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Stuckler: The IMF & Tuberculosis
Znet Article, October, 13 2008
David Stuckler
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After World War II, economists and politicians created the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help keep the international financial system stable.
Stuckler: The IMF & Tuberculosis
Znet Article, October, 13 2008
David Stuckler
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After World War II, economists and politicians created the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help keep the international financial system stable.
Basu: Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis
Znet Article, January, 07 2008
Sanjay Basu
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The New York Times' website has a little list of "most e-mailed articles". It is sometimes frightening. The list is often topped by stories related to furniture decision dilemmas, private schools for macramé, 100 recipes with cauliflower, or the l...
Basu: The Crisis of Tuberculosis in Prisons
Znet Article, September, 04 2006
Sanjay Basu
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At the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto last week, researchers studying in South Africa made a startling announcement: in a study of 536 people with tuberculosis living in the rural town of Tugela Ferry, the researchers discovered a ...
Basu: Crucial public health decision at the Indian Parliament
Znet Article, February, 27 2005
Sanjay Basu
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A major timepoint has arrived in the implementation of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) policy on the patenting of pharmaceuticals; this year, countries defined as "developing" (middle-income, as opposed to "developed" or "least-developed" nat...
Basu: AIDS And The Larger Context
Znet Article, October, 04 2004
Sanjay Basu
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The World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this week released the first set of comprehensive data comparing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in poor countries with the rates of antiretroviral (anti-HIV) drug access in those nations*. The data are strik...
Basu: Using the Aids Industry
Znet Article, July, 15 2004
Sanjay Basu
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Ongoing coverage of the International AIDS Conference in Bangkok is bewildering to those who are familiar with the current politica...
Basu: US AIDS Czar Undermines WHO Initiative
Znet Article, March, 21 2004
Sanjay Basu
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In May 2003, at its annual World Health Assembly, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a modest proposal: that it would provide the technical and organizational support to provide 3 million people in poor countries with antiretroviral tre...
Basu: Pharmaceuticals
Znet Article, February, 22 2004
Sanjay Basu
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During the recent heated arguments about AIDS drug access and Medicare prescription drug bills, a few facts have emerged that would shock any reasonable American taxpayer: that while so many persons struggle for access to medicines, 85 percent of ...
Basu: Pharmaceuticals
Znet Article, February, 22 2004
Sanjay Basu
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During the recent heated arguments about AIDS drug access and Medicare prescription drug bills, a few facts have emerged that would shock any reasonable American taxpayer: that while so many persons struggle for access to medicines, 85 percent o...
Basu: Pharmaceuticals
Znet Article, February, 22 2004
Sanjay Basu
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During the recent heated arguments about AIDS drug access and Medicare prescription drug bills, a few facts have emerged that would shock any reasonable American taxpayer: that while so many persons struggle for access to medicines, 85 percent of ...
Basu: The Use Of Anti-trust Litigation For Public Health Advocacy: Lessons From The south African Competition Commission Case
Znet Article, December, 29 2003
Sanjay Basu
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Two months ago, after heavy pressure (including nonviolent street protest) from the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), the South African government announced that it would provide antiretroviral treatment to 1.4 million people within the next fiv...
Basu: Institutionalized AIDS And The Quest For Social Responsibility
Znet Article, November, 29 2003
Sanjay Basu
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There are few moments in the history of AIDS that can call for celebration. The recent decision of the South African government to begin rolling-out antiretrovirals is certainly near the top of the list. But many persons might be tempted to cel...
Basu: The Dangerous Deradicalization of AIDS Discourse
Znet Article, October, 25 2003
Sanjay Basu
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Earlier this week, the Clinton Foundation announced the dramatic reduction of AIDS drug prices after its negotiations with several "generic" pharmaceutical manufacturers; the result was a cutting in half of the price of antiretroviral treatment fo...
Basu: Doha Declaration Nearly Decided
Znet Article, August, 28 2003
Sanjay Basu
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Over the course of the past two years, trade negotiators from around the world have negotiated over patents and medicine access. At issue is the question of whether the privileges of companies to hold temporary (now 20+ year) monopolies over the s...
Basu: AIDS, Empire, and Public Health Behaviourism
Znet Article, August, 02 2003
Sanjay Basu
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In the wake of U.S. President George Bush's trip to several African nations, and after his State of the Union speech declaring $15 billion of spending for global AIDS prevention and care, American newspapers have rallied in support of the "compass...
Basu: Aids, Empire, And Public Health Behavioralism
Znet Article, August, 02 2003
Sanjay Basu
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In the wake of U.S. President George Bush’s trip to several African nations, and after his State of the Union speech declaring $15 billion of spending for global AIDS prevention and care, American newspapers have rallied in support of the ...
Basu: The New Plague Czar
Znet Article, July, 04 2003
Sanjay Basu
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Just a few days before his visit to Africa, President Bush announced yesterday that Randall Tobias, the former chairman and CEO of Eli Lilly Co., will take the new position of "Czar" in charge of U.S. global HIV/AIDS funding (1). The move to posi...
Basu: Patents and Pharmaceutical Access
Znet Article, May, 29 2003
Sanjay Basu
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The 56th World Health Assembly--the annual health meeting at which the World Health Organization's (WHO) directives are set for the year--ended this week in Geneva after a long round of discussions on the continuing SARS saga. Press coverage of th...
Basu: Circumventing The Consensus
Znet Article, February, 27 2003
Sanjay Basu
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When Robert Zoellick, the US Trade Representative, retires from government work in a few years, all of the top American business schools will probably be scrambling for a chance to rush him into the tenure track. Zoellick provides a stellar case f...
Basu: Life And Death At The WTO
Znet Article, February, 11 2003
Sanjay Basu
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If you cross paths with Robert Zoellick's mother over the next few weeks, please remind her that applications to George Washington University's School of Public Health are due soon. Her son needs to hurry up and submit his paperwork. Mrs. Zoellick...
Basu: Behind Dramatic Declarations: Bush's AIDS Plan
Znet Article, February, 04 2003
Sanjay Basu
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Winning praise from the editorial staffs of The Washington Post and The New York Times, Bush's AIDS plan has been described as a wonderful "surprise" to those working against the global pandemic--a turnaround from previous policy, especially for a...
