Global health reports highlight inequalities
BEIJING (AFP) – The world is facing bigger inequalities in health and access to medical care than 30 years ago, the World Health Organization said in two global reports launched in China Friday.
A child born in a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, can expect to live 28 years less than…
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