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Doug
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posted 06 April 2006 11:59 PM      Profile for Doug   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Yes, that's right...on paper, at least, even they're more advanced on this subject now than the US. There's a bit of a problem, unfortunately - not nearly enough doctors and nurses now that people previously denied care can attend clinics.

Great to see debt relief doing some good, as we knew it would.

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Clinics in rural Zambia have been offering free health care starting this week, thanks to savings that have come through debt relief. But health facilities and staff are struggling to deal with the influx of patients, reports the BBC's Said Penda.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4883062.stm


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