low-income country
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country
noun
uk/ˈkʌn.tri/us/ˈkʌn.tri/
an area of land that has its own government, ...
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(Definition ofcountryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The aim of the study is to assess whether government intervention in alow-incomecountryin the form of regulation of private pharmacies impacts on their quality of services.
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The epidemic's impact on the whole country might mean that it drops from being a middle-income country to alow-incomecountry.
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Although still a verylow-incomecountry, it is now considered to have rather sounder economic conditions, and is committed to a liberalisation programme.
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These workers have the benefit of working in a high-income country and sending their remittances to alow-incomecountry, thus benefitting financially.
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At the other end of the spectrum, low-income countries have a higher percentage of 'not at all willing' responses than high-income countries.
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The share of the population with access to an improved water source was estimated at 98% in 2004, a very high level for alow-incomecountry.
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There is substantial evidence from both high-income and low-income countries that taxes and social insurance schemes provide the most equitable basis for healthcare financing.
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This reflects the fact that employment, output and exports in many low-income countries are still dominated by agriculture.
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In low-income countries in particular, a vicious cycle sets in: infectious disease leads to poverty, which increases the risk for disease.
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Special arrangements exist for subscribers in most low-income countries.
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The public sector in low-income countries is resource starved, however.
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