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 | | Sharing results members helping members - July 2007 | | Occasionally the Network: TUFH Alert is being used for members (or Network: TUFH relations) who ask for help from the Network: TUFH membership. Here we give you the results from these ‘quests’. Jill Thistlethwaite requested information on factors that affect career and practice location choice of medical students, junior doctors and other health professional students. | | Read further >> | | |
| | WONCA 5-Star Doctor Award for Arthur Kaufman - Alert August 2007 | | At the three-annual world conference for family doctors organised by the World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA) in Singapore, Arthur Kaufman – the present Secretary General of The Network: TUFH – was awarded the WONCA World Award for Excellence in Healthcare: The 5-Star Doctor 2007. Dr. Kaufman is the second doctor to be given this prestigious award; the first awardee was Jan de Maeseneer, Dr. Kaufman’s successor to the function of Secretary General of The Network: TUFH. We are most proud to have the 5-Star Doctor 2004 ánd 2007 in our midst! | | Read further >> | | |
| | New Co-editor Education for Health - Alert August 2007 | On behalf of the Executive Committee we are happy to announce the nomination of a new Co-Editor for our Network: TUFH journal Education for Health.
Donald Pathman, MD, MPH, has accepted the position of Co-Editor for the journal. He will share the editorship with present Co-Editor, Michael Glasser, Ph.D. | | Read further >> | | |
| | Members helping members - Alert August 2007 | | Occasionally the Network: TUFH Alert is being used for members (or Network: TUFH relations) who ask for help from the Network: TUFH membership. Here a request from Mr J.Kessy assistant lecturer in developmental studies at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College of Tumaini University, Moshi Tanzania. | | Read further >> | | |
| | The Kampala Call - Alert October 2007 | | The 2007 Conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health (The Network: TUFH: www.the-networktufh.org) in Kampala, Uganda discussed “Human Resources for Health: Recruitment, Education and Retention”. | | Read further >> | | |
| | Interesting reading material - October 2007 | - Mapping the Future of Primary Healthcare Research in Canada; A report to the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation - September 2007
Available online as PDF file [52p.]
- Social health protection: an ILO strategy towards universal access to health care. Draft for consultation. Issues in Social Protection; Discussion Paper 19 International Labour Office, Geneva 2007 ISBN: 978-92-2-1200970.
Available online as PDF file [94p.]
- A systematic review of inequalities in the use of maternal health care in developing countries: examining the scale of the problem and the importance of context
Bulletin of the World Health Organization - Volume 85, Number 10, October 2007, 733-820
Available online
- Financial Resources Required to Achieve Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support. UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, September 26, 2007
Available online as PDF file [36p.]
- Legal Aspects of HIV/AIDS - A Guide for Policy and Law Reform. Global HIV/AIDS Program and Legal Vice Presidency - The World Bank, 2007
Available online as PDF file [250p.]
- Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada: Release 1.0
Public Health Agency of Canada. Ottawa, September 2007
Available online as PDF file [28p.]
- Caring for Children affected by HIV and AIDS
Innocenti Insight - November 2006; UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Florence Italy
Available online as PDF file [60p.]
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| | Education for Health/Global theme issue on Poverty and Human Development - October 2007 | The Network: TUFH journal Education for Health has published its third free online issue: Volume 20, Issue 3 (November 2007).
We invite you to click here and view this issue, that includes a special section on Poverty and Human Development. This section is part of a global initiative, organized by the Council of Science Editors, in which 235 journals worldwide have participated.
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| | Last Email Regarding 2007 Conference in Uganda | Dear Uganda Conference Participants,
Now that we have all returned home and the Network: TUFH 2007 Kampala, Uganda conference may be starting to fade from memory, we are writing to THANK YOU for your participation and for your deep commitment to Human Resources for Health. New relationships have been formed and we all left the conference with renewed passion for making a positive difference in our communities.
There are still some Uganda ‘memories’ that we would like to share with you:
* Picture Gallery
* Final Conference Evaluations
For more information please visit the following website: http://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/previousconferences.asp
In the months and years ahead, we hope we can all stay connected with each other - to share lessons learned, to seek advice and to build a movement for change. Toward that end, you have been added to the mailing list of The Network: TUFH and will receive periodic emails from us. Please continue to send us news of your accomplishments to share broadly throughout our network. If you do not wish to stay connected in this way, please let us know and we'll remove you from our list.
We also hope that you will join us in Chía-Bogotá for our next International Conference. Dates: September 27 to October 2, 2008. The conference theme is Adapting Heatlh Services and Health Professions Education to Local Needs: Partnerships, Priorities and Passions. Our conference host is Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Sabana. The conference will be followed by 2 post-conference Excursions:
October 3, 2008: Health Center Agua de Dios
October 3 - 5, 2008: Valledupar - Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Detailed information will be available from early 2008 at http://www.the-networktufh.org/conference. Please do not hesitate to contact us in case you would like to receive more details.
Also on behalf of the Uganda co-hosts, thank you again, and best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season and New Year.
Yoka Cerfontaine and Pauline Vluggen
The Network: Towards Unity for Health | | Read further >> | | |
| | Interesting reading material - January 2008 | - Call for papers for the special edition of the Lancet for the 30th anniversary of the declaration of Alma Ata
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- Critical Perspectives in Public Health, by Judith Green, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK and Ronald Labonte, University of Ottawa, Canada
Publisher: Routledge, October 2007 ISBN 978-0-415-40952-0
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- News from Argentina Newsletter by Alberto Alves de Lima: "My career in medical education and experiences at Maastricht"
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- Healthy Development; The World Bank Strategy for Health, Nutrition, and Population Results
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- Health for All Now! Reviving the spirit of Alma Ata in the twenty-first century: An Introduction to the Alma Ata Declaration
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- Achieving Health Equity: from root causes to fair outcomes
Commission on social determinants of health. An interim statement
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- Renewing Primary Health Care in the Americas.
A Position Paper of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
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- The African Family Physician
A group of 8 South African academics in Family Medicine met recently at a workshop in Kampala, Uganda, with some 20 colleagues from a number of sub-Saharan African countries in order to promote the development of Family Medicine throughout the continent. While this seems a lofty goal, the practitioner on the ground may ask: “What for?” Well, this is one response.
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| | Interesting websites - January 2008 | - The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine
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- International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War European affiliates
IPPNW is a non-partisan global federation of medical organizations dedicated to research, education, and advocacy relevant to the prevention of nuclear war. To this end, IPPNW seeks to prevent all wars, to promote non-violent conflict resolution, and to minimize the effects of war and preparations for war on health, development, and the environment.
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| | Tamas Fülöp Award - February 2008 | | The TFA honours a person/organisation/institution/Group for outstanding contributions to The Network: TUFH. During the General Meeting in Kampala, Uganda in September 2007 the 2nd TFA was presented to a very honoured Dr. Khalifa Elmusharaf from Sudan. | | Read further >> | | |
| | Interesting reading material - February 2008 | - Mapping global health inequalities: Challenges and opportunities
Peter Tugwell, Vivian Robinson, and Erin Morris December 12, 2007 - Center for Global, International and Regional Studies Mapping Global Inequalities - conference papers University of California - Santa Cruz - USA
Available online as PDF [36p.]
- The State of the World’s Children 2008 – Child Survival
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) - December 2007
Available online as PDF [164p.]
- Health Impact Assessment: A practical guide
Available online as PDF [43p.]
- Health is more than health care: The documentary series - Unnatural causes toolkit
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- The Chinese health care system: Structure, problems and challenges
Available online as PDF [34p.]
- The many dimensions of poverty
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- Inequality in Latin America: Determinants and consequences
Available online as PDF [41p]
- Quality and efficiency in Swedish health care: Regional comparisons
Available online as PDF [190p.]
- Paying the patient: Improving health using financial incentives
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- Strategic plan for next five years on Global Health Council Website
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- The impact of poverty, culture, and environment on minority health
Featuring the 10th Annual William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lecture: The Science and Epidemiology of Racism and Health in the United States: an Ecosocial Perspective
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- Tackling health inequalities. Final report (Project on tackling health inequalities) is available
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- WHO in 60 years: A chronology of public health milestones
In 2008, WHO is celebrating its 60th anniversary. The chronology tells the story of WHO and public health achievements over the last 60 years.
1945: The United Nations Conference in San Francisco unanimously approves the establishment of a new, autonomous international health organization
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| | Members helping Members - March 2008 |
Occasionally the Network: TUFH Alert is being used for members (or Network: TUFH relations) who ask for help from the Network: TUFH membership. Here a request from Dr. Marzieh Moattari from Iran. | | Read further >> | | |
| | The Prevention Education Resource Center - March 2008 | | The Prevention Education Resource Center (PERC) is a web-based repository of educational materials related to clinical prevention and population health. PERC is supported by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR). The site promotes collaboration across health care disciplines, professions, and institutions by facilitating the exchange of teaching resources and connecting educators. The PERC was launched in October 2006 by APTR, convener of the Healthy People Curriculum Task Force. The development and operation of PERC are funded by a grant from the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation of New York. | | Read further >> | | |
| | Teaching for Learning: Learning for Health - March 2008 | | A Quick Reference Guide for Planning, Implementing, and Assessing Learning Experiences. Available in English and Farsi. | | Read further >> | | |
| | Interesting reading material - March 2008 | - Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in the World; Fourth Global Report
World Health Organization – February 2008 - WHO/IUATLD Global Project on Anti-tuberculosis Drug Resistance Surveillance - WHO/HTM/TB/
Available online as PDF file
- The Population Approach and Vulnerable Populations
Katherine L. Frohlich, and Louise Potvin, at Lea Roback Centre for Research on Health Inequalities, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montreal, and le Groupe de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Santé, Montreal, Quebec.
American Journal of Public Health - March 1 2008, Volume 98, Issue 3
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- The Public Health Approach to Eliminating Disparities in Health
David Satcher is the director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute and the Center of Excellence on Health Disparities, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga, and the 16th Surgeon General of the United States.
Eve J. Higginbotham is Dean and Senior Vice President for academic affairs at Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta.
American Journal of Public Health - March 1 2008, Volume 98, Issue 3
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- The first issue of tha Annals of Iraqi Science.
This journal just to give the impression for others that Iraqi people are still struggle for existence of their unity.
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- The Academy of Medical Educators, a new professional body for medical teachers
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- An Editorial by Jan de Maeseneer et al. on Funding for primary health care in developing countries, recently published in the BMJ and BJGP:
- BMJ Editorial Funding for primary health care in developing countries
- 15by2015 English Press release
- An Editorial by Jan de Maeseneer et al. on Strengthening primary care: Addressing the disparity between vertical and horizontal investment, recently published in the BMJ and BJGP:
- Strengthening primary care: Addressing the disparity between vertical and horizontal investment: editorial published in the BMJ and BJGP
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| | Recommended websites - March 2008 | - The Future of Primary Healthcare in Europe
University of Southampton, England - September 15-17, 2008
Abstract submission deadline: Thursday, 15 May 2008
Call for proposals
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- On the occasion of International Women’s Day the International Council of Nurses (ICN) calls the world’s attention to the increasing violence against women, particularly in areas of conflict; to the imperative of having women involved in peace talks; and brings the latest information on progress to establish a UN Women’s Agency, more than a year after a recommendation to the General Assembly.
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- Primafamed; An institutional network for the development of family medicine and primary health care in Africa
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| | Interesting reading material - April 2008 | - Integrating public health and medicine: First steps in a new curriculum
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- Systematic reviews of health effects of social interventions: 2. Best available evidence: How low should you go?
David Ogilvie, Matt Egan, Val Hamilton and Mark Petticrew
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- April issue of the WHO Bulletin
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- Capacity building in medical education and health outcomes in developing countries: The missing link
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| | Resumenes y propuesta en Español - April 2008 | The Network: TUFH 2008 Conferencia – Adapting Health Services and Health Professions Education to Local Needs: Partnerships, Priorities and Passions
Aunque el lenguaje oficial de la conferencia es el ingles, los organizadores desean ofrecer un programa paralelo en español. Por esta razón animan a los participantes de habla hispana a participar enviando resumenes, propuestas para mini talleres o sesiones didacticas.
La fecha limite de envío de resumenes y propuestas es el Primero de Junio de 2008. Puede enviar su resumen o propuesta a secretariat@network.unimaas.nl
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| | Call for abstracts and proposals in Spanish - April 2008 | The Network: TUFH 2008 Conference – Adapting Health Services and Health Professions Education to Local Needs: Partnerships, Priorities and Passions.
Although the language of the Conference is English, the organisers would like to offer a Spanish track in the programme and therefore encourages Spanish speaking participants to submit an abstract or mini-workshop or didactic session proposal in Spanish.
Deadline for abstract submission for thematic poster sessions and proposals for mini-workshops and/or didactics is June 1, 2008. You can send your abstract and/or mini-workshop / didactic proposal submission form to secretariat@network.unimaas.nl | | Read further >> | | |
| | Education for Health: Volume 21, Issue 1 (April 2008) available | We invite you to click here and view this issue. The articles are available to download for free.
More information on the contents of this issue can be read in the Co-Editors' Notes: click here | | Read further >> | | |
| | Call for Training Modules - April 2008 | The interactive website of The Network: TUFH has a special section for Training modules/Curricula in which your institution/organisation has the chance to share successful learning packages with other colleagues in the world.
Since 2006 the Women and Health Learning package can be downloaded from the website and has been a big success. In 2 years time, over 260 institutions and individuals in 60 countries have downloaded the package from the website, click here
We invite you to send training modules on relevant topics to secretariat@network.unimaas.nl for inclusion in the website. Your input is much appreciated and the most innovating contribution will be awarded with an article in our Newsletter. | | Read further >> | | |
| | International Conference: The Future of Primary Healthcare in Europe - April 2008 | | Network: TUFH Members receive a reduction on the registration fee for this International Conference that will be organised in Southampton, United Kingdom from September 15 - 17, 2008. For more information and a special registration form please visit the conference website. | | Read further >> | | |
| | 2008 Network: Towards Unity for Health Conference - May 2008 | We invite you to attend the Network: Towards Unity for Health (The Network: TUFH) 2008 conference in Bogotá, Colombia from September 27 to October 2. Followed by 2 post-conference excursions to Health Center Agua de Dios (October 3) and to Valledupar – Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (October 3 to 5).
We are convinced that the 2008 conference will be a unique opportunity for international participants to gather, to get acquainted with the Network: TUFH as a global organisation in general and the Colombian health care system, the beauty of Colombia and the Colombian people in particular.
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| | Funding opportunities - May 2008 | Peers for Progress
Evaluation Grants are available to document the contributions of peer support interventions for those with diabetes. University-based researchers, health systems, and similar organizations are invited to apply. Eligibility criteria include experience in (a) diabetes management and/or use of peer-based interventions in health promotion and chronic disease anagement and (b) research or program evaluation.
Application schedule
- Brief preliminary project: descriptions are due: July 1, 2008.
- Applications are due September 1, 2008
- Funding of successful applications commences: January 1, 2009. | | Read further >> | | |
| | Interesting reading material - May 2008 | - Online Educational Tools to Improve the Knowledge of Primary Care Professionals in Infectious Diseases
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- Validation of a Turkish Translation of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale with Turkish Medical Students
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- World Health Day and Education for Health
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- The Global Epidemic of Obesity: An Overview
Benjamin Caballero - Center for Human Nutrition, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Epidemiologic Reviews 2007 29(1):1-5; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxm012
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| | Noguchi Award for Service to Global Public Health - May 2008 | Too often the sacrifices of people working in global public health go unrecognized, but not in this case. In a press release the WHO welcomes the announcement that the Government of Japan is awarding the first Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for service to global public health.
The two recipients of the prize are Brain Greenwood, Professor of Clinical Tropical Medicine at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and distinguished innovator in malaria research; and Miriam K. Were, an AIDS specialist performing ground-breaking community-based work in East Africa. | | Read further >> | | |
| | Interesting reading material - June 2008 | - Community-Academic Partnerships: A "Community-First" Model to Teach Public Health
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- Online Educational Tools to Improve the Knowledge of Primary Care Professionals in Infectious Diseases
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- Original Research Paper: Health-Related Behaviors of Sudanese Adolescents
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- The Concept of Prevention: A Good Idea Gone Astray? Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - July 2008;62:580-583; doi:10.1136/jech.2007.071027
Website: http://jech.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/62/7/580
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| | Boletin Al Timpano - June 2008 | | Facultad de Medicina, Universidad La Sabana has fully dedicated their School´s newsletter to this years Network: TUFH Conference that will take place in Bogota, Colombia from September 27 to October 2. The newsletter is only available in Spanish. | | Read further >> | | |
| | Members helping Members - June 2008 |
Occasionally the Network: TUFH Alert is being used for members (or Network: TUFH relations) who ask for help from the Network: TUFH membership. Here a request from Gyorgy Vereb from Hungary. | | Read further >> | | |
| | Interesting reading material - October 2008 | - Quality in and Equality of Access to Healthcare Services; European Commission - Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, 2008
Available online as pdf
- Coverage of Cervical Cancer Screening in 57 Countries: Low Average Levels and Large Inequalities; PLoS Med June 2008 - 5(6): e132
Available online
- The Chronic Poverty Report 2008-09; Chronic Poverty Research Centre CPRC - UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), July 2008
Available online as pdf
- Learning from our neighbours - Cross-national inspiration for Dutch public health policies: smoking, alcohol, overweight, depression, health inequalities, youth, screening; National Institute for Public Health and The Environment - The Netherlands, 2008
Available online as pdf
- Health Workforce and International Migration: Can New Zealand Compete?; OECD Health Working Paper No. 33; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD, 2008
Available online as pdf
- World Population Approaches 7 Billion; U.S. Census Bureau, June 2008
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- Where are the patients in decision-making about their own care?; WHO Regional Office for Europe and European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, 2008
Available online as pdf
- Global Atlas of the Health Workforce; The WHO Department of Human Resources for Health 2008
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Miscellaneous new publications received by the Network: TUFH secretariat.
Find interesting publications
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| | Launch of WONCA Academic Membership - October 2008 | Academic Departments and Training Programs of General Practice/Family Medicine which are actively involved in teaching and research and which support the Wonca's mission and desire affiliation may apply for Wonca Academic Membership.
Request: Wonca seeks your help by putting the Wonca Secretariat in touch with the Academic Departments/ Training Programs of Family Medicine/ General Practice / Primary Care in your country that may be interested in joining Wonca as an Academic Member.
Please send the contact details to the Wonca Secretariat at admin@wonca.com.sg | | Read further >> | | |
| | Education for Health: Volume 21, Issue 2 (September 2008) now available | The Network: TUFH journal Education for Health is celebrating its 20th anniversary !
The anniversary issue Volume 21, Issue 2 is now available online.
You can read about the beginnings of Education for Health in a tribute written by Henk Schmidt and Pauline Vluggen.
In their Editorial, Co-Editors Michael Glasser and Donald Pathman are reflecting on the past goals, current status, and future directions of the journal.
This new issue also contains a special section called: “Towards a Scaling-Up of Training and Education for Health Workers.”
We invite you to click here and view this issue. The articles are available to download for free.
More information on the complete contents of this issue can be read in the Co-Editors' Notes: click here | | Read further >> | | |
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