AIDS
Wrong Tax, Wrong Disease
IPN Opinion article
Officials and activists (and a slightly equivocal Bill Clinton) at the recent world AIDS conference in Vienna want a "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions to fund HIV/AIDS relief. This well-published analyst explains why this is a bad and counter-productive idea.
UN: HIV declines among young people in Africa
IPN News coverage
The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency...
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.
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.
Experts explore ways to circumcise men in Africa
IPN News coverage
AP discusses new technology for safer circumcisions and its potential health benefits.
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.
