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Some 200 delegates from 46 African, Asian and Latin American nations are meeting this week in Bamako to evaluate achievements made in healthcare delivery over the past 12 years and to recommend ways to enhance such services. The 8-12 March meeting, organised by the government of Mali, WHO and UNICEF, is being held to review the Bamako Initiative, which was adopted in March 1987 and is being implemented in 33 African, Asian and Latin American nations, according to a news release from the organisers. Geared towards guaranteeing populations’ access to primary healthcare, the Initiative has helped revitalise more than 6,000 healthcare centres in about 15 countries, providing some 60 million people with sustainable access to affordable healthcare, according to the news release.

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