This article, by Tim Hubbard and James Love,
argues that the TRIPs system of global patent protection encourages
monopoly supply of HIV drugs. Unlike a number of other analysts,
they suggest that the system can be reformed to encourage competition,
rather than suggesting we scrap it altogether.
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From the New York Times:
Three years ago, President Bush created the Millennium Challenge
Account to give more money to poor countries that are committed to
policies promoting development. Mr. Bush said his government would
donate billions in incremental stages until the program got to a high
of $5 billion a year starting in 2006. While $5 billion is just [...]
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This Washington Post story of January 26 reports that the Bush Administration’s $15bn program to fight HIV in the developing world can now by inexpensive generic drugs from foreign companies rather than buy brand names. The FDA approved a package of generic drugs by Aspen Pharmacare of South Africa. There had been some [...]
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Male circumcision, largely untested as an HIV intervention to date, could soon be a significant means to protect male populations from HIV infection. The Population Council reports that male circumcision is associated with a 50% reduced risk of HIV infection in some populations in Africa. The report maps out additional research needs before something as significant as population-based circumcision [...]
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This 2003 documentary seeks to reveal both the human costs of AIDS but also the political failings of the international community to come to grips with the problem. I’ve seen promos ads for it and have requested a copy.
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This book is by a former professor of mine Tony Barnett. He is now at the LSE, formerly with the University of East Anglia’s School of Development Studies. His co-author is Alan Whiteside, from South Africa. I think they have a sort of anthropological/sociological view, looking at the consequences of AIDS, less [...]
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I posted a number of articles in the Gems section worth taking a look at including:
- My excerpt on HIV/AIDS from my dissertation which provides a preliminary look at the relative contributions of four of the major G-7 countries’ contributions to the Global Fund (U.S., Japan, Germany, and the UK).
- Peter Singer’s 2004 Survival article [...]
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February 4, 2005 coming up on health and foreign policy in Washington DC with a pretty heady cast of policy types.
Feb 8 UPDATE: Webcast and transcript to be posted.
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The Washington Post has a link to hundreds of stories tracking HIV/AIDS and international responses in Africa over the past four or five years. They have a great and sad six-part series from 2000-2001 called Death Watch. Links are down for it, but I’ll try to post them separately when I can find [...]
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This 2002 National Intelligence Council report warned of a wave of new infections from China, Russia, India and other places. Very scary, and a good source of information.
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