Diverse forms of healthcare services allow for adaptation – essential in a crisis – so we must reinstate and reinvest in community-based models of care
By
Nisha Singh, MPP (Gender, Peace, and Security) ,
Anteneh Asefa, MPH, PhD (Health Systems) ,
Daniela Drandić, M.Sc (Maternal and Infant Health) ,
Alma Alicia Ochoa Moctezuma, Masters candidate (Medical Anthropology) and
Hagar Palgi-Hacker, LL.M, MPH Candidate
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10 Aug 2021
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