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And for healthcare providers globally, pharmacies are the stockroom by which they rely on to treat patients. By offering personalized support and timely interventions, pharmacies can enhance patient satisfaction and adherence, leading to better healthoutcomes.
These determinants, such as economic stability through universal services like unemployment benefits, paid parental leave, paid sick leave, or social support systems, like family-friendly policies and child care, remain mostly unavailable. health system continue to exacerbate poor health and disparities. COVID-19 and the U.S.
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These are people in want and need of education, a good and secure job, food, safe and clean housing, healthcareaccess, and clean water, air, and stable climate (that would be Greta Thunberg holding her sign for a “school strike for the climate”).
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