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If policy makers and program managers participate in an interdisciplinary assessment team, make informal visits to local families and have in-depth conversations with local providers and health authorities, the real needs and complex challenges of organizing good reproductive health services become apparent.

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Ruth Simmons
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 3
Academic Administrator
University Professor
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Grapeland
Texas
Ruth J. Simmons
Ruth Jean Stubblefield
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