Since there is no demand for dangerous medicine, international action has a far greater chance of success than the war against narcotics.

Leadership is a wonderful thing, but it is truly found when it is tested, and on that count malaria leadership has failed.

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.

It is time for a thorough investigation of drug theft at the Global Fund to ensure that drugs are being used by those intended, rather than encouraging illegal parallel distribution systems, in both recipient nations and nations where products are diverted.

Substandard and counterfeit drugs can be lethal to patients and accelerate drug resistance across at-risk populations.

This working paper addresses what is probably a significant driver of drug quality--the legislative environment, and in particular, the registration process in which medicines are made and, more critically, sold.

Many Africans lack access to essential medicines for myriad reasons, including the relatively high price of drugs: local production is unlikely to alleviate this problem.

This study examines the price, conditions of purchase, and basic quality of five popular drugs purchased over the Internet.