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Dialogue on psychosocial support for vulnerable children

The Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (NFSD), together with the Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative for children affected by poverty, conflict, HIV and AIDS (REPSSI), and the Swiss Academy for Development (SAD) convened an experts’ meeting on psychosocial needs of vulnerable children on 24 April 2012 in Geneva.

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