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. 2006 Mar;3(3):e77.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030077. Epub 2006 Mar 7.

Where there is no Internet: delivering health information via the blue trunk libraries

Pascal Mouhouelo  1 , Auguste Okessi, Marie-Paule Kabore
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Where there is no Internet: delivering health information via the blue trunk libraries

Pascal Mouhouelo et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

There are many areas in the developing world that have neither computers nor a reliable electricity supply. In response to the need for printed health information, WHO librarians created the Blue Trunk Library Project.

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Competing Interests: The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. A Blue Trunk Library Training Session
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Figure 2. Types of Sponsorship for the Blue Trunk Libraries
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