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Cultural competence must not leave anyone behind

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L.C.-R.’s research has been funded by Hunan University’s Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, fund number 531118010426. The funder had no role in the decision to publish or the preparation of this manuscript. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of these organizations.

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  1. Department of Philosophy, Yuelu Academy, Hunan University, Changsha, China

    Luis Cordeiro Rodrigues

  2. Global Health, Youth and Development, International Center for Research on Women, Washington, DC, USA

    Chimaraoke Izugbara

  3. Department of Philosophy, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Mary Carman

  4. Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Gideon A. J. van Dyk

  5. Department of Health Systems and Policy, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHES), Blantyre, Malawi

    Eric Umar

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Cordeiro Rodrigues, L., Izugbara, C., Carman, M. et al. Cultural competence must not leave anyone behind. Nat Hum Behav 7, 2040–2041 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01739-x

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