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- ↑ Potash, Shana "New fellowships bring African scientists to train at NIH". Global Health Matters. January/February 2019
- ↑ Vallotton, Kris (2013). Fashioned to Reign: Empowering Women to Fulfill Their Divine Destiny. Baker Books. ISBN 978-1-4412-6228-8.
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