as West Africa’s iron-ore deposits are globally reputed to be high-grade, generally attracting low processing costs, due to the low levels of impurities found in them. Miners find these types of ores attractive due to the limited need to process them before export. ...
However, we find a spectrum of geographic as well as socio-cultural barriers are still there, intersecting with each other and influencing people’s access to healthcare. Differential access and care-seeking within the ‘hard to reach’ areas The study district Rayagada has the highest number of...