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Optimizing Haemophilia Care in Resource-Limited Countries: Current Challenges and Future Prospects

Annick Ndoumba-Mintya1 Hematology & Transfusion Service, Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Yacouba L Diallo2 Service de Médecine - CHU Hôpital du Mali, Bamako, Mali
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Tagny C Tayou1 Hematology & Transfusion Service, Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Dora N Mbanya1 Hematology & Transfusion Service, Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital, Yaoundé, CameroonCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 141-146 | Received 15 Oct 2022, Accepted 01 Feb 2023, Published online: 20 Feb 2023

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