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Informing poor in India boosts public service use

Simply informing the poor about government-provided health, educational and social services they are entitled to could empower them to take greater advantage of free or low-cost public services, a study in India suggests. The finding, reported in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association, could be an overlooked, relatively easy way to boost health and well-being in developing countries around the world.

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