Health policy
Beware the blind alley of the 'right' to health
IPN Opinion article
Treating health as an enforceable human right creates serious legal and democratic problems — and does not improve healthcare.
Europe's free, state-run health care has drawbacks
IPN News coverage
IPN's Philip Stevens comments on what lessons the US can learn from Europe as it reforms its health sector.
How surveys twist rankings on health care
IPN Opinion article
Proponents of nationalised healthcare systems frequently refer to the WHO ranking the US system a lowly 37th in the world. Yet how reliable are these rankings? Glen Whitman reveals their faults and underlying, ideological bias.
End failed healthcare in Africa
IPN Opinion article
Despite massive increases of donor funding for health in Africa, things on the ground are not improving. It's time to examine new methods of delivering healthcare in Africa, in particular harnessing the power of the private sector.
Health tourism can be healthy
IPN Opinion article
The benefits of trade have for too long been driven away from healthcare by ring-fenced nationalised systems and vested interests. Now evidence suggests that trade can slow the rise in healthcare costs and be a valuable source of revenue for developing countries.
SA should avoid Britain's public health mistakes
IPN Opinion article
The South African government is hoping to create a 'universal' health system by imposing increasingly onerous regulations on the private sector. Evidence from Britain's health system shows this is doomed to failure.
