Articles by Roger Bate
- Thailand’s Creaking Health System Wednesday, April 9, 2008
- The government’s lack of spending on healthcare is a scandal—but abusing intellectual property rights won’t help.
- Thailand’s Drug Wars Wednesday, March 12, 2008
- The military junta abused intellectual property rights and harmed trade relations. What will the new government do?
- Thailand’s Drug Wars Wednesday, March 12, 2008
- The military junta abused intellectual property rights and harmed trade relations. What will the new government do?
- Funding Isn’t Everything Thursday, February 28, 2008
- The Gates Foundation has been a massively positive influence on malaria research. But it is not above criticism.
- Fiddling While Kenya Burns Friday, February 15, 2008
- As aid agencies vacillate, the crisis in East Africa is getting worse.
- The Cost of Corruption Thursday, January 3, 2008
- It is visible today in Thailand and Kenya, writes ROGER BATE.
- The War Against Big Pharma Friday, December 14, 2007
- How should we price life-saving drugs? Not the Oxfam way, says ROGER BATE.
- An Exit Strategy for Big Pharma Tuesday, November 27, 2007
- It may be time for drug companies to invest only in countries that truly protect intellectual property rights, says ROGER BATE.
- Quality First Thursday, November 15, 2007
- Local production is not necessarily the answer to pharmaceutical shortages in Africa, writes ROGER BATE.
- The Case for DDT Monday, November 5, 2007
- Activist groups should join together in support of an anti-malaria insecticide that could save millions of lives, writes ROGER BATE.
- Britain’s Worst Hour Friday, October 26, 2007
- Martin Meredith’s new book offers a painful look at the formation of modern South Africa, writes ROGER BATE.
- Mind Over Malaria Wednesday, October 17, 2007
- As the Gates Foundation meets this week, it should take a closer look at the ‘global subsidy’ campaign, writes ROGER BATE.
- Fake! Wednesday, September 12, 2007
- The business of counterfeit medicines is exploding, and it’s killing poor Africans. ROGER BATE took a dangerous trip to Nigeria to see for himself.
- Double Standards in Nigerian Health Tuesday, June 26, 2007
- What if Muslim clerics were held to the same standards as Pfizer?
- G8 on Health: Spender Faster, Not Smarter Friday, June 15, 2007
- The developed nations are happy to send aid, but reluctant to ask uncomfortable questions.
- Robert Zoellick’s Health Challenge at the World Bank Tuesday, June 5, 2007
- To make people healthier, he should step back and let other organizations take the lead.
- Water, Water Thursday, May 24, 2007
- It may be everywhere, but it’s scarce as well. How to use water most efficiently? Roger Bate finds the solution in a nation undergoing the worst drought in ...
- The UN’s Tyrant-Friendly Bureaucracy Tuesday, May 15, 2007
- Saturday’s vote putting Zimbabwe in charge of a human rights body doesn’t make it any easier to take the body seriously.
- Health Targets Should Come With a Warning Friday, May 11, 2007
- Grand goals will only help world health if they can be measured—and achieved.
- Lesson from Brazil: Pharma Needs to Explain its Pricing Tuesday, May 8, 2007
- A tiered model, based on ability to pay, is optimal—but will only work if the industry stands up for itself.
- Nairobi Blues Tuesday, February 27, 2007
- A brave band of reformers is taking on Kenya’s endemic culture of corruption.
- Good Intentions Could Pave a Better Road in Liberia Wednesday, February 14, 2007
- Donor countries should let Liberia’s problems, rather than their own favorite causes, guide their aid.
- Saving Lives Through Honest Accounting Monday, February 12, 2007
- A new initiative by Senator Tom Coburn could bring badly needed transparency to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
- What Works in Africa Monday, January 8, 2007
- With little fanfare, businesses are trying to fight disease in Africa. ROGER BATE tells who does it right and who does it wrong. The best spur to benevolence: ...