Health
Mosquito nets can't cure malaria
IPN Opinion article
I wish Cheryl Cole a speedy recovery, and hope she'll consider using her fame to support truly effective ways of tackling malaria.
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.
Producing Medicines for Chronic Diseases in Less Developed Countries
Thursday, June 10, 2010
The HIV / AIDS crisis bears a number of clinical and practical similarities to the new challenge of producing drugs to treating chronic disease in lower-income countries, providing a useful case study when determining effective strategies. A new literature review by Philip Stevens, the second in a three-part series, examines what can be learned from the global response to HIV / AIDS – and reveals some costly mistakes that should not be repeated.
A Safe Medicines Chest for the World
Julian Harris, co-author of a new study on counterfeit medicines in India, will speak at this Legatum Institute event in London
A Safe Medicines Chest for the World
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Counterfeit and substandard medicines are still harming the reputation of the Indian pharmaceutical industry and endangering the wellbeing of patients, according to a recent survey.
India's Fake Drugs are a Real Problem
IPN Opinion article
Bad medicines don't just threaten lives, they undermine the entire medical system.
Torturing statistics for government gelt
IPN Opinion article
Official statistics are routinely and disingenuously used by governments to promote political agendas that are at odds with inconvenient reality.
