Millions Saved: Proven Successes in Global Health
- ISBN-10
- 0881323721
- ISBN-13
- 9780881323726
- Category
- Public health
- Pages
- 186
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Peterson Institute
- Authors
- Ruth Levine, Molly Kinder
Description
The book book features 17 success stories. These cases describe some large-scale efforts to improve health in developing countries that have succeeded - saving millions of lives and preserving the livelihoods and social fabric of entire communities. [Ed.] Résumé en anglais : http://www.cgdev.org/files/2840_file_CGD_brief_MilSved.pdf
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