DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Apr 21 (IPS) – With public debt reaching record highs both in developed and emerging markets– and with even more financial volatility following the COVID-19 pandemic– government budgets have been stretched thin. Underfunding in healthcare versus competing priorities has led to heavily burdened systems in emerging markets that are often struggling to keep up with increasing demands.
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