New Tools for Migration to Improve Health: How Remittances Can Reduce the Global Surgery Deficit

From globaldevelopment Wed Feb 27 2013, 22:36:49

By Michael Clemens - Migration from poor countries to rich countries can change people's lives. A doctor-founded startup is exploring how migration can save people's lives. Dr. Adam Kushner is a surgeon who noticed two things. First, migrants' annual remittances to poor countries are vast: about $440 billion next year, more than triple aid. Second, millions of people in [...]

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