Philip Stevens
What Purpose Unitaid’s Patent Pool?
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
This paper examines the wisdom of Unitaid's new patent pool for AIDS treatments, considering the weaknesses in the case for such a pool, the lessons from historical examples and the likely consequences for research and development.
Chair seeks to tackle bias in WHO swine flu review
Frank Jordans of the Associated Press quotes IPN's Philip Stevens on the WHO swine flu review
Politics of aid seen in clash over maternal deaths
IPN News coverage
IPN's Philip Stevens is quoted by Maria Cheng in an Associated Press story on disputed figures for maternal mortality.
Health aid made some countries cut budgets
IPN News coverage
Philip Stevens is quoted by AP's Maria Cheng on the scandal of foreign aid leading to recipient governments cutting their health budgets.
WHO: Not sure if drug-resistant TB is worsening
IPN News coverage
Philip Stevens responds to the WHO's statement on drug-resistant TB.
West Africa is being taxed to death
IPN Opinion article
Nigeria and Ghana should abolish their import taxes on medicines, which harm the poor the most.
WHO: Treat HIV patients sooner
IPN News coverage
Philip Stevens comments on new HIV treatment advice from the WHO
Think Tank Calls for UNAIDS to be Scrapped
IPN Press release
IPN responds to the publication of new figures by UNAIDS, which demonstrate that the prevalence of HIV-AIDS is generally declining
