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Global battle against cancer won’t be won with treatment alone— Effective prevention measures urgently needed to prevent cancer crisis
02/03/2014
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| Health and Well-Being

Lyon/London, 3 February 2014 – The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, is today launching World Cancer Report 2014, a collaboration of over 250 leading scientists from more than 40 countries, describing multiple aspects of cancer research and control. Based on the latest statistics on trends in cancer incidence and mortality worldwide, this new book reveals how the cancer burden is growing at an alarming pace and emphasizes the…

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Health Services: Public or tradable services? By Mariarosaria Iorio, International Political Analyst
06/25/2009
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| Anglais/English/Inglés, Economy

Winners from the neo-liberal credo, mostly corporations and multinationals succeeded in propagating the idea that the market needs little or no regulation as it can regulate itself through the Invisible Hand . According to this vision of the world, global wealth would automatically cascade to the vulnerable groups, including women through the opportunities provided by the market. The adoption and the implementation of this neo-liberal credo limited governments’ policy space both locally and globally. As a result, governments reduced…

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