Millions Saved: Proven Successes in Global Health
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© Center for Global Development. All Rights Reserved. * Based on the CGD book Millions Saved: Proven Successes in Global Health, by Ruth Levine and the What Works Working Group with Molly Kinder. This brief includes updates and information from additional cases. A second edition of Millions Saved is available through Jones and Bartlett Publishers at http://www.jbpub.com/catalog/0763746207. M arch 2007
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