Written by Alex on July 23, 2011 – 3:01 pm
… I spoke to one of the Al Jazeera producers for this segment when the story was being developed. They were originally intending to go to Africa, and maybe even Uganda, where I conducted research, but instead went to India. The stories told about trials in India in the segment are similar to stories I wrote about and researched while in Africa…
Written by Alex on May 11, 2010 – 1:24 pm
Are we only a nation of money givers or are we a nation of people who care so much that we will extend ourselves to the point of inconvenience to help others
Written by Alex on April 27, 2010 – 10:39 am
A Ugandan health official said no trials were conducted at IDI. I was left wondering what was accurate: some trials, no trials, or lots of trials. What I was sure of was that Pfizer appeared to be a slippery operation when it came to trials . Recent articles have showed this to be true:
Written by Alex on January 10, 2009 – 10:22 am
When I went to Uganda to do research on clinical trials for the book, of course I took pictures. They included the typical shots on safari of elephants, hippos, and birds. I took pics of warthogs kneeling right outside the door of my bungalow at the Mweya Lodge in Queen Elizabeth State Park. I also [...]
Written by Alex on December 3, 2008 – 10:50 pm
Clinical trials in third world and other foreign countries are facing closer examination following several deaths, according to the Wall Street Journal. The article by Shirley S. Wang, Geeta Anand, and Jeanne Whalen, describes the unfortunate and wrenching death of an infant in India who was enrolled in a trial. The story says more scrutiny [...]