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WHO Report Calls For Countries To Improve Access To Health Services
"Tens of millions of people are pushed into poverty each year as a result of rising costs for health care, the World Health Organization said Monday" as the agency released a report on financing health systems and universal coverage, Deutsche Presse-Agentur/M&C reports. It also highlights the vulnerability of populations without access to health care services and outlines the steps countries can take to move toward universal health care, according to the article (11/22).
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