COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

* Richard Tren is co-founder and director of Africa Fighting Malaria, a health advocacy group based in the United States and South Africa. His research focuses on the political economy of malaria control, the benefits of private ownership of water in South Africa, deregulation of agriculture, and health and development policy. He co-authored (with Roger Bate) Malaria and the DDT Story (Institute of Economic Affairs, 2001), which was published in South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, and India. Mr. Tren has completed research projects for, among others, the South African Government, and written frequently for Business Day (South Africa), the Wall Street Journal Europe, and Business Standard (India).