The Global Fund

UN's Russian roulette for poor patients

IPN Opinion article

Author: Jeremiah Norris

Sub-standard AIDS and malaria drugs can cause parasite resistance and clinical failure. Yet the Global Fund has been procuring such drugs for millions of low-income patients.

Funding for sub-standard drugs

IPN Opinion article

Author: Jeremiah Norris

Sub-standard AIDS and malaria drugs can cause parasite resistance and clinical failure. Yet the Global Fund has been procuring such drugs for millions of low-income patients.

Malaria: Great Idea, Bad Scheme

IPN Opinion article

Author: Roger Bate

The great idea is to supply cheap anti-malarials through the private sector in Africa: the trouble is that the scheme is not proven and the Global Fund money could be better deployed in existing and effective anti-malaria campaigns.