Editorials

Africa Fighting Malaria conducts research and writes commentary on the political economy of malaria and other diseases in developing countries. This includes but is not limited to the performance of national malaria control programs, donor and UN agencies, and the private sector. The popular media is a useful outlet for generating constructive debate and raising awareness. Here are some sample editorials AFM has authored:

Drug procurement, the Global Fund and misguided competition policies, Richard Tren , Kimberly Hess & Roger Bate, Malaria Journal, December 22, 2009
Dubious studies poison war on malaria, Richard Tren, Business Day, October 29, 2009
Protectionism Won't Heal Africa's Sick, Roger Bate, Wall Street Journal, September 28, 2009
Affordable Medicines Facility for malaria, Roger Bate & Kimberly Hess, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, June 23, 2009
New tools to fight fake medicines, Roger Bate, SciDev.Net, May 13, 2009
Insecticides for public health, Richard Tren, Canadian Medical Association Journal, March 31, 2009
New insecticides are crucial in battle against malaria, Roger Bate, SciDev.Net, February 19, 2009
EU - False Fears Pose Real Threats to Continent, Jasson Urbach, Daily Independent, January 26, 2009
EU Food Safety Legislation is Poison, Richard Tren, Business Day, January 22, 2009
The Wrong Message in a Bottle, Roger Bate, New York Times, November 15, 2008
Killing With Kindness, Jasson Urbach & Julian Harris, ModernGhana.com, September 27, 2008
Uganda: Stiffer Regulation Needed on Fake Drugs, Carlos Odora, New Vision, May 21, 2008
Malaria Keeps Killing Millions, Jasson Urbach, Sowetan, May 16, 2008
Poor Medicine for Poor People, Roger Bate, Globe and Mail, May 16, 2008
Foolishness & Foreign Aid, Richard Tren & Philip Coticelli, New York Post, April 25, 2008
Lessons From Other Nations In The Malaria Fight, Carlos Odora, New Vision (Kampala), January 31, 2008
A Global Industry of Fake Drugs, Roger Bate, China Post (Taiwan), December 22, 2007
Last Chance for DDT, Roger Bate, Wall Street Journal, November 5, 2007
Preventing Malaria In Endemic Areas, Donald Roberts, October 24, 2007
Hero in the Fight against Malaria, Richard Tren, Business Day, April 10, 2007
Jumping Through WHOPES to Control Malaria, Richard Tren & Philip Coticelli, April 25, 2007
Uganda Still Needs to Fight Malaria, Carlos Odora, New Vision (Kampala), August 1, 2007
Africa's Economic Fate In Its Own Hands, Richard Tren & Jasson Urbach, Business Day, December 13, 2005
How DDT Can Stop Millions of Malaria Deaths, Richard Tren & Philip Coticelli, Mail & Guardian, November 9, 2005
Make Federal Spending Transparent, Roger Bate, Washington Post, August 9, 2006
The World Bank and Disease Control: A Bad Combination, Roger Bate, Published on the World Bank's Health, Nutrition and Population website, May 3, 2006

You can find more AFM editorials throughout our website. Please also read our sample Research Papers, Testimony, Letters, Media Coverage and Success Stories located in the What We Do menu above.