IKNotes91: Traditional Medicine Programmes in Madagascar
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IK Notes reports periodically on Indigenous Knowledge (IK) initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa and occassionally on such initiatives outside the region. It is published by the Africa region’s Results and Learning Center as part of an evolving K partnership between the World Bank, communities, NGOs, development institutions, and multilateral organizations. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the World Bank Group or its partners in this initiative. A webpage on IK is available at: //www.worldbank.org/afr/ik IK N ot es
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