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Healthcare costs impoverish millions. 4 ways to end the injustice

An Afghan child receives polio vaccination drops during an anti-polio campaign in Kabul March 24, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1EA3O1NHO01

Every year millions are impoverished as they are forced to fund their own healthcare Image:  REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

Dessislava Dimitrova
Head of Healthcare Transformation, Health and Healthcare, World Economic Forum
Vanessa Candeias
Senior Director, The Hepatitis Fund
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