Transforming the Health Research Workforce in Mozambique: Achievements of the Mozambique Institute for Health Education and Research (MIHER) over a 13‑Year Journey
By: Emília Virgínia Noormahomed, Sérgio Noormahomed, Matchecane Cossa, Nicole Joyce, Regina Daniel Miambo, Irina Mendes Sousa, Noémia Nhacupe, Tufária Mussá, Jahit Sacarlal, Lídia Gouveia, Luís Jorge Ferrão, Carla Carrilho, Mamudo Ismail, Davey Smith, Natasha K. Martin, Ravi Goyal, Kim E. Barrett, Sónia Santana Afonso, Amélia Mandane, Alarquia Saíde, Pompílio Vintuar, Brígida Singo, Boaventura Aleixo, Luck Injage, Elizabeth A. Winzeler, Paulo Correia-de-Sá, Maria do Rosário Oliveira Martins, Paulo Ferrinho, Sam Patel, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Stephen W. Bickler, Constance A. Benson, Roberto Badaró and Robert T. Schooley
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4528 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Submitted on: Jul 31, 2024
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© 2024 Emília Virgínia Noormahomed, Sérgio Noormahomed, Matchecane Cossa, Nicole Joyce, Regina Daniel Miambo, Irina Mendes Sousa, Noémia Nhacupe, Tufária Mussá, Jahit Sacarlal, Lídia Gouveia, Luís Jorge Ferrão, Carla Carrilho, Mamudo Ismail, Davey Smith, Natasha K. Martin, Ravi Goyal, Kim E. Barrett, Sónia Santana Afonso, Amélia Mandane, Alarquia Saíde, Pompílio Vintuar, Brígida Singo, Boaventura Aleixo, Luck Injage, Elizabeth A. Winzeler, Paulo Correia-de-Sá, Maria do Rosário Oliveira Martins, Paulo Ferrinho, Sam Patel, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Stephen W. Bickler, Constance A. Benson, Roberto Badaró, Robert T. Schooley, published by Ubiquity Press
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