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Capacity Building

Nutrition training in medical and other health professional schools in West Africa: the need to improve current approaches and enhance training effectiveness

Roger SodjinouUNICEF Regional Office for West and Central Africa, Dakar, Senegal;West Africa Health Organization (WAHO), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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William K. BosuWest Africa Health Organization (WAHO), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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Nadia FanouUNICEF Regional Office for West and Central Africa, Dakar, Senegal
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Lucie DéartUNICEF Regional Office for West and Central Africa, Dakar, Senegal
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Roland KupkaUNICEF Regional Office for West and Central Africa, Dakar, Senegal
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Félicité TchibindatUNICEF Cameroon Country Office, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Shawn BakerBill and Melinda Gates FoundationSeattle, WA, USA
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Article: 24827 | Received 01 May 2014, Accepted 09 Jul 2014, Published online: 30 Jul 2014

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