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John Short

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Interesting article in the Lancet which poses the question: IFC or IDA Is the former contradicting the latter?


"Despite promising to help alleviate poverty, World Bank investments in private hospitals in east Africa have resulted in catastrophic out-of-pocket payments for many. Ben Dooley and Micah Reddy for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists."
World Bank-financed hospitals left patients with “crushing debt”
Dooley, Ben et al.
The Lancet, Volume 406, Issue 10499, 117 - 118
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01433-3

 

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