, Gerstl S, El-Hadj M, Sidikou F, Djibo S, Bonte L, Caugant D, Guerin PJ, Chanteau S. Field evaluation of two rapid diagnostic tests for Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A during the 2006 outbreak in Niger. PLoSONE 4(10).e7326.

Grais RF, Dubray C, Gerstl S, Guthmann JP, Djibo A, Nargaye KD, Coker J, Alberti KP, Cochet A, Ihekweazu C, Nathan N, Payne L, Porten K, Sauvageot D, Schimmer B, Fermon F, Burny ME, Hersh BS, Guerin PJ. Unacceptably High Mortality Related to Measles Epidemics in Niger, Nigeria, and Chad. PLoS Medicine. 2007 January, 4(1):e16.

Vanlerberghe V, Diap G, Guerin PJ, Meheus F, Gerstl S, Van der Stuyft P, Boelaert M. Drug policy for Visceral Leishmaniasis, a cost-effectiveness analysis. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 2007 February, 12(2): 274-283.


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Borel T, Rose AM, Guillerm M, Sidikou F, Gerstl S, Djibo A, Nathan N, Chanteau S, Guerin PJ. High sensitivity and specificity of the Pastorex((R)) latex agglutination test for Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A during a clinical trial in Niger. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2006 March, 100: 964-969.

Olliaro PL, Guerin PJ, Gerstl S, Haaskjold AA, Rottingen JA, Sundar S. Treatment options for visceral leishmaniasis: a systematic review of clinical studies done in India, 1980-2004. Lancet Infect Dis. 2005 Dec;5(12):763-74.

Depoortere E, Checchi F, Broillet F, Gerstl S, Minetti A, Gayraud O, Briet V, Pahl J, Defourny I, Tatay M, Brown V. Violence and mortality in West Darfur, Sudan (2003-04): epidemiological evidence from four surveys. Lancet. 2004 Oct 9-15;364(9442):1315-20.

Reports

Gerstl S, Reinshagen L. Trainings for Assistant Nurses and Psychosocial Counselling. EU-Libya Health Systems Strengthening Programme. GIZ/EUNIDA final report, March 2015.

Gerstl S, El-Mankabadi I, Reinshagen L. Needs Assessment and possible health care related emergency activities within the framework of the EU-LHSS programme in Libya. GIZ/EUNIDA final report, October 2014.

Gerstl S. Ebola Surveillance Systems in Countries Neighbouring the Current Epidemic, Country study Mali. Epicentre report, November 2014.

Gerstl S. Evaluation of the Ambulance Service Project North Sumatra. German Red Cross report, June 2014.

Gerstl S. Retrospective mortality and nutritional survey, Logone Occidentale, Chad. World Vision Chad study report, September 2013.

Gerstl S, Obono O. Evaluation of the health portfolio of the Church Development Service of the German Protestant Churches. Case study: Evangelical Churches Winning All People/Oriented Development (ECWA/POD). Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst, September 2013.

Gerstl S. Retrospective mortality, non-food items and nutritional survey Batil refugee camp, Maban County, Unity State, South Sudan, 2012. MSF report, August 2012.

Gerstl S. Retrospective mortality survey in the MSF catchment area in and around Boguila, Northern Ouham Prefecture, Central African Republic, 2012. MSF report, April 2012.

Gerstl S, Sauter J, Kasanda J, Kinzelbach A. Enquête sur la situation socio‐économique de la population en Haut Uélé Est, Province Orientale, DR Congo, 2012. Malteser International report, March 2012.

Gerstl S, Sauter J, Kasanda J, Kinzelbach A. Enquête socio-économique pour apprécier la situation de la population des zones de santé d’Aba et Faradje Province Orientale, DR Congo, 2011. Malteser International report, April 2011.

Gerstl S. Internal evaluation of community based TB-HIV control in South Sudan. Malteser International report, June 2010.

Gerstl S. Validity of CareStart™ 3 line P.f/PAN-pLDH as a rapid diagnostic test for the

diagnosis of P. falciparum malaria in comparison to Paracheck-Pf with a follow-up of CareStart™ positive tests, MSF catchment area of Bo and Pujehun districts, Sierra Leone, February – August 2008. MSF report, May 2009.

Gerstl S. Retrospective mortality, nutrition and bednets’ follow-up survey in the MSF catchment area of Bo and Pujehun districts, Sierra Leone, October 2008. MSF report, February 2009.

Gerstl S. Adherence to Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (AS+AQ) in the MSF catchment area of Bo and Pujehun districts, Sierra Leone, July - August 2008. MSF report, December 2008.

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Gerstl S. Preliminary results on health seeking behaviour for children with fever prior to the study. Malariometric survey in the MSF catchment area of Bo and Pujehun district, Sierra Leone, October–November 2007. MSF report, June 2008.

Gerstl S. Retrospective mortality and nutrition survey in the MSF catchment area of Bo and Pujehun district, Sierra Leone, October–November 2007. MSF report, February 2008.

Gerstl S & Rose AMC. Validity of new rapid diagnostic tests (dipstick RDTs) for the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. Evaluation during an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A under field conditions in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2007. Epicentre report, March 2008.

Gerstl S & Alberti K. Overall response to cholera epidemics in Angola in 2006 - Evaluation of the MSF intervention, July 2007.

Gerstl S. A centre-based survey of the living situation of Chechen asylum-seekers in Poland. Epicentre report, June-July 2006.

Gerstl S. Rapid assessment of retrospective mortality and morbidity in Xa-Muteba municipality, Lunda Norte, Angola. Epicentre report, April-May 2006.

Rose AMC, Gerstl S, Chanteau S, Boisier P. Validité des tests rapides pour le diagnostic étiologique de la méningite bactérienne - Evaluation en situation de terrain pendant une épidémie de Nm A, région de Maradi, Niger. Rapport Epicentre, février-mars 2006.

Gerstl S. A community-based survey about the situation of Afghan refugees in the towns of Mashhad and Zahedan, Iran. Epicentre report, October-November 2005.

Gerstl S & Cochet A. Mortalité et morbidité liées à une épidémie de rougeole à N’Djamena, Tchad. Rapport Epicentre, juillet 2005.

Dubray C, Gerstl S, Schimmer B, Ihekweazu C. High morbidity and mortality related to a measles outbreak in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Epicentre report, June 2005.

Gerstl S & Ferradini L. Etude de la Prévalence du Pian dans la Zone de Santé de Wasolo. Province de l’Equateur, République Démocratique du Congo. Rapport Epicentre, Avril 2005.

Gerstl S, Cohuet S, Checchi F, Baza D. Traitement du paludisme par une combinaison d’artésunate et d’amodiaquine - Evaluation de son utilisation par la population, Province de Makamba, Burundi. Rapport Epicentre, décembre 2004.

Gerstl S. The Economic Costs and Impact of Home Gardening in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Ph.D. thesis, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland, May 2001 (http://pages.unibas.ch/diss/2001/DissB_5806.pdf).

Gerstl S. The Economic Impact of Lymphatic Filariasis. MBA thesis, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, May 1996.

Gerstl S. The impact of TDR-funded training on malaria research and control activities on the disease endemic countries. Technical working paper, Departement of Tropical Disease Research, World Health Organization, August-September 1995.

Gerstl S. Identification of Mosquitoes of Anopheles gambiae s.l. as Vectors of Malaria in Uganda and Mali by ´PCR´ and ´ELISA´ Techniques. Diploma thesis, Eberhard-Karls University, Tübingen, Germany, October 1994.

Participation on Publications

Lieser J, Dijkzeul D (editors): Handbuch Humanitäre Hilfe: Theorie und Praxis des Helfens in Gewaltkonflikten und Naturkatastrophen, Springer Verlag, 2013

Depoortere E, Brown V: Rapid health assessment of refugee or displaced populations. Médecins Sans Frontières, 2006.


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Presentations (Oral and Poster)

MSF-Germany, Pub Talk, May 13, 2013, Berlin, Germany The role of studies and evaluations in MSF projects Gerstl S Oral presentation

Manson Unit, MSF-United Kingdom, Scientific Day 2013, May 10, 2013, London, United Kingdom Mortality too high for a post-emergency situation in the Central African Republic Gerstl S, Lehr K, Kinkel T, Du Cros Poster presentation

7th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, October 3-6, 2011, Barcelona Spain Who can afford health care? Evaluating the socioeconomic situation in a post-conflict area in DR Congo Gerstl S, Sauter J, Kasanda J, Kinzelbach A Poster presentation

ASTMH 58th Annual Meeting, November 18-22, 2009, Washington, United States Assessment of 2 malaria rapid diagnostic tests, with follow-up of positive pLDH test results, in a hyperendemic falciparum malaria area Gerstl S, Dunkley S, Mukhtar A, De Smet M, Baker S, Maikere J Oral presentation

6th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, September 6-10, 2009, Verona, Italy Successful introduction of artesunate combination therapy is not enough to fight malaria – results from an adherence study in Sierra Leone Gerstl S, Dunkley S, Mukhtar A, Baker S, Maikere J. Oral presentation

6th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, September 6-10, 2009, Verona, Italy Long-lasting insecticidal mosquito net usage in eastern Sierra Leone – the success of free distribution Gerstl S, Dunkley S, Mukhtar A, Maes P, De Smet M, Baker S, Maikere J. Oral presentation

Manson Unit, MSF-United Kingdom, Scientific Day 2009, June 11, 2009, London, United Kingdom Assessment of two malaria rapid diagnostic tests, with follow-up of positive pLDH test results, in a hyperendemic falciparum malaria area Gerstl S, Dunkley S, Mukhtar A, De Smet M, Baker S, Maikere J Poster presentation

Manson Unit, MSF-United Kingdom, Scientific Day 2008, June 5, 2008, London, United Kingdom A decrease in mortality in the MSF catchment area in Sierra Leone between 2006 and 2007-why? Gerstl S, van Herp M, Bassi C, Baker S, Billiet M Oral presentation

Epicentre, Journées Scientifiques 2008, May 30, 2007, Paris, France Managing cholera: adapting approaches and MSFs role Alberti KP, Gerstl S Oral presentation

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University of Malta, Faculty of medicine & Surgery, Departement of Public Health, September 2007, Valetta, Malta Retrospective mortality surveys among displaced people, Zalingei and Murnai, Darfur, Sudan, April 2004 Yaws outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: the return of a forgotten disease, February, 2005 Gerstl S Oral presentation

Epicentre, Journées Scientifiques 2007, May 23, 2007, Paris, France Manson Unit, MSF-United Kingdom, Scientific Day 2007, June 7, 2007, London, United Kingdom Mortality surveys in conflict and post conflict Angola, 1990 – 2006 Gerstl S, Noël H, Brown V Oral presentation

8th Leishmaniasis East Africa Platform (LEAP) meeting, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), March 15-16, 2007, Kampala, Uganda. Kala Azar Software - KAS Gerstl S Oral presentation

ASTMH 54th Annual Meeting, December 11-15, 2005, Washington, United States Yaws outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: the return of a forgotten disease Gerstl S, Ferradini L, Kiwila G, Dhorda M, Lonlas S, N’Danu T, Lemasson D, Szumilin E, Guerin PJ Oral presentation

ASTMH 54th Annual Meeting, December 11-15, 2005, Washington, United States Low community coverage of an antimalarial combination of artesunate and amodiaquine in Makamba province, Burundi Gerstl S, Cohuet S, Edoh K, Baza D, Brasher C, Guthmann JP, Checchi F Poster presentation

Epiter, Journées Scientifiques 2005, November 25-26, 2005, Bellerive-sur-Allier, France Mortalité et morbidité liées à une épidémie de rougeole, N'Djamena, Tchad, juillet 2005 Gerstl S, Cochet A Oral presentation

‘Medecine and Health in the Tropics’, September 11-15, 2005, Marseille, France Cost-effective analysis of current first-line drug regimens for visceral leishmaniasis Boelaert M, Gerstl S, Van der Stuyft P, Meheus F, Vanlerberghe V, Diap G, Guerin P Poster presentation

E-Symposium on 'Economic Impacts on the use of biotechnologies and bioengineering in Urban Agriculture by African Households', June 8-30, 2005, BBUA (International Organisation for Biotechnology and Bioengineering) Homegardeners in Ouagadougou Gerstl S, Cissé G, Tanner M Electronical presentation (http://www.iobbnet.org/drupal/node/view/612)

Epicentre, Journées Scientifiques 2005, May 27, 2005, Paris, France Mise en place d’une politique de traitement du paludisme par des combinaisons à base d’artémisinine, Province de Makamba, Burundi, août 2004 Gerstl S, Cohuet S, Edoh K, Baza D, Checchi F Oral presentation





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Epicentre, Journées Scientifiques 2005, May 27, 2005, Paris, France Yaws outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: the return of a forgotten disease. Gerstl S, Ferradini L, Kiwila G, Dhorda M, Lonlas S, N’Danu T, Lemasson D, Szumilin E, Guerin PJ Oral presentation

Epicentre, Journées Scientifiques 2005, May 27, 2005, Paris, France Cost-effectiveness analysis of treatments for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Bihar, India Gerstl S, Sundar S, Vanlerberghe V, Boelaert M, Rottingen JA, Diap G, Guérin PJ, Olliaro PL Oral presentation

‘Water & Health, Ouaga 2000’, November 21-24, 2000, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso The economic costs and impact of home gardening in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Gerstl S, Cissé G, Tanner M Oral presentation

Malaria Meeting of the British Society for Parasitology, September 18-21, 1994, Liverpol, Great Britain Identification of Mosquitoes of Anopheles gambiae s.l. as Vectors of Malaria in Uganda and Mali by ´PCR´ and ´ELISA´ Techniques Gerstl S, Grunewald J Poster presentation



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