CGD senior program associate, Owen Barder was quoted in this Seattle Times article referencing CGD's work on advance market commitments to produce vaccines that affect the developing world.
From the article:
The G7 group of wealthy countries, including the United States, is considering a $3 billion commitment to vaccines for poor countries. Under an innovative agreement, the G7 would guarantee to buy large amounts of the drugs, eliminating the financial risk that now scares many pharmaceutical companies away from the developing world.
Owen Barder, at a Washington, D.C., think tank called the Center for Global Development, helped dream up the deal.
"For the drug companies it's a no-brainer, and it could save millions of lives," he said