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Oct. 26, 2007

Global Health on A Dollar a Day
You've probably heard the phrase 'for just pennies a day...' in requests for donations for any number of causes. But what public health problems should be addressed to make the biggest difference for extremely poor people -- those who live on just a dollar a day? In this segment, Ira talks with an editor at the journal PLOS Medicine. In a recent issue, the journal solicited suggestions from some of the world's leading public health advocates about what global health problems should be key targets in the war on poverty.
Produced by Karin Vergoth
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