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September 17, 2007
A recent New York Times article reported that people in developing countries who have cancer and other diseases that cause devastating pain do not obtain common, effective and low-cost pain medication like morphine. Despite an overabundance of the raw ingredients for opium, morphine and codeine, and...
July 09, 2007
CGD senior fellow Steve Radelet has called for deep structural reform of U.S. foreign aid programs in testimony before the Senate and House subcommittees. Radelet, who served as a senior Treasury official under both Democratic and Republican administrations, said that reforms could include drafting ...
June 18, 2007
CGD is seeking a host organization for a new international entity to promote independent impact evaluations of development programs. Provisionally called the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3IE or "triple I E"), the new entity will work to increase knowledge about what works in socia...
New from CGD
May 29, 2007
Rich countries and private philanthropies spend billions of dollars every year to buy medicines for poor people in developing countries but the lack of reliable demand forecasts creates shortages and raises prices. CGD is proposing a practical new solution: a neutral third party--neither buyer nor s...