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- ↑ Churchward, Sally (3 May 2004). "Woman with a mission". Southampton Daily Echo.
The charity, which started life as the International Integrated Health Association in 1992 before changing to its current name, has helped countless numbers of children with congenital diseases such as cystic fibrosis in countries without the necessary health infrastructure, particularly Russia and other former Soviet Union countries.
- ↑ "Charity founder dies". Hampshire Chronicle. 8 October 2008.
- ↑ "Why charity may extend to Caribbean". Daily Echo. 12 October 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
