Expand International Debt Relief
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Expand International Debt Relief A Call to Expand International Debt Relief for All Developing Countries to Increase Access to Public Resources for Health Care November 7, 2022 20222 Download a PDF version. Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored how preexisting international debt has weakened health systems across the Global South. The pandemic is also contributing to further indebtedness in ways that threaten the ability of countries to prepare for future pandemics and achieve universal health coverage. Dozens of countries are in debt crisis, and 64 countries spend many times more on
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