Soccer Unites Partners Across the Globe for World Malaria Day

Posted Abril 23, 2010

Inspired by the FIFA World Cup™ in Africa, United Against Malaria Brings Together Soccer Stars, Policy Makers, Celebrities, Corporations, Faith Leaders and Students in a Series of Events to Help Reach the United Nations Target of Universal Access to Mosquito Nets and Malaria Medicine in Africa by the End of 2010

WASHINGTON DC, APRIL 19, 2010: The world’s most popular sport, soccer, could become the driving force in the fight against malaria 2010. In the lead up to World Malaria Day 2010, United Against Malaria (UAM), a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supported partnership of soccer teams, celebrities, global health organizations, governments, corporations and public citizens, is harnessing the power of soccer to unite the malaria community across the globe. As communities around the world rally behind their favorite teams, ahead of this summer’s FIFA World Cup™ finals, which will be played on African soil for the first time, global soccer stars and their federations are inspiring a unique team of health, social and corporate champions to join them in the UAM campaign and score the ultimate goal – eliminating malaria deaths by 2015. The first critical step is reaching the United Nations target of universal access to mosquito nets and malaria medicine in Africa by the end of 2010.

“With the World Cup in Africa, it’s a perfect time to use the most beloved sport to draw attention to one of the most dreaded ailments on the continent – malaria,” said Gabrielle Fitzgerald, Interim Director of the Global Health Policy and Advocacy team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “We see tremendous progress being made in the fight against this disease and are proud to be part of the team looking to close the chapter on malaria in Africa.”

Over the coming days, UAM champions will be leading the charge with events taking place in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and throughout the U.S., with UK announcements to come later this month. Many of these events will galvanize the power of soccer to raise awareness and drive action against malaria. In key donor countries such as the U.S. and the UK, events will also engage political and faith-based organizations to further support the UAM objectives to mark World Malaria Day. Across multiple continents, the message will be clear: concentrated malaria control efforts are working; now more than ever, continued support for malaria prevention and treatment, outreach and programming will be the key to eliminating the disease once and for all.

“No other cause in the world offers individuals the chance to help save lives or improve livelihoods on the same scale,” said Ray Chambers, United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Malaria and UAM champion. “UAM is unique in partnering with professional soccer players who are heroes across Africa and can use their star power and influence to move the needle on malaria control efforts. We have the tools and the ability, we just need the will of a determined team. Combating malaria is a fight the global community can win by working together.”
To help turn the tide on this disease, the national soccer associations of Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, as well as Ireland and the U.S., have all committed to the campaign. Soccer stars including Kolo Touré (Côte d’Ivoire), Landon Donovan (U.S.) and Michael Essien (Ghana) have joined leading health experts and celebrities to add their voices through filming public service announcements (PSAs).

“Ordinarily, elimination is a word that no professional soccer player likes to hear,” said Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy/U.S. Men’s National Team star and a UAM champion. “But when it comes to malaria, it’s the most worthwhile goal there is. As professional athletes, we understand the importance of putting together a team that has diversity in skill, but unity in a common goal. United, we can defeat malaria.”

With malaria-associated expenses costing the African economy an estimated $12 billion per year, the need for corporate leadership is paramount. Many African companies are grappling with the challenge of protecting their employees and their families from the ravages of the disease. A number of them have partnered with the UAM campaign, using the opportunity of World Malaria Day to announce new initiatives to help tackle the disease across Africa. One such initiative led by Nando’s Restaurants is the development of a campaign bracelet which raises funds for malaria projects in Africa as well as provides employment opportunities to poor communities in South Africa.

There is proof that concentrated malaria control efforts are working. With simple tools such as mosquito nets, effective medicines and safe indoor spraying, African countries such as Eritrea, Rwanda and Zambia have reduced malaria deaths by more than 50 percent. But continued support from donors and endemic countries is crucial to help Africa meet the UN goal of ending malaria deaths by 2015.

UAM World Malaria Day Activities across the U.S.

Congressional Initiatives – April 20, PSI Ambassador and UAM Champion Molly Sims will join young soccer players and other champions on Capitol Hill to present tens of thousands of signatures urging continued U.S. support for malaria efforts, followed by an evening Congressional Reception celebrating the tremendous impact of U.S. investments in malaria control
The Sleep Out to End Malaria – April 24, UAM is coordinating with universities and campuses across the country to sleep out in symbolic gesture of commitment to the global fight against malaria
Youth Tournaments – UAM is joining with eight youth tournaments across the nation this spring to increase malaria awareness with young soccer players and their families
Major League Soccer (MLS) Title Nights – the UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets™ campaign, on behalf of UAM, is partnering with MLS to host activities at soccer matches across the country from spring through summer, to increase awareness about malaria

UAM World Malaria Day Activities across Africa

Côte d’Ivoire – launched UAM-sponsored billboard and TV PSA campaign and hosted private sector UAM partners dinner
Ghana – UAM event in central Accra with national federation and net distribution
Mali – UAM-sponsored soccer cup championships in 8 districts and national UAM cup
Mozambique – UAM PSA campaign and net distribution
Nigeria – malaria roundtable with private sector and former national team footballers
South Africa – announcements from corporate partners on commitments to tackling malaria, launch of UAM bracelet campaign, UAM-expedition starts delivering nets in a number of countries
Tanzania – launching Malaria Haikubaliki Junior Cup and training for sports media
Zambia – UAM-sponsored soccer matches and net distribution
Uganda – UAM-sponsored soccer matches and net distribution
UAM Resource Guide – a collection of existing resources and best practices from key players in the fight against malaria

UAM Soccer Stars/Federations

Soccer Stars – Landon Donovan, Michael Essien, Salomon Kalou, Frederique Kanoute, Seydou Keita, Roger Milla, Kolo Touré
National Federations/Associations – Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ireland, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda, U.S., Zambia
Teams – Ghana Black Stars, Mali Aigles, Tanzania Taifa Stars, Zambia’s Chipolopolo Boys, the Ugandan Cranes, the U.S. and Irish National teams, and club teams Anderlecht and FC Barcelona
Dignitaries – Sepp Blatter, Don Garber, Irvin Khoza, Joan Laporta

UAM Corporations

Anglo Gold Ashanti, Azalai Hotels, CECI, Coca-Cola, East African Breweries Ltd. Uganda, Exxon, KCB, Kampala Pharmaceuticals Industry, Kampala Serena, Manzi water, MNet, MTN, MTNCI, Nando’s Restaurants, Net Shoppe, Nikon, Novartis, Orange-Mali, Pfizer, Radio One, SAPH, SIFCA, SITAB, SOTRA, Sheraton Kampala, Standard Bank, SSB Flour, Sumitomo, SuperSport, Total, Toyota Uganda, Vestergaard Frandsen, Zambeef

Additional UAM Supporters

Bono, Robert Brozin, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Raymond G. Chambers, Peter Chernin, Awa Marie Coll-Seck, Melinda French Gates, Sunil Gulati, Philippe Huber, Ashley Judd, Michel D. Kazatchkine, Andrea Kerzner, Johann Olav Koss, Anna Kournikova, Mandy Moore, Youssou N’Dour, Phuthuma Nhleko, David O’Connor, Rick Reilly, Molly Sims, Anant Singh, David Sternberg, Diana Taylor, R.E. Turner, Daniel Vasella, M.D., Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen, Abby Wambach, Casey Wasserman, Keisha Nash Whitaker

About Malaria

Malaria is a disease caused by parasites of the Plasmodium species. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. The parasite enters the bloodstream and causes fever, headaches and other flu-like symptoms. If left untreated, the infection in its most severe forms can lead to a coma and death.

Malaria disproportionately affects the poor, particularly children and pregnant women on the African continent who are more likely to be exposed to infection and have the most limited access to malaria prevention, treatment, and control measures. Malaria kills a child every 30 seconds and overall nearly one million people each year. In addition to the death toll, malaria contributes to the cycle of poverty and limits economic development: Malaria illness and death cost Africa at least $12 billion in lost productivity every year.

About United Against Malaria

United Against Malaria is a partnership of soccer teams and heroes, celebrities, health and advocacy organizations, governments, corporations, and people like you who have united ahead of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa to win the fight against malaria. Our goal is to galvanize partners throughout the world to reach the United Nations target of universal access to mosquito nets and malaria medicine in Africa by the end of 2010, a crucial first step to reaching the international target of reducing deaths to near zero by 2015. www.UnitedAgainstMalaria.org

Founding partners include Comic Relief, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Malaria No More, ONE, PATH, PSI (Population Services International), the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, the United Nations Foundation and the United Nations Special Envoy for Malaria.

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Digitalizing contraceptive counseling to reach rural women and girls in Ethiopia

By: Fana Abay, Marketing and Communications Director, PSI Ethiopia

In rural Ethiopia, women and girls often face significant barriers in accessing healthcare facilities, which can be located hours away. Moreover, there is a prevailing stigma surrounding the use of contraception, with concerns about potential infertility or the perception of promiscuity. To address these challenges, the Smart Start initiative has emerged, linking financial well-being with family planning through clear and relatable messaging that addresses the immediate needs of young couples—planning for the lives and families they envision. Smart Start takes a community-based approach, utilizing a network of dedicated Navigators who engage with women in their localities. These Navigators provide counseling and refer interested clients to Health Extension Workers or healthcare providers within Marie Stopes International-operated clinics for comprehensive contraceptive counseling and services.

In a significant development, PSI Ethiopia has digitized the proven counseling messaging of Smart Start, expanding its reach to more adolescent girls, young women, and couples. This approach aligns with the priorities set by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MOH) and is made possible through funding from Global Affairs Canada. The interactive and engaging digital messaging has revolutionized counseling services, enabling clients to make informed and confident decisions regarding both their finances and contraceptive choices.

Clients who received counseling with the digital Smart Start tool reported a higher understanding of their options and were more likely to choose contraception (74 percent) compared to those counseled with the manual version of Smart Start (64 percent). Navigators also found the digital tool more effective in connecting with clients, leading to higher ratings for the quality of their counseling.

By December 2023, PSI Ethiopia, working in close collaboration with the MOH, aims to reach over 50 thousand new clients by leveraging the digital counseling tool offered by Smart Start. This innovative approach allows for greater accessibility and effectiveness in providing sexual and reproductive health services, contributing to improved reproductive health outcomes for women and couples across the country.

Building community health worker capacity to deliver malaria care

By: Christopher Lourenço, Deputy Director, Malaria, PSI Global

Community health workers (CHWs) are critical lifelines in their communities. Ensuring they have the training, support, and equipment they need is essential to keep their communities safe from malaria, especially in the hardest to reach contexts.

For example, in Mali, access to formal health services remains challenging, with four in ten people living several miles from the nearest health center, all without reliable transportation or access. In 2009, the Ministry of Health adopted a community health strategy to reach this population. The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Impact Malaria project, funded by USAID and led by PSI, supports the Ministry with CHW training and supervision to localize health services.

In 2022, 328 thousand malaria cases were recorded by CHWs); 6.5 thousand severe malaria cases were referred to health centers, according to the national health information system.

During that time, the PMI Impact Malaria project (IM) designed and supported two rounds of supportive supervision of 123 CHWs in their workplaces in the IM-supported regions of Kayes and Koulikoro. This included developing and digitizing a standardized supervision checklist; and developing a methodology for selecting which CHWs to visit. Once a long list of CHW sites had been determined as accessible to supervisors for a day trip (including security reasons), the supervisors telephoned the CHWs to check when they would be available to receive a visit [as being a CHW is not a full-time job, and certain times of the year they are busy with agricultural work (planting, harvesting) or supporting health campaigns like mosquito net distribution].

Supervisors directly observed how CHWs performed malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and administered artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). They recorded CHW performance using the digitized checklist, interviewed community members, reviewed records, and provided on-the-spot coaching. They also interviewed the CHWs and tried to resolve challenges they expressed, including with resupply of commodities or equipment immediately or soon afterwards.

Beyond the observed interactions with patients, supervisors heard from community members that they were pleased that CHWs were able to provide essential malaria services in the community. And the data shows the impact.

In IM-supported areas of Mali, 36% of CHWs in the first round were competent in performing the RDT, which rose to 53% in the second. 24% of CHWs in the first round compared to 38% in the second were competent in the treatment of fever cases and pre-referral counseling. Between both rounds, availability of ACT increased from 80 percent to 90 percent.

Supportive supervision with interviews and observations at sites improved the basic competencies of CHWs between the first and second rounds, and additional rounds will help to understand the longer-term programmatic benefits.

Taking a market-based approach to scale sanitation in Ethiopia

By: Dr. Dorothy Balaba, Country Representative, PSI Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, PSI leads the implementation of USAID Transform WASH (T/WASH) activity with consortium partners, SNV and IRC WASH. Contrary to traditional models that rely on distribution of free or heavily subsidized sanitation products, T/WASH utilizes a market-based sanitation approach. This approach creates sustainable and affordable solutions, by integrating market forces and supporting businesses to grow, while creating demand at the household level.

During the last six years, T/WASH has worked alongside the private sector and government (Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health, Ministry of Water and Energy, and Ministry of Labor and Skills), among other stakeholders, to increase household access to affordable, quality sanitation products and services. For example, more than 158 thousand households have invested in upgraded sanitation solutions with rapid expansion to come as the initiative scales and market growth accelerates.

T/WASH has successfully trained more than 500 small businesses, including community masons and other construction-related enterprises, with technical know-how in sanitation product installation, operational capacities, and marketing and sales skills needed to run successful, growing businesses. The Ethiopian government is now scaling the approach to all districts through various national, regional, and local institutions with requisite expertise. T/WASH has also worked the One WASH National Program, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Water and Energy, and Ministry of Labor and Skills to examine policies that influence increased household uptake of basic WASH services, such as targeted sanitation subsidies, tax reduction to increase affordability, and increased access to loan capital for business seeking to expand and households needing help to improve their facilities.

To share the journey to market-based sanitation, representatives of the Ethiopian Ministry of Health and the USAID Transform WASH team took to the stage at the UN Water Conference in 2023.

“Rather than relying on traditional aid models that often distribute free or heavily subsidized sanitation products, market-based sanitation creates sustainable and affordable solutions, integrating market forces and supporting businesses to grow.”

— Michael Negash, Deputy Chief Party of T/WASH

Promoting self-managed care like Self-testing and Self-Sampling

By: Dr Karin Hatzold, Associate Director HIV/TB/Hepatitis

Building upon the success and insights gained from our work with HIV self-testing (HIVST), PSI is actively applying this approach to better integrate self-care, more broadly, in the health system beginning with Hepatitis C and COVID-19. Self-testing has emerged as a powerful tool to increase access to integrated, differentiated, and decentralized health services, accelerating prevention, care, and treatment for various diseases, while also increasing health system resilience against COVID-19.

Here’s how we got there.

Seven years ago, the landscape of HIV self-testing lacked global guidelines, and only the U.S., the UK and France had policies in place that allowed for HIV self-testing. High disease burdened countries in low-and-middle-income-countries (LMICs) lacked evidence and guidance for HIVST despite major gaps in HIV diagnosis.

However, through the groundbreaking research from the Unitaid-funded HIV Self-Testing Africa (STAR) initiative led by PSI, we demonstrated that HIVST is not only safe and acceptable but also cost-effective for reaching populations at high risk with limited access to conventional HIV testing. This research played a pivotal role in informing the normative guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) and shaping policies at the country level. As a result, more than 108 countries globally now have reported HIVST policies, with an increasing number of countries implementing and scaling up HIVST to complement and partially replace conventional testing services. This became especially significant as nations tried to sustain HIV services amidst the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

By leveraging our expertise, PSI is conducting research to identify specific areas and populations where the adoption of Hepatitis C and COVID-19 self-testing could significantly enhance testing uptake and coverage. This research serves as the foundation for developing targeted strategies and interventions to expand access to self-testing, ensure that individuals have convenient and timely options for testing for these diseases, and are linked to care, treatment and prevention services through differentiated test and treat approaches.

Using peer coaches to counter HIV stigma in South Africa

By: Shawn Malone, Project Director, HIV/AIDS Gates Project in South Africa, PSI Global

In South Africa, where the HIV response has lagged in reaching men, PSI’s Coach Mpilo model has transformed the role of an HIV counselor or case manager into that of a coach and mentor who provides empathetic guidance and support based on his own experience of living with HIV. Coaches are men who are not just stable on treatment but also living proudly and openly with HIV. Situated within the community and collaborating closely with clinic staff, they identify and connect with men struggling with barriers to treatment and support them in overcoming those barriers, whether that means navigating the clinic or disclosing their HIV status to their loved ones.

PSI and Matchboxology first piloted the model in 2020 with implementing partners BroadReach Healthcare and Right to Care as well as the Department of Health in three districts of South Africa. Since then, the model has been rolled out by eight implementing partners in South Africa, employing more than 300 coaches and reaching tens of thousands of men living with HIV. To date, the model has linked 98 percent of clients to care and retained 94 percent of them, in sharp contrast to the estimated 70 percent of men with HIV in South Africa who are currently on treatment.

Given the success of the program, South Africa’s Department of Health and the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) have each embraced the Coach Mpilo model in their health strategy and are embedding it in their strategies and programs.

“The men we spoke to [while I was traveling to South Africa for a PrEP project with Maverick Collective by PSI] were not only decidedly open to the idea of taking a daily pill…many were willing to spread the word and encourage friends to get on PrEP too. We were able to uncover and support this new way forward because we had flexible funding to focus on truly understanding the community and the root barriers to PrEP adoption. This is the philanthropic funding model we need to effectively fight the HIV epidemic, and it’s beneficial for all sorts of social challenges.”

– Anu Khosla, Member, Maverick Collective by PSI

simplifying consumers’ journey to care in Vietnam

By: Hoa Nguyen, Country Director, PSI Vietnam

In late 2022, with funding from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, PSI and Babylon partnered to pilot AIOI in Vietnam. By combining Babylon’s AI symptom checker with PSI’s health provider locator tool, this digital health solution analyzes symptoms, recommends the appropriate level of care, and points them to health providers in their local area. The main goal is to support people in low-income communities to make informed decisions about their health and efficiently navigate the healthcare system, while reducing the burden on the healthcare workforce. The free 24/7 service saves people time and subsequent loss of income from taking time off work and from having to pay unnecessary out-of-pocket expenses. Under our global partnership with Meta, PSI launched a digital campaign to put this innovative product in the hands of people in Vietnam. By the end of June 2023 (in the nine months since product launch), 210 thousand people accessed the AIOI platform; 2.4 thousand people created personal accounts on the AIOI website, 4.8 thousand triages to Symptom Checker and linked 2.2 thousand people to health facilities.

Babylon’s AI symptom checker and PSI’s health provider locator tool captures real-time, quality data that supports health systems to plan, monitor and respond to consumer and provider needs. But for this data to be effective and useable, it needs to be available across the health system. Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard provides a common, open standard that enables this data exchange.
PSI’s first consumer-facing implementation of FHIR was launched in September 2022 as part of the Babylon Symptom Checker project in Vietnam, enabling rapid alignment between PSI and Babylon’s FHIR-enabled client records systems. PSI already has several other consumer health FHIR implementations under active development in 2023, including PSI’s collaboration with the Kenya MOH to launch a FHIR-enabled WhatsApp national health line for COVID-19 health information. PSI will also look to adopt and scale health workforce-facing FHIR-enabled tools, such as OpenSRP2, which will be piloted in an SRH-HIV prevention project in eSwatini in partnership with Ona by the end of 2023.

— Martin Dale, Director, Digital Health and Monitoring, PSI

Engaging the private sector for disease surveillance in Myanmar

By: Dr. Zayar Kyaw, Head of Health Security & Innovation, PSI Myanmar

Under a three-year investment from the Indo-Pacific Center for Health Security under Australia’s Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), PSI is enhancing disease outbreak surveillance and public health emergency preparedness and response capacities in Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. When PSI conducted a review of existing disease surveillance systems in Myanmar, it identified several gaps: although the Ministry of Health had systems in place for HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and other communicable diseases, they were fragmented, with different reporting formats and reliance on paper-based reporting. In addition, private sector case surveillance data were not routinely captured, yet private clinics and pharmacies are the dominant health service delivery channel in the country. This hindered effective disease prevention and control efforts.

Building on our extensive private sector malaria surveillance work under the BMGF-funded GEMS project in the Greater Mekong Subregion, PSI implemented a case-based disease notification system using social media channels to overcome the limitations of paper-based and custom-built mobile reporting tools. These chatbots, accessible through popular social media platforms like Facebook Messenger and Viber, proved to be user-friendly and required minimal training, maintenance, and troubleshooting. The system was implemented in more than 550 clinics of the Sun Quality Health social franchise network as well as nearly 470 pharmacies. The captured information flows to a DHIS2 database used for real-time monitoring and analysis, enabling rapid detection of potential outbreaks. Local health authorities receive instant automated SMS notifications, enabling them to promptly perform case investigation and outbreak response.

In 2022, private clinics reported 1,440 malaria cases through the social media chatbots, while community mobilizers working with 475 private providers and community-based malaria volunteers reported more than 5,500 cases, leading to the detection of two local malaria outbreaks. Local health authorities were instantly notified, allowing them to take action to contain these surges in malaria transmission. During the same time, pharmacies referred 1,630 presumptive tuberculosis cases for confirmatory testing – a third of which were diagnosed as tuberculosis and enrolled into treatment programs.

Training health workers in Angola

By: Anya Fedorova, Country Representative, PSI Angola

The shortage of skilled health workers is widely acknowledged as a significant barrier to achieving Universal Health Coverage. To address this challenge, PSI supported ministries of health to develop a digital ecosystem that brings together stewardship, learning, and performance management (SLPM). The ecosystem enhances training, data-driven decision-making, and the efficiency of healthcare delivery.

Here’s what it looks like in practice.

In July 2020, PSI Angola, alongside the Angolan digital innovation company Appy People, launched Kassai, an eLearning platform that targets public sector health workers in Angola. Through funding from USAID and the President’s Malaria Initiatve (PMI), Kassai features 16 courses in malaria, family planning, and maternal and child health – with plans to expand learning topic areas through funding from ExxonMobil Foundation and private sector companies. A partnership with UNITEL, the largest telecommunication provider in Angola, provides all public health providers in Angola free internet access to use Kassai.

Kassai’s analytics system to follow learners’ success rate and to adjust the course content to learners’ performance and needs. Kassai analytics are integrated with DHIS2 – the Health Management Information System (HMIS) of Angolan MOH, to be able to link learners’ knowledge and performance with the health outcomes in the health facilities. The analytics track learners’ performance by course and gives visibility by health provider, health facility, municipality, and province. Each course has pre-and post-evaluation tests to track progress of learning, too.

By the end of 2022, there were 6,600 unique users on the Kassai platform and 31,000 course enrollments. PSI Angola’s partnership with UNITEL, the largest telecommunication provider in Angola, allows for free internet access to learn on the Kassai for all public health providers in Angola. Building on its success for malaria training, Kassai now also provides courses in family planning, COVID-19, and maternal and child health. This reduces training silos and provides cross-cutting benefits beyond a single disease.

Implementing the SLPM digital ecosystem brings numerous benefits to health systems. It allows for more strategic and efficient workforce training and performance management, enabling ministries of health to track changes in health workers’ knowledge, quality of care, service utilization, and health outcomes in real time. The ecosystem also supports better stewardship of mixed health systems by facilitating engagement with the private sector, aligning training programs and standards of care, and integrating private sector data into national HMIS. Furthermore, it enables the integration of community health workers into the broader health system, maximizing their impact and contribution to improving health outcomes and strengthening primary healthcare.

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