Combating Cervical Cancer in Ethiopia
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Addis Tesfa With funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Addis Tesfa (New Hope) Project is a collaboration between Pathfinder International, the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), and the Stanford University Program for International Reproductive Education and Services (SPIRES). The Project’s goal is to develop a model for integrating the single-visit approach for cervical cancer into HIV/AIDS care and treatment in Ethiopia. Addis Tesfa
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تاریخ انتشار 2010