Fostering local ownership of infection prevention and control strategies: a multi-country program
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.5198 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 30, 2026
Accepted on: Mar 26, 2026
Published on: Apr 20, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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© 2026 Nicole C. McCann, Jeanette L. Kaiser, Nancy A. Scott, Tamara Hafner, Andre Zagorski, Mohan P. Joshi, Fozo Alombah, Allison Juntunen Morgan, José Antonio Requejo Domínguez, Veronika J. Wirtz, published by Ubiquity Press
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