{"id":20972,"date":"2026-01-29T15:08:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.aortic-africa.org\/persons\/francis-makokha\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:08:22","slug":"francis-makokha","status":"publish","type":"persons","link":"https:\/\/aortic-africa.org\/pt-pt\/persons\/francis-makokha\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis Makokha"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<p>O Dr. Francis Makokha (PhD) \u00e9 especialista em medicina molecular e trabalha como Investigador Associado na Universidade Mount Kenya (Qu\u00e9nia). 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