Public first: The reality of healthcare for people in developing countries

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Imagine that buying out of date medicines from a street vendor was your main way of accessing medical treatment. Would you want to rely on these drugs to save your life? Rich countries and the World Bank are pushing private sector solutions to health care in poor countries. But these don't provide the quality health care that poor mothers, children and families need.

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Motihari District Government Hospital in East Champaran, Bihar. Photo: Ranjan Rahi

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