Title: Linking health to microfinance to reduce poverty

Authors: Leatherman, Sheila and Dunford, Christopher

Place: [Geneva]

Publisher: World health organization (WHO)

Year: 2010

Journal: Bulletin of the World health organization

Volume: vol. 88, no. 6

PAGE: 470--471

Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: health economics, health policy, poverty alleviation, financial institutions, microcredit

Abstract: This article states that meeting global health needs calls for more intersectoral approaches. The linking of microfinance with appropriate health-related services is one that is discussed in this article.

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2878149/pdf/BLT.09.071464.pdf

Document type: Portal