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Eswatini Health & Human Research Review Board Ethics

Introduction

The Ministry of Health (MoH) identifies research as a key component for strengthening policy, planning,

monitoring and evaluation of systems in the health sector. In order to safeguard the dignity, rights, safety

and wellbeing of research participants; the Eswatini...

A Brief Guide to iHRIS Manage

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Evaluation of certain veterinary drug residues in food Eighty-fifth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 1008

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Statistical Abstract

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The increase in zoonotic diseases: the WHO, the why and the when?

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