Thomas Bollyky discusses the brewing fight over intellectual property and access to noncommunicable disease medicines in low- and middle-income countries and a potential way forward.

CFR Senior Fellow Thomas Bollyky argues that new strategies are needed to address the latest treatment-access crisis over patented medications, particularly as noncommunicable diseases continue to rapidly emerge in low- and middle-income countries.

Thomas Bollyky writes about how national patent laws are affecting pharmaceutical cost differentials around the world.

Efforts to vaccinate Pakistani children are in peril after the CIA's vaccine ploy to help capture Osama bin Laden, placing the entire region at risk of outbreaks, says CFR's Laurie Garrett.

Laurie Garrett examines whether the CIA ruined the chance to eradicate polio worldwide.

Laurie Garrett discusses the issue of how to save millions of people from toxic, substandard, contaminated, mislabeled, and dangerous drugs, medicines, and vaccines.

Medicines are increasingly the product of complex supply chains, introducing vulnerabilities to their reliability and safety. CFR Senior Fellow Laurie Garrett lays out how G8 and G20 nations can help to remedy the drug safety crisis.

Experts discuss current global vaccination efforts in conjunction with the launch of CFR's Vaccine-Preventable Outbreak Interactive Map.

Experts discuss current global vaccination efforts in conjunction with the launch of CFR's Vaccine-Preventable Outbreak Interactive Map.

For the past three years, the Global Health program at the Council on Foreign Relations has been tracking news reports to produce an interactive map plotting global outbreaks of diseases that are easily prevented by inexpensive and effective vaccines.

This interactive map visually plots global outbreaks of measles, mumps, whooping cough, polio, rubella, and other diseases that are easily preventable by inexpensive and effective vaccines. The Global Health Program at the Council on Foreign Relations has been tracking news reports on these outbreaks since the fall of 2008. This project aims to promote awareness of a global health problem that is easily preventable.

Orin Levine and Laurie Garrett argue that the CIA's staged vaccination program in Pakistan, used to locate Osama bin Laden, has damaged the credibility of legitimate global health efforts.

The UN Human Rights Council Resolution 17/4, regarding the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health in the context of development and access to medicines, was adopted on July 14, 2011.

Seth Berkley, president, chief executive officer, and founder of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and incoming chief executive officer of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) joined us for this unique insider look at his plans for the future of GAVI, and its position in the larger landscape of global health.

Amity Shlaes criticizes the anti-vaccine movement.

Four experts examine the biggest challenge to ensuring the safety of pharmaceuticals traded globally.

Join the experts discussing potential solutions to the challenges of ensuring food and drug safety in the global era.

Join the experts discussing the policy challenges of food and drug safety in a time of increased globalization.

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