1 “... of averting 210,000 infections in urban areas as 120,000 infections in rural areas (1975-2012...”

2 “... is 73 percent in rural areas but only 31 percent in urban areas. Eighty-eight percent of the poor and 95...”

3 “... involves the regionalization of service providers. However, rural areas are lagging and significant service...”

4 “.... There are widening disparities in economic opportunity and poverty across regions and between urban and rural areas...”

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6 “... level. The incidence of poverty rates is almost three times higher in rural areas (54.7 percent) than...”

7 “... to a struggling WASH sector, particularly in rural areas. Despite a steep increase in water...”

8 “...With 2.1 billion people - mostly in rural areas - lacking safely managed drinking water...”

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10 “... service delivery and local economic development in rural areas. The concept of smart villages focuses...”

11 “... at an annual average rate of 7.2 percent. However, this growth has been unequally shared and rural areas still...”

12 “... and rural areas. For the next ten years, the Bank will focus on several things. These include who...”

13 “... and rural areas, adopting policies, and increasing public expenditures targeting these. China's agricultural...”

14 “... to states with higher populations, leaving behind rural areas. Federal and state resources must be aligned...”

15 “...Malawi's monetary poverty is high and did not lessen in rural areas between 2004 and 2010. The over...”

16 “... the poor, women and those living in rural areas. Very few individuals hold formal wage jobs, and those who...”

17 “... vary by urban and rural areas and by region. This is complemented with a description of the movements...”

18 “..., and tourism. Forests and downstream industries also offer important job and livelihood opportunities in rural...”

19 “... inclusion especially in rural areas and recommendations how this may be enhanced...”

20 “... and sanitation? Although the work done in the context of this diagnostic covered both urban and rural areas...”