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Order health systems in developing world

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Governments and policy-makers are aiming to improve health markets in developing countries as they take up the challenge of last year's United Nations resolution to move towards universal health coverage (see go.nature.com/acsmss). We caution that they must do more than simply legislate their way to a more orderly health system.

We have highlighted the risks associated with unregulated health-care services and products in developing countries (Nature 487, 163–165; 2012). We now wish to draw governments' attention to improvements proposed at a conference on securing international agreements on future health markets.

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Peters, D., Bloom, G. Order health systems in developing world. Nature 495, 47 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/495047c

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