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. 2009 Apr 28;6(4):e1000059.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000059. Epub 2009 Apr 28.

Global health actors claim to support health system strengthening: is this reality or rhetoric?

Bruno Marchal  1 , Anna Cavalli, Guy Kegels
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Global health actors claim to support health system strengthening: is this reality or rhetoric?

Bruno Marchal et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Bruno Marchal and colleagues argue that most current strategies aimed at health systems strengthening remain selectively targeted at specific diseases.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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