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Linking Health to Microfinance to Reduce Poverty

Leatherman, Sheila and Christopher Dunford. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2010;88:470-471. doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.071464. (November 2009).

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Abstract

The June 2010 issue of the highly-regarded Bulletin of the World Health Organization published an article by Freedom from Hunger’s Trustee Sheila Leatherman and President Chris Dunford entitled “Linking Health to Microfinance to Reduce Poverty.” In the words of the WHO Bulletin editor, “Sheila Leatherman & Christopher Dunford describe the positive effects of linking microfinance with health services.”