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Prof. Nava Ashraf discusses poverty and depression on BBC World News

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New report by WHO predicts that the economic cost of depression and anxiety could cost the global economy $925Bn each year. Professor Nava Ashraf discusses the link between poverty and depression and the broader impact depression and anxiety might be having on labour productivity, particularly in developing countries.

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