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Global Public Health: Access to Essential Medicines
Key Points
Africa Policy Outlook 2005
There are some people in the world’s wealthy countries who forecast that 2005 will be a decisive year for Africa.
Foreign Aid Budget Looks Like a Retread from the Cold War
If the "war on terror" is beginning to look increasingly like the cold war, then President George W. Bush’s fiscal year (FY) 2005 foreign-aid request will not change that impression.
Bush’s AIDS Relief Plan Will Delay Drugs, Reward Big Pharma
Africa and AIDS activists say the Bush Administration’s pledge to expedite its approval process for low-cost, generic anti-retroviral drugs by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will really slow delivery of drugs to those suffering while undermining the authority of the United Nations and World Health Organization.
Taking Stock of 100,000 Iraqi Deaths
Anne Arbor, MI; Bellevue, WA; Cape Coral, FL; Stamford, CT; Green Bay, WI; Manchester, NH; Allentown, PA; Portsmouth, VA; Cambridge, MA.
U.S. Aid for Tsunami-Hit Nations Falls Short
As the full extent of the destruction and death the tsunami wrought in South Asia becomes clear, significant aid pledges are finally pouring in. While the U.S. is beginning to respond, little attention is being paid in the public debate to the need for effective development assistance for South Asia in the medium to long term. Comparisons of what the U.S. is doing for disaster relief relative to other nations are obscuring the need for a sober assessment of how well U.S. aid measures up compared to the actual need. The White House is drafting its 2006 budget this month, so this is an important opportunity to expose how the U.S. falls short when it comes to providing aid commensurate with its wealth.
Natural or Public Health Disaster?
The recent South Asian tsunamiÂs devastation has already claimed at least 144,000 lives, caused countless injuries and wiped out entire villages. Concern now turns to the escalating death count caused by the spread of disease.
The Iglesias Legacy and the IDB’s Future
en Espanol: El Legado de Iglesias y el Futuro del BID
Bush Overstates Africa Aid Increase
Now that the dust has settled from the rush of media reports about Africa brought on by the Group of Eight summit, itÂs worth taking a closer look at what the United States has actually committed to, in terms of aid for programs to address poverty and disease in Africa.