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Category: Global Health
The idea that the prevalence of disease in developing nations can be reversed with sufficient aid – or by dismantling intellectual
property protections for medical innovations - is one that is not often questioned among donor groups based in wealthy nations.
But the reliance on stopgap funding or undermining patents that provide companies with an incentive to bring lifesaving new drugs to market does not
provide a sustainable approach to solving the problems of government corruption, underinvestment in public health infrastructure, and disease
control and prevention that cripple developing nations. There are more effective approaches available that have the potential to greatly
alleviate the suffering of the world's poor by encouraging the rule of law, economic development, and responsible governance. Donor funds
should reserved for true "market failures"; for instance, basic research into vaccines or other treatments for diseases that have little
or no market in developed nations.
[Spotlight] [Commentary] [Research] [Events] [News]
Spotlight
- Fighting obesity can be a conservative cause David Gratzer, 3-3-11
- In global public health, it’s politics versus patients Philip Stevens, 7-25-08
- In global public health, it’s politics versus patients Philip Stevens, 7-18-08
- UN fails AIDS test Philip Stevens, 8-18-06
- Outsourcing on trial Philip Stevens, 6-9-06
- The West is coming up with the wrong answers about AIDS. Philip Stevens, 12-1-05
- Private philanthropy Roger Bate, 6-23-05
- Breaking the European information barrier Johan Hjertqvist, 6-16-05
- Red tape costs lives in Africa. Benjamin Schwab, , Roger Bate, 3-24-05
- WHO's AIDS strategy misses the big picture Philip Stevens, 2-24-05
- Why the 10/90 Gap is 100% Fiction Philip Stevens, 12-2-04
- Bangkok Bust - failing AIDS policy, again Roger Bate, 7-29-04
Commentary
- Cuba's Cash-for-Doctors Program, Maria C. Werlau, Wall Street Journal, 8-16-10
- Is 'Reimporting' Drugs the Right Prescription for Republicans (Or Anyone)?, John R. Graham, NRO's "Critical Condition," 7-27/10
- Britain Moves toward Doctor-Patient Control, Grace-Marie Turner, NRO's "Critical Condition," 7-26-10
- The NHS: the Government gambles on another reform, Editorial, Telegraph, 7-12-10
- The Doctor Will See You Later, Editorial, Investor's Business Daily, 6-7-10
- Out With Rationing, in With Price Controls, Wall Street Journal, Editorial, 5-25-10
- Swine-Flu Hysteria, Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal, 5-5-09
- To control swine flu, let's heed the lessons of SARS, Betsy McCaughey, New York Daily News, 4-30-09
- Love in a Time of Swine Flu, Wall Street Journal editorial, 4-30-09
- Understanding Swine Flu, Henry Miller, Wall Street Journal, 4-28-09
- What Conservatives Can (And Can't) Learn From European Health Care, Jurgen Reinhoudt, NewMajority.com, 2-1-09
- Defeat Malaria? Yes We Can., Jean Stephenne, Wall Street Journal, 12-17-08
- Fateful Voice of a Generation Still Drowns Out Real Science by John Tierney, The New York Times, 6-5-07
- Canadian media needle Sicko by Peter Howell, Toronto Star, 5-20-07
- Dr. Santa Comes to Town by Jon Entine, Campaign for Fighting Diseases, 3-26-07
- Death in the shade of world’s attention by Jerry Norris, Business Day, 12-15-06
- New Research Looks at the UN’s Failure on AIDS by Roger Bate, AEI Online, 12-1-06
- Drug Pricing Debate Needs a Dose of Reality by Philip Stevens, Campaign for Fighting Diseases, 11-23-06
- Benefits of a Brisk FDA Boston Herald, 10-22-06
- Poor Countries Need Relief From World Bank’s ‘Help’ on Malaria by Roger Bate, AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, 10-18-06
- Anthrax in Review by Bill Frist, Washington Times, 10-16-06
- The Revival of a Notorious Solution to a Notorious Scourge by Tina Rosenberg, The New York Times, 10-5-06
- Light at the End of the Malaria Tunnel by Richard Tren, Campaign for Fighting Diseases, 9-22-06
- More Questions than Answers as Global AIDS Conference Wraps Up by Philip Stevens, by Kristen Veblen, Campaign for Fighting Diseases, 8-17-06
- Drug Snares: Tariffs Take Their Toll in Poor Nations by Roger Bate, by Kathryn Boateng, AEI Online, 8-9-06
- Don’t Stress About Chronic Diseases in Developing Countries by Philip Stevens, Campaign for Fighting Diseases, 7-31-06
- The G8 and Health: The Wrong Target by Andrew Farlow, Straits Times — Singapore, 7-15-06
- Sick at the World Bank by Roger Bate, AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, 7-7-06
- How the West's Health Fads Kill the Poor by Mark Weston, Campaign for Fighting Diseases, 7-5-06
- Bush's Talk and Results on AIDS by Sebastian Mallaby, Washington Post, 5-29-06
- Taxed to Death by Roger Bate, Bangkok Post, 3-3-06
- Goldilocks Pricing by Richard Tren, by Roger Bate, Tech Central Station, 2-27-06
- Fighting Malaria—the Right Way by Roger Bate, AEI Online, 1-9-06
- Free Trade for Better Health by Philip Stevens, Campaign for Fighting Diseases, 12-14-05
- Brazil’s Aids Program: A Costly Success by Roger Bate, by Richard Tren, AEI Online, 12-12-05
- AIDS: The Strategy Is Wrong by Richard Holbrooke, Washington Post, 11-29-05
- Roche Feels the Highs and Lows of Feverish Demand for Tamiflu by Alan Murray, Wall Street Journal, 10-19-05
- First, Do No Harm by Joseph Calfee, Ph.D., New York Sun, 10-18-05
- The Constant Killer by Richard Tren, Campaign for Fighting Diseases, 10-12-05
- UN plan to keep poor in their place by Philip Stevens, Business Day, 9-14-05
- The Free-Marketeers get up by Karen Horn, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 8-11-05
- WHO’s mission impossible by Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, Business Day, 7-5-05
- Medicine groups cannot save the world by Richard Tren, Business Day, 7-5-05
- World Health Organization’s AIDS strategy a deadly failure, says think tank Campaign for Fighting Diseases, 6-29-05
- Brazil’s dangerous denial by Roger Bate, Tech Central Station, 6-27-05
- Who is WHO representing? by Richard E. Wagner, by Philip Stevens, This Day (Nigeria), 6-10-05
- Making Markets for Vaccines: Ideas to Action Center for Global Development, 4-7-05
- Life is Too Short Here to Worry About HIV by Roger Bate, Tech Central Station, 3-11-05
- Biology's New Forbidden Fruit by Oliver Morton, The New York Times, 2-11-05
- The Vaccine Balance The New York Times, 1-29-05
- Delivering on the AIDS fight Chicago Tribune, 1-28-05
- No Black and White Answers by James K. Glassman, Tech Central Station, 1-10-05
- Commentary: Stopping the flu pandemic by David Longtin, by Henry Miller, M.S., M.D., Washington Times, 1-3-05
- Diseases of poverty and the 10/90 Gap by Philip Stevens, International Policy Network, 12-1-04
- Biting the Hand that Feeds You by Roger Bate, American Enterprise Institute, 11-29-04
- AIDS Policy in Shambles by James K. Glassman, Scripps Howard News Service, 11-15-04
- Remove unnecessary regulatory barriers on development of nutritionally enhanced food staples, Says Campaign for Fighting Diseases Campaign for Fighting Diseases, 11-4-04
- Angels Needed in America Forbes, 10-18-04
- Fiddling Piano Keys While Africa Burns by Roger Bate, by Richard Tren, Tech Central Station, 8-17-04
- Editorial: Africa's Health-Care Brain Drain The New York Times, 8-13-04
- Pharmaceuticals and the Worldwide HIV Epidemic: Can a Stakeholder Model Work? by Roger Bate, by Joseph Calfee, Ph.D., AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, 8-1-04
- Death and Taxes: The Impact of Taxes and Other Government Barriers to Access by Benedict Irvine, International Policy Network, 8-1-04
- Entrepreneurs vs. Bioterror Wall Street Journal, 7-27-04
- How to Help India's Aids Victims by Julian Morris, Wall Street Journal Asia, 7-9-04
- The Real Obstacles to Sound Treatment of AIDS in Poor Countries by Roger Bate, by Richard Tren, AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, 7-1-04
- What an Unnecessary Disaster: We're Fighting Malaria with Outmoded Techniques--for No Good Reason by Roger Bate, Washington Post, 4-25-04
- Activists Against Africa by Robert Goldberg, Ph.D., Washington Times, 4-8-04
Research
- Has the European Union Achieved a Single Pharmaceutical Market?, Aysegul Timur, Gabriel Picone, and Jeffrey S. DeSimone, National Bureau of Economic Research, August 2010
- Cancer Statistics, 2010, Ahmedin Jemal, DVM, PhD, Rebecca Siegel, MPH, Jiaquan Xu, MD, and Elizabeth Ward, PhD, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 7-7-10
- The Problems and Potential of China's Pharmaceutical Industry, Roger Bate and Karen Porter, American Enterprise Institute, 4-28-09
- Strategy for Swine Flu Should Focus on Common Sense, Not the Border, Jena Baker McNeill and James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., The Heritage Foundation, 4-28-09
- The Concept of a Federal Health Board: Learning from Britain's Experience, Jeet Guram and Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D., The Heritage Foundation, 12-4-08
- How Good Is Canadian Health Care? 2008 Report, Michael Walker and Nadeem Esmail, Fraser Institute, 12-1-08
- Medical Tourism: Health Care Free Trade, Devon Herrick, National Center for Policy Analysis, 8-12-08
- Examining the Link Between Price Regulation, Reimportation, and Pharmaceutical R&D Investment, AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, April 2004
- Vaccination Success Rate and Reaction Profile With Diluted and Undiluted Smallpox Vaccine, The Journal of the American Medical Association, September 2004
- Efficacy of nine-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal disease in The Gambia: randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, The Lancet, March 2005
- $5 billion could save 6 million kids, The Lancet, June 2005
- Tariffs, Corruption, and Other Impediments to Medicinal Access in Developing Countries: Field Evidence, AEI Online, August 2006
Events
- Are We Doing Enough to Prevent Bioterrorism?, Center for Medical Progress Forum, Speaker(s): Ken Alibek, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D., May 2003
- Winning the War Against Bioterrorism: The Role of Private Companies, Manhattan Institute Panel Discussion, Speaker(s): Robert Goldberg, Ph.D., Peter Hotez, M.D, Ph.D., Michael Moodie, Robert Erwin, Ph.D., Lance Gordon, Ph.D., December 2001
- The Campaign to Fight AIDS: Ensuring Access to the Best Medicines, Center for Medical Progress Forum, Speaker(s): Robert Goldberg, Ph.D., Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Jerry Norris, Dr. Robert Orina Nyarango, Dr. S.L. Ramotlhwa, Dr. Amir Attaran, Karen Bush, Ph.d., Dr. Emilio Emini, Frank R. Lichtenberg, Dr. Mark Dybul, June 2004
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News
- Donated malaria drugs being stolen in Africa, Boston Globe, 9-2-10
- Texas faces rising cost for illegal immigrant care, Houston Chronicle, 8-19-10
- Fast Cancer Growth In Poorer Countries - Much Can Be Done, With Inexpensive Medications And Equipment, Medical News Today, 8-18-10
- Cancer: Expert Panel Calls for Aggressive Fight Against Cancer in Poorer Countries, New York Times, 8-17-10
- WHO Says Swine-Flu Pandemic Is Over, Wall Street Journal, 8-11-10
- Lack of funding threatens the future of HIV drug therapy in the developing world, Washington Post, 7-29-10
- Britain Plans to Decentralize Health Care, New York Times, 7-25-10
- The war of the wards, The Economist, 7-22-10
- Guidelines Issued to Shield Babies from AIDS, Wall Street Journal, 7-21-10
- WHO criticizes Amnesty report into NKorea health, Associated Press, 7-16-10
- N. Korea health system in deplorable shape, report says, Boston Globe, 7-16-10
- Patients promised more choice in NHS shake-up, The Independent, 7-12-10
- NHS shakeup: Private companies see potential to expand their role, The Guardian, 7-12-10
- U.K. to revamp health system, Wall Street Journal, 7-12-10
- Cancer deaths continue to drop, American Cancer Society, 7-7-10
- Germany Dilutes Health-Care Reforms, Wall Street Journal, 7-6-10
- Ranbaxy Transfers New Drug Research Operations, Wall Street Journal, 7-2-10
- House leaders joust over use of parliamentary rule, Associated Press, 3-17-10
- House Democrats' desired health bill would cost $871 billion, Washington Post, 10-21-09
- Swine flu deaths in UK double as country now has third highest number of cases in the world, Daily Mail, 7-10-09
- Chinese health care reformers aim to help rural areas, USA Today, 5-7-09
- Researchers race to outmaneuver swine flu virus, USA Today, 5-5-09
- WHO confirms nearly 1,000 flu cases in 20 countries, Reuters, 5-4-09
- Health Officials Are Wary but Hopeful, Washington Post, 5-4-09
- Vaccine promised as U.S. swine flu cases pass 100, Yahoo News, 5-1-09
- New Flu Cases Surpass 100 in U.S.; Mexico Shuts Services, Wall Street Journal, 4-30-09
- China Tackles Massive Health Care Overhaul, Forbes, 4-29-09
- Officials confront first US death from swine flu, Associated Press, 4-29-09
- Money hampers vaccines, Chicago-Tribune, 4-29-09
- Companies start initial work on pandemic vaccine, Reuters, 4-28-09
- World battles swine flu as death toll rises, CNN, 4-28-09
- China's $125 bln health reform holds challenges, Reuters, 4-8-09
- New Data On Cancer Survival In Europe Show More Patients Are Cured, Medical News Today, 3-25-09
- Vaccine Delays in Poorer Nations Raise Health Risks for Infants, New York Times, 3-24-09
- India in Africa medical link-up, BBC News, 2-27-09
- Knocking out Malaria, Popular Science, 2-17-09
- Spain withdraws cervical cancer shot after illnesses, Yahoo News, 2-11-09
- Drug recall puts overseas inspections in spotlight, Globe & Mail, 3-7-08
- Bush AIDS Plan Gets Bipartisan Praise Washington Post, 5-31-07
- Thai Showdown Spotlights Threat to Drug Patents Wall Street Journal, 4-24-07
- Drug Partnership Introduces Cheap Antimalaria Pill International Herald Tribune, 3-1-07
- How doctors battle to keep superbugs at bay Financial Times, 2-2-07
- HHS Awards $133M in Flu Vaccine Pacts Houston Chronicle, 1-17-07
- Anthrax Vaccine Contract Voided, Thwarting Administration Washington Post, 12-20-06
- Anthrax Vaccine Testing Called Off Washington Post, 11-4-06
- $1 billion would go toward developing bioterror remedies The San Diego Union-Tribune, 10-6-06
- AIDS Effort in Zambia Hailed as a Success The New York Times, 8-14-06
- Global Vaccine Initiative Hits Snag Wall Street Journal, 7-7-06
- New AIDS Pill to Treat People in Poor Countries The New York Times, 7-6-06
- $1 Billion Awarded For Flu Vaccine Washington Post, 5-5-06
- Senate passes pandemic bill to help developing countries Government Health IT, 12-29-05
- AIDS Goal Missed, But Effort by U.N. Branch is Praised The New York Times, 11-29-05
- AIDS gel on a faster track; Merck, Bristol to License Drugs Free for Use in Poor Countries Washington Post, 11-1-05
- Bayer Offers New Antibiotic with Promise in Fight on TB The New York Times, 10-18-05
- U.S. Struggles for Drugs to Counter Biological Threats - As Bigger Firms Shun Effort, Small Ones Are Challenged; 'This Is Really Hard Stuff' Wall Street Journal, 7-11-05
- Africa Tackles Graft, With Billions in Aid in Play The New York Times, 7-6-05
- In Malaysia, a battle erupts in AIDS fight International Herald Tribune, 7-4-05
- Malaria money no good ‘if US funds agency not overhauled’ Africa Fighting Malaria, 7-1-05
- South Africa falling behind in aids treatment, says WHO Johannesburg Business Day, 6-30-05
- G8, UN must act to get new AIDS drugs to poor – MSF Reuters Foundation, 6-29-05
- WHO likely to miss “3 by 5” AIDS drug target Reuters News, 6-29-05
- 43 ways to save the world The Economist, 6-29-05
- Gambia hails vaccination success , 6-29-05
- India Senses Patent Appeal Wall Street Journal, 4-11-05
- ‘Advance Purchase Contracts’ Could be Cure for Vaccine Sellers Wall Street Journal, 4-7-05
- New Vaccine Said to Offer Hope Against Bacterium The New York Times, 3-25-05
- Merck Plans to Start Phase II Of AIDS-Vaccine Human Trials -- Scientists to Test Prototype Deemed Most Promising For Safety, Effectiveness Wall Street Journal, 1-25-05
- Drug industry assists in tsunami effort - Companies donate medicine and millions of dollars to relief agencies The Star-Ledger, 1-4-05
- India's new patent law to shake up drug industry. Reuters News, 12-30-04
- Nonprofit Drug Company Gets Gates Grant to Target Malaria Wall Street Journal, 12-13-04
- Chemical Compound Shows Promise Against Tuberculosis; New Medicine Is Best Hope Against Disease in 40 Years Washington Post, 12-10-04
- UPDATE: 2-Cipla anti-AIDS drugs back on WHO approved list. Reuters News, 11-30-04
- W.H.O. Panel Backs Gene Manipulation in Smallpox Virus The New York Times, 11-12-04
- Novartis Sets Deal To Seek New Drugs For Fighting TB Wall Street Journal, 10-27-04
- A world of difference: A nonprofit drug company works to wipe out diseases that plague developing nations but are ignored by Western pharmaceutical giants Los Angeles Times, 10-25-04
- Generic Maker Pulls HIV Drugs From WHO Use Wall Street Journal, 10-4-04
- Glaxo grants 3rd AIDS drug license in South Africa. Reuters News, 8-27-04
- Catching The Bad Bug Forbes, 8-16-04
- FDA worries that drugs could be a target for terrorists 'Chatter' hints at contamination of Canadian imports Houston Chronicle, 8-15-04
- Donor Mistrust Worsens AIDS In Zimbabwe The New York Times, 8-12-04
- FDA Approves Drugs to Treat Internal Contamination from Radioactive Elements FDA News, 8-11-04
- WHO drops Aids generics over safety fears Financial Times, 8-5-04
- Combination AIDS Drugs Moving Through FDA's Approval Process Wall Street Journal, 8-3-04
- Bioshield Too Little For Drug Industry; Companies Want More Protection From Financial Loss Washington Post, 7-26-04
- U.S. Official Defends Focus Of AIDS Prevention Policy Washington Post, 7-15-04
- House Passes Bill to Finance Development of Bioterrorism Antidotes The New York Times, 7-15-04
- Lack of AIDS Doctors In Poor Countries Stalls Treatment Wall Street Journal, 7-13-04
- AIDS Drugs' Fast Rise in Asia Risks Resistant Strains The New York Times, 7-8-04
- Drug Companies Race To Develop Virus Vaccine Wall Street Journal, 6-30-04
- Mandatory Testing Bolsters Botswana in Combating AIDS The New York Times, 6-14-04
- Immunetics' Test for Anthrax Receives Approval by the FDA Wall Street Journal, 6-8-04
- U.S. to Order Anthrax Vaccine Government Also Wants Treatment, Adviser Says Washington Post, 6-8-04
- Medical Aid on Way for Poorer Nations: Biotech Sector to Help Small Firms Speed
Delivery of New Drugs, Advancements Washington Post, 6-6-04
- U.S. Plan Puts Generic AIDS Combinations on Fast Track Washington Post, 5-16-04
- Herbal Drug Widely Embraced In Treating Resistant Malaria The New York Times, 5-10-04
- A 'Good Deed' For AIDS Drug Hits Obstacles Wall Street Journal, 0-0-00
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