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Zrubka Z, Champion A, Holtorf AP, Di Bidino R, Earla JR, Boltyenkov AT, Tabata-Kelly M, Asche C, Burrell A. The PICOTS-ComTeC Framework for Defining Digital Health Interventions: An ISPOR Special Interest Group Report. VALUE IN HEALTH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2024; 27:383-396. [PMID: 38569772 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2024.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Digital health definitions are abundant, but often lack clarity and precision. We aimed to develop a minimum information framework to define patient-facing digital health interventions (DHIs) for outcomes research. METHODS Definitions of digital-health-related terms (DHTs) were systematically reviewed, followed by a content analysis using frameworks, including PICOTS (population, intervention, comparator, outcome, timing, and setting), Shannon-Weaver Model of Communication, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Measures, and the World Health Organization's Classification of Digital Health Interventions. Subsequently, we conducted an online Delphi study to establish a minimum information framework, which was pilot tested by 5 experts using hypothetical examples. RESULTS After screening 2610 records and 545 full-text articles, we identified 101 unique definitions of 67 secondary DHTs in 76 articles, resulting in 95 different patterns of concepts among the definitions. World Health Organization system (84.5%), message (75.7%), intervention (58.3%), and technology (52.4%) were the most frequently covered concepts. For the Delphi survey, we invited 47 members of the ISPOR Digital Health Special Interest Group, 18 of whom became the Delphi panel. The first, second, and third survey rounds were completed by 18, 11, and 10 respondents, respectively. After consolidating results, the PICOTS-ComTeC acronym emerged, involving 9 domains (population, intervention, comparator, outcome, timing, setting, communication, technology, and context) and 32 optional subcategories. CONCLUSIONS Patient-facing DHIs can be specified using PICOTS-ComTeC that facilitates identification of appropriate interventions and comparators for a given decision. PICOTS-ComTeC is a flexible and versatile tool, intended to assist authors in designing and reporting primary studies and evidence syntheses, yielding actionable results for clinicians and other decision makers.
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- Zsombor Zrubka
- Health Economics Research Center, University Research and Innovation Center, Óbuda University, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; The Graduate School of Health Economics and Management (ALTEMS), Rome, Italy
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- The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA
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- Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt-Lake City, UT, USA
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Barr E, Marshall LJ, Collins LF, Godfrey C, St Vil N, Stockman JK, Davey DLJ, Dong K, Temkin SM, Glenshaw MT, Byrd C, Clayton JA, Goodenow MM. Centring the health of women across the HIV research continuum. Lancet HIV 2024; 11:e186-e194. [PMID: 38417977 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(24)00004-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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Despite tremendous advances in HIV research, women and gender diverse people-particularly women from racial and ethnic groups under-represented in research, transgender women, and young women-remain disproportionately affected by HIV. Women and gender diverse people face unique challenges and have been under-represented in HIV research. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is tasked to apply fundamental knowledge about the nature and behaviour of living systems to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce disability. Rigorous exploration of-and interventions for-the individual, social, biological, structural, and environmental factors that influence HIV prevention, transmission, treatment, and cure is crucial to advance research for women, girls, and gender diverse people across the lifespan. In this Position Paper, we introduce a framework for an intersectional, equity-informed, data-driven approach to research on HIV and women and highlight selected issues for women and gender diverse people, including HIV prevention, HIV cure, ageing with HIV, substance use and misuse, violence, pregnancy, and breastfeeding or chestfeeding. This framework underlines a new HIV and Women Signature Programme from the NIH Office of AIDS Research and Office of Research on Women's Health that advances the NIH vision for women's health, in which all women receive evidence-based HIV prevention, treatment, and care across their lifespan tailored to their unique needs, circumstances, and goals. The time is now to centre the health of women, girls, and gender diverse people across the HIV research continuum.
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- Elizabeth Barr
- Office of Research on Women's Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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- Office of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Emory University School of Medicine and the Grady Ponce de Leon Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, Department of State, Washington, DC, USA
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- University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA; Infectious Diseases Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Office of Research on Women's Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Office of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Office of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Office of Research on Women's Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Posner JE, Duffy M, Madevu-Matson C, Casella A, Tagoe H, Nagai H, Sharer M. Assessing the person-centered care framework and assessment tool (PCC-AT) in HIV treatment settings in Ghana: A pilot study protocol. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0295818. [PMID: 38181001 PMCID: PMC10769038 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Evidence suggests that person-centered care (PCC) has the potential to overcome inequities in access to HIV services, support quality care that is responsive to diverse needs while increasing efficiencies and resilience of the health system. Despite emerging evidence on the effectiveness of PCC, there is limited information available on how to assess it in diverse clinical settings. This work builds upon a systematic literature review published elsewhere by this study team to develop a PCC framework for HIV treatment service delivery. OBJECTIVES The PCC framework informed the development of the PCC assessment tool (PCC-AT) to assess the degree to which PCC activities are operationalized in diverse HIV treatment settings. The study objectives are to assess: (1) content validity of the PCC framework; (2) PCC-AT score consistency and reliability between health facility staff and clients; and (3) PCC-AT feasibility in HIV treatment settings. METHODS The study team will pilot the PCC-AT among staff in five health facilities and conduct subsequent focus group discussions (FGDs) to determine PCC-AT feasibility. Key informant interviews (KIIs) with clients will explore content validity among PLHIV relative to each subdomain of the PCC-AT and provide a basis to compare score concordance. Quantitative data among health facility staff will examine how many and which cadres participated in the PCC-AT pilot and FGD, years of experience, gender, and the time required to complete the PCC-AT. Information on clients will include total time accessing treatment at the study health facility, years since diagnosis, age and gender. Qualitative data analysis, using descriptive coding with NVivo or a similar software, will be drawn from transcripts from the PCC-AT pilots, FGDs and KIIs. DISCUSSION PCC assessment is a novel approach that aims to help health facilities assess and strengthen their ability to deliver PCC services to improve client outcomes.
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- Jessica E. Posner
- International Division, JSI, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Health Across Humanity, LLC, Boston, MA, United States of America
- MPH Program, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA, United States of America
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- International Division, JSI, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- International Division, JSI, Washington, DC, United States of America
- MPH Program, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA, United States of America
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Knight JM, Ward MK, Fernandez S, Genberg BL, Beach MC, Ladner RA, Trepka MJ. Perceptions and Current Practices in Patient-Centered Care: A Qualitative Study of Ryan White HIV Providers in South Florida. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care 2024; 23:23259582241244684. [PMID: 38651291 PMCID: PMC11036924 DOI: 10.1177/23259582241244684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Background: Patient-centered care (PCC) improves HIV adherence and retention, though lack of consensus on its conceptualization and understanding how it is interpreted has hindered implementation. Methods: We recruited 20 HIV providers at Ryan White Programs in FL for in-depth interviews. Thematic analysis identified core consistencies pertaining to: 1) provider perceptions, 2) current practices promoting PCC. Results: Provider perceptions of PCC emerged under four domains: 1) holistic, 2) individualized care, 3) respect for comfort and security, and 4) patient engagement and partnership. PCC practices occurred at multiple levels: 1) individual psychosocial and logistical support, 2) interpersonal support within patient-provider relationships through respectful communication and active engagement, and 3) institutional practices including feedback mechanisms, service integration, patient convenience, and diverse staffing. Conclusions: Our findings highlight the central tenets of PCC as respectful, holistic, individualized, and engaging care. We offer an HIV-adapted framework of PCC as a multilevel construct to guide future intervention.
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- Jennifer M. Knight
- Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
- Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI), Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI), Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
- School of Social Work, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
- Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI), Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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Makleff S, Belfrage M, Wickramasinghe S, Fisher J, Bateson D, Black KI. Typologies of interactions between abortion seekers and healthcare workers in Australia: a qualitative study exploring the impact of stigma on quality of care. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023; 23:646. [PMID: 37679674 PMCID: PMC10486119 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-023-05902-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Abortion stigma involves the stereotyping of, discrimination against, and delegitimization of those who seek and provide abortion. Experiences of abortion care are shaped by stigma at the meso (e.g., lack of local providers) and macro (e.g., abortion regulations) levels. Yet abortion stigma and quality of care are often examined separately. This study sought to articulate the impact of abortion stigma on quality of care in the context of healthcare interactions. It did so by characterizing the features of stigmatizing and non-stigmatizing care in the context of macro-level stigma and other structural factors that influence abortion-seeking experiences, including the coronavirus pandemic's influence on the health system. METHODS This qualitative study comprised in-depth interviews with people who sought abortion across Australia between March 2020 and November 2022, recruited through social media and flyers in clinics. Thematic analysis drew on concepts of micro, meso, and macro stigma and person-centered care. We developed typologies of the interactions between abortion seekers and healthcare workers by analytically grouping together negative and positive experiences to characterize features of stigmatizing and and non-stigmatizing care in the context of macro-level influences. RESULTS We interviewed 24 abortion seekers and developed five typologies of stigmatizing care: creating barriers; judging; ignoring emotional and information needs; making assumptions; and minimizing interactions. There are five corresponding positive typologies. Macro-level factors, from abortion regulations to rural and pandemic-related health system pressures, contributed to poor experiences in care. CONCLUSIONS The positive experiences in this study illustrate how a lack of stigma enables patient-centered care. The negative experiences reflect the interrelationship between stigmatizing beliefs among healthcare workers, macro-level (policy and regulatory) abortion stigma, and structural health service limitations exacerbated during the pandemic. Interventions are needed to reduce stigmatizing interactions between abortion seekers and healthcare workers, and should also consider macro-level factors that influence the behaviors of healthcare workers and experiences of abortion seekers. Without addressing stigma at multiple levels, equitable access to high-quality abortion care will be difficult to achieve. Efforts to integrate stigma reduction into quality improvement have relevance for maternal and reproductive health services globally.
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- Shelly Makleff
- Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 4, 553 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
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- School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, Forgan Smith Building, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 4, 553 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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- Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 4, 553 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Science Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, 2050, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Science Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, 2050, Australia
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Mphande M, Robson I, Hubbard J, Chikuse E, Lungu E, Phiri K, Cornell M, Phiri S, Coates TJ, Dovel K. Developing a male-specific counselling curriculum for HIV treatment in Malawi. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2023:2023.08.08.23293583. [PMID: 37609294 PMCID: PMC10441488 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.08.23293583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Men living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa have sub-optimal engagement in antiretroviral therapy (ART) Programs. Generic ART counselling curriculum in Malawi does not meet men's needs and should be tailored to men. We developed a male-specific ART counselling curriculum, adapted from the Malawi Ministry of Health (MOH) curriculum based on literature review of men's needs and motivations for treatment. The curriculum was piloted through group counselling with men in 6 communities in Malawi, with focus group discussion (FGD) conducted immediately afterward (n=85 men) to assess knowledge of ART, motivators and barriers to care, and perceptions of the male-specific curriculum. Data were analysed in Atlas.ti using grounded theory. We conducted a half-day meeting with MOH and partner stakeholders to finalize the curriculum (n=5). The male-specific curriculum adapted three existing topics from generic counselling curriculum (status disclosure, treatment as prevention, and ART side effects) and added four new topics (how treatment contributes to men's goals, feeling healthy on treatment, navigating health systems, and self-compassion for the cyclical nature of lifelong treatment. Key motivators for men were embedded throughout the curriculum and included: family wellbeing, having additional children, financially stability, and earning/keeping respect. During the pilot, men reported having little understanding of how ART contributed to their personal goals prior to the male-specific counselling. Men were most interested in additional information about treatment as prevention, benefits of disclosure/social support beyond their sexual partner, how to navigate health systems, and side effects with new regimens. Respondents stated that the male-specific counselling challenged the idea that men were incapable of overcoming treatment barriers and lifelong medication. Male-specific ART counselling curriculum is needed to address men's specific needs. In Malawi context, topics should include: how treatment contributes to men's goals, navigating health systems, self-compassion/patience for lifelong treatment, and taking treatment while healthy.
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Tendo-Bugondo C, Lieke O, Kasongo P, Diur B, Canagasabey DS, Thior I, Milenge PK, Kiluba JC. Facilitating person-centred care: integrating an electronic client feedback tool into continuous quality improvement processes to deliver client-responsive HIV services in the Democratic Republic of Congo. J Int AIDS Soc 2023; 26 Suppl 1:e26112. [PMID: 37408447 DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Engaging communities in the design, implementation and monitoring of health services is critical for delivering high-quality, person-centred services that keep people living with HIV engaged in care. The USAID-funded Integrated HIV/AIDS Project in Haut-Katanga (IHAP-HK) integrated an electronic client feedback tool into continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes. We aimed to demonstrate this system's impact on identifying and improving critical quality-of-care gaps. METHODS Through stakeholder and empathy mapping, IHAP-HK co-designed a service quality monitoring system-comprising anonymous exit interviews and ongoing monitoring through CQI cycles-with people living with HIV, facility-based providers and other community stakeholders. IHAP-HK trained 30 peer educators to administer oral, 10- to 15-minute exit interviews with people living with HIV following clinic appointments, and record responses via the KoboToolbox application. IHAP-HK shared client feedback with facility CQI teams and peer educators; identified quality-of-care gaps; discussed remediation steps for inclusion in facility-level improvement plans; and monitored implementation of identified actions. IHAP-HK tested this system at eight high-volume facilities in Haut-Katanga province from May 2021 through September 2022. RESULTS Findings from 4917 interviews highlighted wait time, stigma, service confidentiality and viral load (VL) turnaround time as key issues. Solutions implemented included: (1) using peer educators to conduct preparatory tasks (pre-packaging and distributing refills; pulling client files) or escort clients to consultation rooms; (2) limiting personnel in consultation rooms during client appointments; (3) improving facility access cards; and (4) informing clients of VL results via telephone or home visits. Due to these actions, between initial (May 2021) and final interviews (September 2022), client satisfaction with wait times improved (76% to 100% reporting excellent or acceptable wait times); reported cases of stigma decreased (5% to 0%); service confidentiality improved (71% to 99%); and VL turnaround time decreased (45% to 2% informed of VL results 3 months after sample collection). CONCLUSIONS Our results showed the feasibility and effectiveness of using an electronic client feedback tool embedded in CQI processes to collect client perspectives to improve service quality and advance client-responsive care in the Democratic Republic of Congo. IHAP-HK recommends further testing and expansion of this system to advance person-centred health services.
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- Independent Consultant, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Union Congolaise des Organisations des Vivant avec VIH, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Independent Consultant, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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