Under the framework, reference groups will be required to identify how clinical performance should be measured.

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Professor David Warhurst, of the Public Health Laboratory Service malaria reference laboratory, said several groups were working on similar approaches.

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R.1: The knowledge and practices related to the toquilla straw hat are transmitted from one generation to another and provide the bearing communities with a sense of cultural identity and continuity, serving as a reference of social cohesion among different groups living in coastal and Andean regions of Ecuador.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage