Sustainable Healthcare and Physiotherapy
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World Health Organization (WHO) defines a Sustainable Healthcare System as one that benefits patients, Population, and the environment by addressing the socio-economic determinants of public health, intervening as early as possible in the disease process, providing ‘lean’ healthcare pathways, and reducing the environmental and socioeconomic costs of healthcare provision.
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