The private sector can and should play an important role in public health, but it remains to be seen whether or not the benefits that have arisen from the AMFm could have been achieved through alternative mechanisms and potentially at lower cost.

For prosperity in Africa, what is needed is a holistic approach that focuses on the building blocks that empower Africans to help themselves.

For at least three decades, Nigeria has been plagued by counterfeit and poor quality medicines, but today it offers a rare model of improvement.

An informal survey of doctors, pharmacists, health care workers in Lagos, Ondo, and Ogun, and a pilot quality assessment of essential drugs from Lagos pharmacies.

While India is blamed for counterfeiting crucial drugs, a vast Chinese network behind the fakes is getting away.