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Community Health Teams in Brazil Fill the Gaps

Brazil 2014

By Sarah Kimani

April 11, 2014

Also aired on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC News)

Sarah Kimani reported from Brazil on a fellowship with the International Reporting Project (IRP).

Photo: Reuters

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