Joining Together to Combat Poverty
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Joining together to combat poverty.
The International Poverty and Health Network (IPHN) was created in December 1997 following a series of conferences organized by the World Health Organization, with the aim of integrating health into plans to eradicate poverty. Around 1.3 billion people live on less than US$1 per day. Of the 4.4 billion people in developing countries nearly 60% lack access to sanitation, 30% do not have clean wa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Palliative Care
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0825-8597,2369-5293
DOI: 10.1177/082585970001600102