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. 2024 Aug 16:14:03025.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.14.03025.

Public health capacity development in Africa: The case of advanced public health education and training in Cabo Verde

Paulo Ferrinho  1   2 , António Pedro Delgado  1   2 , Maria da Luz Lima Mendonca  3 , Inês Fronteira  4 , Mohsin Sidat  1   5 , Deisa Semedo  2 , Francisca Freyre Monteiro  2 , Ana Cristina Garcia  1   2 , Pedro Serrano  1 , Manuel Lapão  6 , Dilma Miranda Pires  2 , Lara Ferrero Gómez  7 , Elen Rose Castanheira  8 , Isabel Inês Araújo  1   2
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Public health capacity development in Africa: The case of advanced public health education and training in Cabo Verde

Paulo Ferrinho et al. J Glob Health. .
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Timeline of the development of health-related undergraduate university education in health sciences in Cabo Verde.
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Timeline of the development of advanced public health training in Cabo Verde. ed – edition, MDIT – master in infectious and tropical diseases, MG – master in gerontology, MPH – master in public health, MSPC – master in public and community health.
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