Kigali — As food and oil prices rocket all over the world, consumers are getting a crash course in economics: when demand increases, prices increase. Although food and oil dominate the headlines, life's other essentials also obey this cast-iron law, including healthcare, which is threatening to bust government budgets all over the world.
As with food, part of the solution lies in opening up trade and competition.
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