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David McCoy

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Research Lead at United Nations University International Institute for Global Health. Previously Director of Medact and Prof of Global Health at Queen Mary University London

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My co-authors provide several case studies of why we need to debate and question the uncritical push for more private investment in health @carolcordilha @bmohunter @Anna_Marriott @Anna_Marriott @BenjaminM_Wood

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Vast amounts of public money enable private investors and corporate providers to expand their presence in LMICs - but with insufficient regulation; too little transparency of contracts; and inadequate monitoring of the impacts on patients, health workers and the public interest /2

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New @UNU_IIGH briefing paper on the growing influence of private finance capital on health. We provide a simple explanation of why public health people need to understand #financialisation as much as we would need to understand a new pandemic threat doi.org/10.37941/RR/... /1

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