Katerini T. Storeng, Seye Abimbola, Dina Balabanova, David McCoy, Valéry Ridde, Véronique Filippi, Sidsel Roalkvam, Grace Akello, Melissa Parker et Jennifer Palmer au nom des signataires Document traduit avec Deepl puis corrigé par Maeva Belloiseau et Valéry Ridde . The article was originally published in the BMJ Global Health as an Editorial titled, ” Action […]
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