Health aid made some countries cut budgets

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Associated Press

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Friday, April 9, 2010
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Philip Stevens is quoted by AP's Maria Cheng on the scandal of foreign aid leading to recipient governments cutting their health budgets.

"When an aid official thinks he is helping a low-income African patient avoid charges at a health clinic, in reality, he is paying for a shopping trip to Paris for a government minister and his wife," said Philip Stevens, of the London-based think tank International Policy Network. He was not linked to the study.

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Philip Stevens

Philip Stevens is a Senior Fellow at IPN, specialising in global health issues.

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