Articles by Roger Bate
- China’s Sick Yellow River Thursday, January 31, 2013
- China’s water pollution is even worse than its better-known air pollution. As long as the Chinese people have few private rights, government-backed pollution ...
- Combatting Corruption Friday, October 12, 2012
- Corruption threatens freedom and economic growth around the world.
- Phakes and the Cancer Fight Friday, March 2, 2012
- It is quite likely that some of the fake oncology products found in significant amounts in the Middle East have made their way into Europe and the United ...
- Blood Diamonds Are Mugabe’s Best Friend Tuesday, February 14, 2012
- The Kimberly Process has become a whitewash; Roger Bate reports from Africa.
- How Safe Are Your Medicines? Friday, October 1, 2010
- With more and more medicines or their ingredients sourced from foreign countries, informed patients should be concerned about drug regulation abroad.
- Making the World Safe for Rx.com Thursday, August 12, 2010
- Buying foreign-made drugs over the Internet from foreign Web pharmacies can be relatively safe.
- Solving an Innovator’s Dilemma Thursday, May 20, 2010
- Innovative licensing agreements between Western and Indian drug companies are leading to sustainable profits and increased access to quality medicines.
- The Excellent Powder Wednesday, April 21, 2010
- DDT was the most important life-saving chemical of the past century and, until a better chemical comes along, it will be one of the most important of the first ...
- Investing in India: Art of the Impossible? Tuesday, November 24, 2009
- Here’s how India will become the place for future investment and future pharmacological breakthroughs.
- How Prosperous Are We? Tuesday, November 3, 2009
- The Legatum Institute's Prosperity Index goes a long way toward addressing shortcomings in other measurements of people’s well-being around the world.
- India’s Counterfeit Claims on Counterfeit Drugs Thursday, October 1, 2009
- The Indian government is touting a new survey showing a low percentage of drugs within the country are counterfeit. But the reality is that India still has a ...
- When Local Production Is Not the Answer Wednesday, September 2, 2009
- The donor community and governments are jeopardizing lives through their push for local production.
- Web of Drugs Wednesday, August 19, 2009
- Purchasing drugs over the Internet has significant benefits, but it can also be dangerous. A research team sets out to assess five popular drugs ordered from ...
- Fighting a Bitter Prescription Thursday, July 30, 2009
- Roger Bate reports on efforts to combat counterfeit drugs in Turkey.
- As American as…Cricket Friday, July 3, 2009
- Cricket and baseball are twin brothers, separated at birth.
- Globalization, Pandemics, and Preparation Tuesday, April 28, 2009
- Why do rich nations elect to fund global health campaigns to tackle problems with no supra-national element at all, such as obesity or smoking?
- Nursing India’s Drug Market Back to Health Thursday, April 16, 2009
- Regional and local officials are taking the initiative to stop the deadly and odious trade of counterfeit and substandard drugs in India.
- A Dangerous European Export Thursday, March 19, 2009
- Several European nations are turning away from vaccination and are now spreading disease.
- China’s Opportunity Thursday, January 29, 2009
- It is time for Chinese authorities to boost the independence and transparency of their legal system.
- Stifling Dissent on Malaria Monday, December 8, 2008
- Despite all its good work, the Gates Foundation is encouraging a harmful trend among malaria activists.
- Fighting Fake Drugs in India Tuesday, November 18, 2008
- Recently approved legislation should help India in its battle against substandard pharmaceutical products.
- What China Can Learn From 19th-Century Britain Thursday, October 23, 2008
- Beijing has a major problem with food contamination. The British solved a similar dilemma in the 1800s.
- All the Milk in China Thursday, September 18, 2008
- To stem the contamination crisis, Chinese officials should be giving handheld spectrometers to their key regulators.
- Bad Medicine Wednesday, August 20, 2008
- India is a center for drug counterfeiting—a deadly business that is spreading to the United States and Europe.
- Still a Long Way to Go Wednesday, August 6, 2008
- Afghanistan has made undeniable progress on public health. But will it be sustainable?
- Good Drugs, Bad Drugs Friday, July 18, 2008
- The global health community must strengthen its commitment to protect patients from poor-quality medicines.
- Enabling Zimbabwe’s Dictator Tuesday, June 24, 2008
- Robert Mugabe’s apologists—including the former Mozambican president—are helping to keep alive his odious regime.
- An Invaluable Insecticide Friday, June 13, 2008
- DDT has come under fire from large corporations and environmentalists. But it is saving lives in Southern Africa.
- India vs. the WTO Thursday, May 1, 2008
- New Delhi has a dodgy record on safeguarding intellectual property rights. Here’s how it could improve.
- A ‘Malaria Day’ Resolution Thursday, April 24, 2008
- Rolling back the insect-borne disease will require better coordination between aid agencies and private companies.