As a result, nine state-run psychiatric hospitals were closed and another 3, 200 beds for mental health patients were eliminated, dramatically reducing treatment options for the poor and people in the criminal-justice system.

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The charter, the first of its type applied to cancer patients, urges doctors to attempt to close the gaps in treatment between rich and poor countries, strengthening cooperation between scientists in different countries.

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