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A Trade Barrier to Defeating AIDS

Tina Rosenberg

July 26, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India

One-pill-a-day generic AIDS drugs for poor countries are hard to make because each ingredient is patented by a different pharmaceutical company. The Patent Pool provides a way for companies to donate their intellectual property safely.

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Sharing Patents to Wipe Out AIDS

Tina Rosenberg

July 21, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, San Mateo, California

Once-a-day generic AIDS drugs for poor countries are hard to make because each ingredient is patented by a different pharmaceutical company. The Patent Pool provides a way for companies to donate their intellectual property safely.

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On Gay Rights, Moving Real-Life Friends to Action

Tina Rosenberg

July 07, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The ability of social media and online civic participation to impact law and politics is still developing, but one social media tool - Friendfactor - was used successfully in New York to help bring about the passage of Gay Marriage Equality. It may be an indicator for how powerful platforms like this one will continue to play a role in societal growth and change.

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Keeping Artificial Limbs Low-Cost, and High-Quality

Tina Rosenberg

June 28, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Honduras

A prosthetist from Texas visiting Jaipur Limb workshops in Honduras saw problems with their low-cost prosthetics - the issue wasn't the design of the leg, but the technicians at the Honduras workshops were people completely new to prosthetics who were given just eight weeks of training. Thanks to his research, Jaipur established a research and development unit to improve the limb.

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Helping the Lame Walk, Without a Miracle

Tina Rosenberg

June 23, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Jaipur, Rajasthan

The Jaipur Limb organization based in India has developed prostheses at low cost, and services are free for the poor. The organization’s efforts have recently spread to other countries with impoverished people. Jaipur Limb reaches patients through branch clinics, traveling workshops, and limb camps in cities around the world.

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In Iran, a Brotherhood of Doctors and Patients

Tina Rosenberg

June 20, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Iran, Tehran, Tehran

Two Iranian brothers worked as doctors to reform how Iran tackles HIV, moving the country toward the harm reduction approach. By providing clean needles and methadone, the doctors were able to lower infection rates, even in prisons.

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Out of Prison, Into a Vicious Circle of Debt

Tina Rosenberg

June 09, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Many offenders get out of jail owing hundreds or thousands of dollars in court and parole fees but face barriers to financing and job acquisition, sticking them in a punitive, vicious cycle of debt and arrest. A program called the Clapham Set, perhaps paired with conditional cash transfers - may be a solution, as it erases fees for felons who complete rehab and job training upon release.

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Paying for Their Crimes, Again

Tina Rosenberg

June 06, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Felons get out of jail owing hundreds or thousands of dollars in court and parole fees, acting as an often insurmountable barrier preventing them from reintegrating into society and staying out of jail. What's worse, these fees often end up costing the state more than they produce. Two columns on a program called the Clapham Set, which erases or reduces debts for felons who take classes and job training.

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The Man Who Had HIV and Now Does Not

Tina Rosenberg

May 29, 2011 |

New York Magazine |

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Response Location: Germany, Berlin

The medical community had essentially given up hope for a cure for aids and thus little to no money was devoted to the research. A man with aids was cured in Berlin, by an optimistic doctor and a stem-cell transplant, and the medical community has begun researching again to see if the solution is replicable on a larger scale.

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The Path From Charity to Profit

Tina Rosenberg

May 26, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Indonesia, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta

In Jakarta’s slums, families can’t buy their children nutritious food. So Mercy Corps started a for-profit chain of food carts selling healthy kids’ meals. A second column highlights the challenges NGOs face when they try to start for-profit businesses.

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