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Webinar Series Solidifies PEN-Plus Collaboration Among Francophone Countries

Webinar Series Solidifies PEN-Plus Collaboration Among Francophone Countries

Health officials from several French-speaking countries in western and central Africa have begun meeting in a new webinar series to share—in French—their challenges and successes in expanding care for people living with severe noncommunicable diseases. The new series solidifies a groundbreaking collaboration that began with a February study tour in Sierra Leone.

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Health Officials from Francophone Countries See PEN-Plus Firsthand
Mike Lawrence Mike Lawrence

Health Officials from Francophone Countries See PEN-Plus Firsthand

A “game-changing” study tour of a PEN-Plus clinic in Sierra Leone introduced Ministry of Health officials from six other Francophone nations to the role integration can play in providing quality care for people living with severe noncommunicable diseases in low- and lower-middle-income countries.

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From Words to Action
National Commissions Paula Byron National Commissions Paula Byron

From Words to Action

The first International Conference on PEN-Plus in Africa provided a platform for health experts, policymakers, civil society organization representatives, donors, people living with noncommunicable diseases, and community advocates to expedite political and financial backing for PEN-Plus.

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