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December 11 12, 2006
The Second International Artemisinin Compounds Workshop
on the Evaluation of Clinical Studies
11-12, Dec. 2006 Guangzhou, China
(Second announcement)
www.gzhtcm.edu.cn |
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01 Sep 2006
Richard Tren addresses the AIDS Vaccine Conference 2006 in Amsterdam on the issue of import tariffs & taxes on medicines and medical devices. |
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13 Jul 2006
UK All Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria discusses DDT at their annual general meeting. AFM's Richard Tren and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's Prof. Chris Curtis will present the case for DDT. 2:30pm, Committee Room 8, House of Commo |
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23 Jun 2006
The State of Malaria Control in Africa - Richard Tren speaks at a Campaign for Fighting Diseases event in London. 12:30pm - 2pm (lunch served) at 3rd Floor, Bedford Chambers, Covent Garden Piazza, London, WC2E 8HA |
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11 May 2006
International Fast Day Against Malaria - IFAM. Join us on the first fast against malaria. See www.worldswimformalaria.com/ifam. |
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25 Apr 2006
Africa Malaria Day - leaders, activists and scientists will be marking Africa Malaria Day on 25 April. Hedge Fund vs Malaria leader Lance Laifer will be 'Dunking' against malaria in Washington DC with among others, Senator Sam Brownback. |
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24 Apr 2006
Ugandan Ministry of Health - Panel Discussion on Malaria & DDT. AFM's Richard Tren will appear on a panel discussion hosted by the Ugandan Ministry of Health at 2:30pm, Grand Imperial Hotel. Kampala, Uganda |
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19 Mar 2006
On March 19th join with 99 million people from all over the world and shoot a basket for the children of Africa on Malaria Action Day (MAD). Visit www.dunkmalaria.org for more details. |
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19 Jan 2006
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security will hold a hearing on Bilateral Malaria Assistance: Progress and Prognosis. Prof. Don Roberts and Simon Ku |
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13 Dec 2005
Prof. Donald Roberts and Richard Tren present papers on DDT and malaria control at the American Society for Tropical Medicines and Hygiene's annual conference in Washington DC. |
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06 Dec 2005
The Malaria Foundation International at Emory University hosts the 1st Annual Hedge Funds vs Malaria Business Leadership Conference. Visit www.malaria.org for details, a webcast and presentations. |
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05 Oct 2005
Arbitrary & Capricious - International Policy Network and AFM host a debate in Brussels on the precautionary principle, with a focus on Uganda's struggle to use DDT in malaria control. |
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04 Oct 2005
Arbitrary & Capricious - Why the Precautionary Principle is Unreasonable and Undesirable. International Policy Network hosts an event at the Institute of Economic Affairs where Gary Marchant promotes his now book and Richard Tren (AFM) speaks on Uganda's |
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28 Sep 2005
US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee holds a hearing into the abuse of science and public policy. Prof. Donald Roberts is to make oral testimony and AFM's Roger Bate and Richard Tren are to submit written testimony. |
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12 Sep 2005
African Health and Development - Are the Millenium Development Goals Helpful?
American Enterprise Institute hosts a panel discussion on the MDGs, featuring Dr Roger Bate (moderator), Prof. Amir Attaran, Dr Marian Tupy, Richard Tren and Oliver Sabot. |
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25 Jul 2005
Southern Africa Malaria Control Conference - Maputo, Mozambique. 25-29 July, 2005.
Richard Tren is attending this WHO regional meeting. Read his dispatches from the meeting here. |
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06 Jul 2005
Roger Bate reports from the G8 meeting in Scotland. Read his reports and pieces here. |
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01 Jul 2005
Roger Bate tesitifies before the Committee on International Relations' Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations. Download his testimony here.
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16 May 2005
The World Health Assembly begins in Geneva. AFM's Richard Tren will be attending some of the events and writing for various publications. |
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29 Apr 2005
US Senator Sam Brownback drops his Eliminate Neglected Diseases Act in the Senate. AFM supports this Act and should it pass, it will improve malaria control around the world. |
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25 Apr 2005
AFM and the Free Market Foundation launch Taxed to Death, our study of how taxes and tariffs deny people essential medicines around the world, in Johannesburg, South Africa |
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25 Apr 2005
Africa Malaria Day - AFM marks Africa Malaria Day, see our various opinion pieces on malaria control published in South Africa and the US |
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30 Nov 2004
Roger Bate addresses 35 African Ambassadors to the US on malaria control at Africa House, Washington DC. |
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06 Oct 2004
Hearing on Neglected Diseases in East Asia:
Are Public Health Programs Working?
Wednesday, October 6
2:30 p.m. Eastern,
419 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC.
The focus of the hearing will be malaria.
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22 Jul 2004
Southern Africa Malaria Control (SAMC) Partners meeting, Gaborone, Botswana. |
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21 Jul 2004
The National Academies holds a conference in Washington DC on: Malaria Control: A Reconsideration of the Role of DDT. Speakers include AFM board members Prof. Don Roberts and Dr. Amir Attaran. |
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26 Apr 2004
DDT Conference - Kampala, Uganda. Richard Tren is to speak on the effect of the Stockholm Convention on malaria control in Kampala, Uganda. |
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19 Apr 2004
Malaria Panel Discussion - Lusaka Zambia. Richard Tren is to speak on the role of NGOs in fighting malaria. Other panel members include Dr B Chirwa from the Zambian Central Board of Health & Dr M Banda from Konkola Copper Mines |
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23 Mar 2004
Richard Tren moderates a panel discussion, hosted by the Free Market Foundation, on the new drug price regulations in South Africa. 9:30am at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Sandton |
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02 Feb 2004
American Enterprise Institute hosts a forum on AIDS policy that includes Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, Roger Bate, Nicholas Eberstadt, David Gordon and Randall Tobias among others. |
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28 Jan 2004
Richard Tren is to moderate an AIDS discussion panel in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The panel is to include Abner Mason of the Aids Responsiblity Project, members of the Brazilian pharma industry and Brazilian Ministry of Health. Hilton Morumbi, Sao Paulo. |
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02 Dec 2003
Tackling Malaria: The Role of DDT and New Drugs: American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC: 2:00-4:30 p.m.
To learn more or to register go here. |
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20 Nov 2003
Africa Resource Bank meeting - Mombassa Kenya. IREN Kenya has organised a meeting of free market intellectuals and organisations to promote economic freedom and liberty in Africa. Richard Tren is to speak on African health issues. |
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03 Nov 2003
South African Department of Health Malaria Control Conference - KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Richard Tren is to present a paper on malaria advocacy work |
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23 Oct 2003
Friedrich Naumann Foundation - Lunch presentation on liberalism and Africa. Richard Tren and James Shikwati (IREN Kenya) to speak on liberalism, free markets and Africa. |
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10 Sep 2003
WTO Ministerial Meeting - Cancun Mexico. Roger Bate and Richard Tren will be reporting from Mexico on the Doha Development Round. |
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08 Aug 2003
For U.S. Congressional Staffers: Amir Attaran discusses AIDS and malaria policy as part of the Capitol Hill Campus seminar, "Africa In Perspective". |
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24 Jul 2003
Roger Bate discusses his chapter on malaria and DDT use at a forum on the new book, Politicizing Science, National Press Club, Washington, DC.
See the Marshall Institute for more info. |
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09 Jul 2003
TechCentralStation, IPN and AFM present a seminar on Patents for the Hayek Series in Brussels. See www.techcentralstation.be for more details |
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15 Jun 2003
Liberty Institute and Africa Fighting Malaria launch their study on malaria control in India. Launch to take place at the Habitat Centre, New Delhi |
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13 Jun 2003
African Growth and Opportunities Act NGO forum held in Moka, Mauritius. See www.democracy-africa.org for more details. |
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08 Jun 2003
IREN Kenya Healthcare round table meeting on barriers to accessing healthcare in Kenya. Held at the Pan-Afric Hotel, Nairobi Kenya |
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7 Jun 2003
Commonwealth Business Council WTO Conference, London. |
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