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Though diseases tend not to discriminate, it is those in poor countries who have little means to fight back, and poverty remains a common root cause of ill health. With goverments often committing few resources to healthcare and pharmaceutical companies concerned primarily about their bottom lines, international agencies work hard to try and fill the voids. There are interventions, though, where a little bit of money can go a long way, and innovative solutions to health crises have occured in countries all over the globe.

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