Generating Evidence to Improve the Response to Neglected Diseases: How Operational Research in a Médecins Sans Frontières Buruli Ulcer Treatment Programme Informed International Management Guidance
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1 Manson Unit, Médecins Sans Frontières, London, United Kingdom, 2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia, 3 Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 4 HIV Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 5 Department of Control of Neglected Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 6 Department of HIV, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, 7 Medical Unit, Médecins Sans Frontières, Geneva, Switzerland
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