The side-effects of doing good

Following the New York Times article about the head of the malaria programme at WHO complaining about the negative influence of Gates Foundation on research activities in public health, The Economist has published an analysis of the controversy… Here is an excerpt:
“At least in part, the gripes against the Gates Foundation are the churlish growls [...]

Map pinpoints disease ‘hotspots’

From BBC News:

“A detailed map highlighting the world’s hotspots for emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) has been released.It uses data spanning 65 years and shows the majority of these new diseases come from wildlife.Scientists say conservation efforts that reduce conflicts between humans and animals could play a key role in limiting future outbreaks.Writing in Nature, they [...]

The Global Tobacco Threat

Editorial in The New York Times:
“Three years ago, an international treaty took effect that was designed to help developing countries resist aggressive marketing by big tobacco companies. The idea was that if a large number of countries committed themselves to the same tobacco control policies — including bans on all advertising and promotion — they [...]