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How well do women do with breast feeding? I know it can be an issue in countries with high rates of malnutrition as it can affect mom's output. What are womens' attitudes toward breast feeding?

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How is HIV handled in East Timor? I know that it can be tricky to test for it in low resource areas because it can be difficult to then provide the expensive antiretroviral therapy needed. Are the efforts to decrease transmission mostly focused on prevention?

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The East Timorese government has outlined efforts to invest in healthcare infrastructure in its strategic plans - have you seen any effects of these investments?

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to that effect - are village or territory-specific community health workers being trained by the hospital/government/BPC?

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That's interesting - do you think more satellite clinics would be helpful rather than large hubs of healthcare resources? What would be your path to a solution?