Social Protection: ILO - More than half of the global rural population excluded from health care

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 04/27/2015 - 12:14

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http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_362525/lang--en/inde…

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ilo/news (27.04.2015) A new ILO report shows that 56 per cent of people living in rural areas worldwide do not have access to essential health-care services – more than double the figure in urban areas, where 22 per cent are not covered.

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Social Protection: ILO - More than half of the global rural population excluded from health care

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