What the InBev merger means for health in Africa

Affiliations

¹ Anthropology, Politics and Policy Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
² Department of Health Services Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
³ School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁴ Department of Social and Environmental Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

Editorial

Johanna Hanefeld et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2016.

. 2016 Sep 20;1(2):e000099.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000099. eCollection 2016.

¹ Anthropology, Politics and Policy Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
² Department of Health Services Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
³ School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁴ Department of Social and Environmental Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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