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Rwanda joins Morocco’s programme to combat deafness

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The Lalla Asmaa Foundation and the Imbuto Foundation signed a cooperation memorandum in Kigali to strengthen the fight against deafness and the transfer of medical skills. Rwanda becomes the 23rd African country to join the “Together, we hear better” programme, which has already provided care to nearly 500 patients, according to Lavieeco.

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