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Access to pain relief: Opportunities for the aid community


Why does 80 percent of the world lack access to low-cost meds considered standard treatment for HIV and cancer patients in the industrialized world? In honor of World Cancer Day on Feb. 4, Meg O’Brien, director of the Global Access to Pain Relief Initiative, maps out solutions.

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