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World Service,01 Oct 1997,13 mins

Cheap Medicines And Developing Nations

Health Matters

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Traditional healing, ancient medicine and palliative care. Are poorer countries being encouraged to use cheaper substandard versions of modern drugs. Also in the programme a look at how ancient medicine is working alongside, and against, modern medicine around the world. Care of the terminally ill is also discussed.

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