Providing health services in countries disrupted by civil wars: a comparative analysis of Mozambique and Angola 1975–2000
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Disclaimer The views expressed in this document by named authors are solely the responsibility of those authors. Note This study was completed at the beginning of 2001. Afterwards, dramatic events have altered the political situation in Angola, paving the way to a peace settlement, which for the first time seems to stand a chance of succeeding. We sincerely hope that the grim picture of Angola, sketched in this study, is consigned to the past, once and for all.
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تاریخ انتشار 2004