Media Coverage

2011

Anna Wehofsits, "Ein Fonds, der es richten könnte," fortschrittsforum, November 25, 2011.

Thomas Pogge, "Getting the Incentives Right: the Health Impact Fund, a Concrete Contribution to Global Justice and an Innovation in Global Health," Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, July 2011.

Thomas Pogge, "The Health Impact Fund: Enduring Innovation Incentives for Cost-Effective Health Gains," Social Europe Journal, June 1, 2011.

2010

Thomas Pogge, "Mejores medicamentos a menor precio," El Universal (Mexico). 23 November 2010. [In Spanish, "Better Drugs at Lower Prices."]

"A novel idea to spur life-saving drugs," OpEd with Peter Lindsay in Atlantic Journal Constitution, September 21, 2010.  

"Salud: a grandes males, grandes remedies,” debate response to Federico Tobar in Clárin (Buenos Aires), September 21, 2010.

"Los remedios pueden ser accesibles para todos," OpEd in Clárin (Buenos Aires), September 1, 2010.

"Un plan para cambiar la salud mundial,” Interview with Mariana Carbajal, Página 12 (Buenos Aires), August 29, 2010.

HIF Initiator Professor Thomas Pogge from Yale University,” interview with Yonhap News (Seoul), August 15, 2010.

Kim JangHan, editorial in support of the Health Impact Fund. JoongAng Ilbo. July 3, 2010. [In Korean.]

Plaza Capital, June 24, 2010. [In Spanish, "The Health Impact Fund: a possible solution to the crisis."]

"Hvordan kan udvikling af nye lægemidler sikres?," authored with Aidan Hollis, Information (Copenhagen), June 20, 2010.

Antonio G. Pesce, "Diritti e povertà: Thomas Pogge a Catania." CataniaPolitica, June 10, 2010. [In Italian.]

Thomas Pogge interviewed on the Austrian TV program Talk im Hangar-7, June 10, 2010. [German.]

Dirk Poot, "Farmapatenten: het permanente lek in de begroting van Volksgezondheid." Joop.nl, June 2, 2001. [Dutch: "Pharmaceutical patents: a permanent drain on the national health budget."]

Knowledge@Wharton, "The Price of a Cure? How Big Pharma Can Help Poverty-stricken Populations." May 26, 2010.

Thomas Pogge, "Rettferdig medisin." Morganbladet, May 7-13, 2010. [In Norwegian]

Catherine Saez, "Health Initiative Proposes Rewarding Innovation on Impact Results; Some See Hurdles." Intellectual Property Watch, May 4, 2010.

Doris Schroeder, "Life-Saving Drugs to the Poor." University of Melbourne Voice, May 3, 2010.

Thomas Pogge and Aidan Hollis, "New-drug Fund Can Fix Thorny Pricing Problem." Business Day, March 11, 2010.

Canadian Medical Association Journal, "Fund Proposed to Pay for Drugs with Great Global Impact." February 9, 2010.

The Philosopher's Zone: Thomas Pogge interviewed on "The Right to Property and the Right to Health." February 6, 2010.

Jenny Blair, "A Philosopher with a Plan." Yale Alumni Magazine, January/February 2010.

Thomas Pogge, Sinead Deery and Aidan Hollis, "Innovative Health Impact Fund Aims to Save Lives." Edmonton Journal, January 30, 2010.

"Companies Prodded to Develop Medicines to Help the Poor." January 9, 2010, Globe and Mail.

"Financial Integrity Meets Human Rights," Raymond Baker, Thomas Pogge, and Arvind Ganesan, Huffington Post, January 7, 2010

2009

"Die Gerechtigkeits-Katastrophe." Thomas Pogge interviewed by German TV program Horizonte.

Thomas Assheuer, "Der Weltverändererdenker." Thomas Pogge interviewed by German newspaper Die Zeit. April 23, 2009

Thomas Pogge on Poverty and Global Justice. April 17, 2009. KUOW.org

Enric Serra, "El canvi vindrà si pressionem." Thomas Pogge interviewed by Catalan newspaper El Punt. April 5, 2009.

"Fons per lluitar contra les patents." Thomas Pogge interviewed by Catalan TV3. April 5, 2009.

Kelly Morris, "Health Impact Fund Promotes Drug Access and Innovation." February 2009. The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

2008

"GU Hosts Symposium, Seeking Pharmaceutical Reform." December 5, 2008. The Hoya, Georgetown University

"Drug Research and Compensation Plan Announced." December 2, 2008. Blue & Grey, Georgetown University

“Globale medizinische Gerechtigkeit,” conversation with Thomas Mündle, Die Furche 48 (28 November 2008), 7.

The MacMillan Report: October 22, 2008, Professor Pogge interviewed about Health Impact Fund

Aldo Ferretti, "Fondo globale per i medicinali a basso costo, tra utopia e realtà," Green Report (Italy), October 10, 2008

Peter Singer, "Tuberculosis or hair loss? Refocusing medical research." Printed in eleven newspapers in ten countries. Click here for translations or below for versions as printed.

Guardian (UK), September 16, 2008

Welt (Germany), October 9, 2008

Die Press (Germany), October 8, 2008

El Tiempo (Colombia), October 5, 2008

Eesti Päevalehe (Estonia), September 29, 2008

Malta Independent (Malta), September 24, 2008

Al-Jarida (Kuwait), September 23, 2008

Quotidien d'Oran (Algeria), September 22, 2008

National Post (Canada), September 18, 2008

Daily News (Egypt), September 17, 2008

Independent (Bangladesh), September 17, 2008

Shanghai Daily (Shanghai), September 17, 2008

Blade, "Health Impact Fund launched in Oslo." August 26, 2008.

University of Calgary News, profile of Prof. Aidan Hollis and the Health Impact Fund. August 26, 2008.

Thomas Pogge and Aidan Hollis, "En realistisk plan," Dagbladet, August 25, 2008

Public Ethics Radio: "Thomas Pogge discusses the Health Impact Fund." August 22, 2008.

Indo-Asian News Service, "Drugs Patents 'Killing Millions of Poor.'" July 18, 2008.

EurekAlert, "Drugs industry protecting 'morally unacceptable' patent system." July 16, 2008.

Canberra Times, April 19, 2008.

Michael Lasalandra, Harvard Public Health Now, "Global Fund Proposed for Drugs for Neglected Diseases." March 14, 2008.

2007

Irish Independent, "Expert Calls for New Global Drug Plan to Aid Poor." September 11, 2007.

Pharma Times, "Drugmakers urged to back morality-based Health Impact Fund." July 17, 2007.

Tarik Ahmia, Die Tageszeitung, '"Nur geringe Mehrkosten", Thomas Pogge hält ein gerechteres globales Patentsystem für möglich - und für bezahlbar.' June 8, 2007.

2005

Thomas Pogge, “A New Approach to Pharmaceutical Innovations.” On-Line Opinion, June 21, 2005.