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 Special feature by:Sr Appolonia Budzee, Jacques Cabral Tantchou Tchoumi, Jean Claude Ambassa, Alessandro Gimberti, Sylvia Cirri, Alessandro Frigiola, Gianfranco Butera

The Cardiac Center of Shisong Hospital, the first cardio-surgical center in West and Central Africa is inaugurated

29 January 2010

The only cardiac centre in the Central African Sub-region was officially inaugurated in Shisong (Cameroon) on November 19, 2009 by the Cameroon Minister of Public Health. This health facility brings hope to 37,000 children and 500,000 adults with congenital cardiac disorders in Cameroon and the sub-region
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 Special feature by:Enrique Nieves Jr, Jay Jones

Epi Info: Now an Open-source application that continues a long and productive "life" through CDC support and funding

30 April 2009

The CDC recently released the Epi Info™ code to the public, making it the first Public Health Information Network (PHIN) application to go open source. Because the code is freely available, other developers and other entities can work with the Epi Info™ code to add features, contribute enhancements, and make it a much better product.
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