$196 Billion; Little Proof UN Health Programs Work -- AP
LONDON -- In the last two decades, the world has spent more than $196 billion trying to save people from death and disease in poor countries.
But just what the world's gotten for its money isn't clear, according to two studies published Friday in the medical journal Lancet.
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ASIA
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AFRICA
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EUROPE
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