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Center for Science in Public Policy

The Center for Science in Public Policy seeks to apply the highest scientific standards and rigorous analysis to public policy issues. Research and analysis is conducted on a host of international issues covering all sectors of international development, but with a primary focus on global health and economic development. The Center strives to underpin its analysis with data and sound scientific methods.

SPP Staff:

Jeremiah Norris: Director of the Center for Science in Public Policy

Yulya Spantchak: Research Associate

Kacie Marano: Executive Assistant

Publications and Commentary

Jeremiah Norris comments on Andrew Jack's article "New Superbug raises medical tourism fears" called "Hospitals not the Only Superbug Source" posted in the Financial Times August 17th, 2010

 

The Health Impact Fund by Jeremiah Norris

March 13, 2010 The Lancet

 

Forty Years of Misdirected Aid to Africa by Kacie Marano and Jeremiah Norris

December 27, 2009 Pajamas Media

Health Cooperatives Are Not the Answer by Kacie Marano and Jeremiah Norris
October 24, 2009 Pajamas Media

 

The Health Care Math Everyone Avoids by Jeremiah NorrisInvestors.com August 28th, 2009

 

Jeremiah Norris comments on Donald Light's article "Global Drug Discovery: Europe is Ahead" called "Apples to Apples" posted by Health Affairs: Policy Journal of Health Sphere August 26th, 2009 

 

Foreign Aid for the Underpaid Is Mostly a Masquerade by Jeremiah Norris
From the April 15, 2009 Wall Street Journal

cited in "Note to Oxfam: Foreign Aid Undermines Democratic Accountability" piece by Jeremiah Norris
From the February 24, 2009 Campaign for Fighting Diseases Blog

Quality Fears Over AIDS Generic Drugs by Jeremiah Norris
From the December 18, 2008 The Independent

Mbeki Cannot Take All the Blame Over Aids Deaths by Jeremiah Norris
From the December 4, 2008 Financial Times

 

Treatment: Quality over Quantity by Jeremiah Norris
From the December 4, 2008 China Post

Rank Medicines by Jeremiah Norris
From the June 20, 2008 Financial Times

 

UN's Russian Roulette for Poor Patients by Jeremiah Norris
From the June 4, 2008 Korea Times

  Writing on the Wall for UNAIDS by Jeremiah Norris
From the May 31, 2008 British Medical Journal

UN's Russian roulette for Poor Patients by Jeremiah Norris
From the May 28, 2008 Daily Star (Egypt)

Funding for Fake Drugs by Jeremiah Norris
The Pioneer May 15, 2008

Think Tanker's Corner-A Perspective on the Future of American Healthcare by Catherine M. Fisher
From the May 2008 Stockholm Network's Newsletter on Health and Welfare
May 14, 2008

 

Bumper Stickers Won't Get Us to Primary Health Care by Jeremiah Norris
British Medical Journal April 5, 2008

 

Double standards for the poor on AIDS treatment by Jeremiah Norris
Campaign for Fighting Diseases Bulliten March 10, 2008

Global Health Research: Don't Ignore Achievements So Far by Jeremiah Norris
Lancet March 8, 2008

 

 

Patent Pressure puts Pharma on Back Foot by Jeremiah Norris
Financial Times November 22, 2007

 

WHO has its Facts Wrong by Jeremiah Norris
Business Daily Africa November 16, 2007

 

WHO Might Itself Threaten World Health by Jeremiah Norris
Singapore Times November 8, 2007

 

WHO Got Its Facts Wrong? by Jeremiah Norris
Campaign for Fighting Diseases Bulliten November 8, 2007

 

Drug Access: WHO Director-General Chan Calls on Memeber States to Make Antiretrovirals, Other Medications More Affordable by Jeremiah Norris Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report November 6, 2007

WHO: Long on Agenda, but Short on the Facts by Jeremiah Norris Taipei Times November 4, 2007

Access to AIDS Drugs is Key by Jeremiah Norris Los Angeles Times October 15, 2007

 

Donors' Focus on One Disease is Distorting African Health Systems by Jeremiah Norris
Financial Times October 4, 2007

 

Stealing Drugs, Hurting the Poor by Jeremiah Norris
American Spectator August 16, 2007

 

It's Politics vs. Science in Public Health by Jeremiah Norris
Campaign for Fighting Diseases Bulliten August 9, 2007

 

Drug Price Deals are not Political Footballs by Jeremiah Norris
South China Moning Post  August 3, 2007

 

The Societal Costs of Failing to Develop a Vaccine by Jeremiah Norris
British Medical Journal July 14, 2007

 

Drug-resistant AIDS: the next tsunami by Jeremiah Norris
Accra Daily News June 5, 2007

 

Link Cost to Clinical Outcome by Jeremiah Norris
British Medical Journal May 12, 2007

 

Aid Turns Proud Nations into Debtors by Jeremiah Norris
Financial Times April 14, 2007

 

Canada Removes the Guessing by Jeremiah Norris
Financial Times March 7, 2007

 

Cheap Medicines, Costly Treatment by Jeremiah Norris
Economic Times of India February 13, 2007

 

A Focus on Trees Will Miss the Forest by Jeremiah Norris
The Lancet February 2, 2007

 

How India could Curtail a Double Standard on Drugs Provision by Jeremiah Norris
The Observer January 26, 2007

 

Business Day: Death in the shade of world's attention by Jeremiah Norris
December 15, 2006

AIDS Efforts: More Money, Less Impact by Jeremiah Norris
The Nation December 5, 2006

 

 

Proof of Low-Price Drug Sales Sought by Jeremiah Norris
Financial Times August 21, 2006

 

WHO's '3 by 5' not the answer by Jeremiah Norris
Business Day August 15, 2006

 

What Counts Isn't Always Counted by Jeremiah Norris
British Medical Journal June 27, 2006

 

Let's Learn from Global Health Failures by Carol Adelman
International Herald Tribune May 23, 2006

Transcript Available: THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: How Can the United Nations Agency Fight Disease in the 21st Century? by Center for Science in Public Policy
May 11, 2006

The Lancet's Chronic Diseases Series by Jeremiah Norris
The Lancet February 18, 2006

Financial Times: Let us focus on these significant killer diseases in developing nations by Jeremiah Norris September 22, 2005

 

The Lancet: Ensuring the Safety of HIV/AIDS Generics by Carol Adelman June 4, 2005

National Review Online: Blame It on Rio by Jeremiah Norris April 6, 2005
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SPP in the News

Jeremiah Norris on eCancer TV speaking about the issue of Counterfeit Drugs that will Burden the Developing World as it tries to treat Cancer December 23, 2009

 

Jeremiah Norris on Fox Business speaking about Health Cooperatives August 17th, 2009

Events, Transcripts & Speeches

 

Presentation on The Macroeconomic Consequences of Chronic Diseases in Emerging Markets at PAHO Regional Workshop November 23-24, 2009

 

Presentation on Cancer: The Perils of Becoming the #1 Cause of Mortality in the World African Organization for Research & Training in Cancer Conference November 11-14 2009 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Health Cooperatives: A Viable Alternative to a Public Plan?…

October 6, 2009, 12:00PM-2:00PM

 

Presentation on Coming to a Pharmacy Near You: A pandemic of Counterfeit/Substandard Drugs New Horizons in Cancer Treatment June 26-29, 2009 Lisbon, Portugal

 

Presentation on Burden of Chronic Diseases on Developing World March 31, 2009 Georgetown University

 

Presentation on Dependence of Outcomes on the Quality of Therapeutic Medicine LACORE Praia do Forte hosted by Novartis March 26th, 2009 Brazil