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AcknowledgementsWe acknowledge the invaluable input of the Health Care Seeking Behaviour Study Steering Committee whichplayed an important part in guiding the project planning, conduct and dissemination: Sra Madalena HanjamSoares (Chairperson; Vice-Minister of Health) Sr Agapito da Silva Soares (Co-Chairperson; Director General ofHealth), Dr Erling Larsson (Senior Policy Adviser to Ministry of Health, MOH), Sr Marcello Amaral (PlanningDepartment, MOH), Ms Tanya Wells Brown (Alola Foundation), Sr Manuel Mendonca (National StatisticsDirectorate), Sr Carlos Boavida Tilman (Institute of Health Sciences), Sr Valente da Silva (MOH), and Ms NatalieMcKelleher and Sra Armandina Amaral (AusAID).The support of the Minister of Health, Dr Nelson Martins, and all the staff of the Ministry is gratefullyacknowledged. MOH personnel, along with those from a range of development agencies and organisations,generously gave of their time, insights and documentation. This project was funded by the Government ofAustralia through AusAID, the Australian Agency for International Development.This study would not have been possible without the contributions of our research partners. At the AlolaFoundation Ms Anne Finch (CEO) and Ms Tanya Wells-Brown (former International Program Manager, MCH)were generous with their assistance and encouragement. At the National Statistics Directorate, Sr ManuelMendonca (Director) and Sra Cristina Dasilva-Cruz (Management Facilitator) were always helpful andsupportive. Lourenco Soares, Americo Soares and Eduardo Ximenes assisted with data management, SilvinoLopes with programming and Silvina Soares da Costa with finances.Many teams assisted. Alola Foundation field staff comprised Avelina Isabelita da Costa (interviewer, FGDfacilitator); Lazaro Lelan Sila (interviewer, FGD facilitator); Justino Sarmento Amaral (interviewer, FGDfacilitator); Maria Fatima de Rosa (interviewer); Johana da Costa Gusmao (FGD notetaker); Zelia Maria da Costa(FGD notetaker); Marquito Soares (FGD notetaker); Francisca Ribeiro Fraga (interview notetaker, digitalrecording transcriber); Luis Soares da Costa driver); Pascoal R. Martins (driver); and Mafalda da Cruz Cabral(part-time administration). National Statistics Directorate field staff comprised: Team 1—Jose Belinho deAlmedia (supervisor), Antonio do Rosario, Edelisa J. da Cruz, Filipina R. Vieira (interviewers), Salamao deCarvalho (data entry) and Luis Miguel (driver); Team 2—Rogerio Castro da Cruz (supervisor), Aleixo BarrosMota Smith, Honoria Edith da Cruz S, Domingas Fernandes (interviewers), Pedro Braga (data entry) andAntonio Ximenes (driver); Team 3—Anacleto Hornay (supervisor), Angelino A da Silva, Francisco G Rodrigues,Clarinha Soares (interviewers), Isabel da Costa (data entry operator) and Januario Soares (driver); Team 4—Martinha Sequeira da C N (supervisor), Amelia Maculada da Costa Augusto, Martinho da Costa, Ana Almeida DA Leong (interviewers), Josefina Fernandes Pinto (data entry) and Abilio da Cruz (driver); Team 5—Manuel G.dos Santos (supervisor), Domingas Daos, Jose da Costa, Celcia da Costa Pereira (interviewers), Estorinho PintoPedroso (data entry) and Didino da Costa Pereira (driver).At UNSW Global we acknowledge Ms Cynthia Grant, the Project Manager, and Marianne Waxman. In theSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, we especially wish to acknowledge the role played by MsStephanie North in assisting with the production of this report and the Sydney visit of the Timorese membersof the team. We are also grateful for the support provided by the Head of School, Prof. Raina Macintyre, theformer School Executive Officer Ms Vanessa Traynor, and the School Finance Officer Mr Bruce Long.Professor Adrian Bauman, Dr Tien Chey and Dr Philayrath Phongsavan provided invaluable assistance in guidingthe statistical interpretation and analysis of the HCSBS survey data and TLSLS health seeking data. Weacknowledge the assistance of Michael Andersen and fellow UN Translation Cell colleagues for providing a halfday’s training for Alola District Support Workers in introductory interpreting skills. Michael Andersontranslated the Tetum version of this report. Dr Babar Shaikh (Aga Khan) shared tools developed for a healthcare seeking behaviour study in Pakistan.Timor-Leste Health Care Seeking Behaviour Study | 20092