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Review
. 2005 Dec 17;331(7530):1457-61.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.38658.675243.94. Epub 2005 Nov 10.

Evaluation of current strategies and future priorities for improving health in developing countries

David B Evans  1 , Stephen S Lim, Taghreed Adam, Tessa Tan-Torres Edejer; WHO Choosing Interventions that are Cost Effective (CHOICE) Millennium Development Goals Team
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Evaluation of current strategies and future priorities for improving health in developing countries

David B Evans et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

This article is the last in a series examining the cost effectiveness of strategies to achieve the millennium development goals for health

More resources are needed to enable developing countries to fund just the health interventions that are highly cost effective. Evidence that existing money is being well spent may help this cause

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