Labor
AIDS: more money, less impact
IPN Opinion article
In the belief that the price and supply of drugs is the greatest barrier to care for HIV/AIDS patients, certain countries have set up a new financing mechanism named UNITAID. But this is duplicative and does not address the real problems of delivering high-quality treatment.
IPN responds to defamatory claims made in <i>The Times </I>
IPN Opinion article
IPN has been in the news a great deal in the past few weeks. Mostly the coverage has been very positive. However, on Tuesday The Times of London published a commentary that is full of false claims about IPN. We have responded to these allegations with a letter to The Times requesting that they make a retraction and an apology, which can be seen below.
Misdiagnosing the diseases of the poor
IPN Opinion article
India's compliance with TRIPS will not hinder the poor's access to essential medicines; rather, it is the government's hold on the healthcare sector that makes equitable healthcare impossible.
Protecting patents safeguards patients
IPN Opinion article
John Kilama argues that "Attempting to replace IP protection with government funding of applied R&D is likely to be about as successful as the Soviet Union's record of innovation; i.e. poor."
