Indonesia

Indonesian medicine regulation: doing well compared with the Mighty FDA

In the USA, the quality of generic drugs is in the headlines again following a recent report by investigative journalists at ProPublica. They tested a total of 11 samples spread over three active ingredients, and found that two did not meet quality standards. In reporting their results, they gave figures for the amount of active quality surveillance conducted by the Mighty FDA. In a country with close to 350 million people, a country that spends over US$12,000 a year per…

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Don’t make martyrs of religious-themed thugs: lessons from Egypt

Welcome to 2018, which will doubtless be a year of political speculation ahead of the 2019 presidential elections. I spent New Year’s Day kayaking down the Nile. (Off-topic alert: if you’re looking for a truly fabulous holiday that combines decent exercise in great landscapes with a good dollop of ancient culture, check out the Nile Kayak Club’s trips from Aswan to Luxor.) While paddling, I chatted with newly-met Egyptian friends about the pariah status of the Moslem Brotherhood, which is…