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. 2022 Apr;7(Suppl 1):e008327.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-008327.

Preparing the health workforce for future public health emergencies in Africa

Sunny C Okoroafor  1 , James Avoka Asamani  2 , Landry Kabego  3 , Adam Ahmat  2 , Jennifer Nyoni  2 , Jean Jacques Salvador Millogo  2 , Mourtala Mahaman Abdou Illou  2 , Kasonde Mwinga  4
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Preparing the health workforce for future public health emergencies in Africa

Sunny C Okoroafor et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: health policy; prevention strategies; public health.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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