Tom Woods has extensive private and public sector experiences which have made him a respected leading expert on U.S.-Africa relations, human and economic development, and political, security and health issues in Africa.

World Bank Global Steering Committee Chairman Tom Woods Says:

Fighting Fake COVID-19 Vaccines - a key pandemic-ending goal

We Must Prepare Supply Chains for Future Covid-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics - Forms COVAX and Therapeutics Expert Advisory Board on Traceability

Fighting Fake Medicines During the COVID-19 Pandemic

World Bank Global Steering Committee Chairman Tom Woods Raises Concern

March 26, 2020

Woods Chairs Planning Committee for GS1 Africa Regional Conference

Africa's Medicine Regulatory Agencies Sign Call to Action and Embark on Medicine Traceability!

Latest Developments: Wilton Park USA Chairman Woods -  event on the Future of Work in partnership with the US Council for International Business and held at the Evermay estate in Georgetown - Washington, DC - September 5, 2019

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September 18, 2018 - Tom Woods Receives Nigerian Religious Community Peace Declaration Ahead of 2019 Elections

January 5, 2016 - Foreign Affairs "Cartel Continent - How Narcotics are Flooding Africa" by Tom Woods and Michael Baca

June 2015 - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene article "The Joint Interagency Task Force and the Global Steering Committee for the Quality Assurance of Medical Products" - Special Supplemental, June 2015.  Written by Martin Cinnamond and Tom Woods

June 8, 2015 World Politics Review article "Social Fallout from Boko Haram Could Undo Nigeria's Security Gains" Tom Woods and Michael Baca

May 6, 2014, Nigeria Faith Health Summit

Vanguard, Nigeria

June 24, 2013, WOODS: Obama's Opportunity to Miss an Opportunity in Africa, The Washington Times

June 2013, WOODS: The Global Fight Against Falsified and Substandard Medicines, Bio Pharma Asia

May 9, 2013, PharmaSecure goes Mobile in Battle Against Fake Drugs, The Guardian UK

February 4, 2013, PharmaSecure Enters Nigerian SMS Text Authentication Market with Support from Woods International

November 27-29, 2012, Woods International Co-convenes and chairs opening session of the 7th Global Forum on Access to Safe Medicines - Washington, DC.

November 27, 2012, Tom Woods will co-chair with President's Malaria Initiative's Admiral Tim Ziemer a seminar on Drug Resistant Disease caused by falsified and substandard medicines.

November 02, 2012, Tom Woods: US Still Needs Radio for Public Diplomacy in the Internet Age.  World Politics Review

October 2012, Woods speaks about technology used for pharmaceutical quality assurance during World Bank hosted Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development.

Feb 2012, Wall Street Journal article focuses on fake cancer drugs in the US

Aug 2011, Woods speaks during the Confederation of Indian Industry Life Science Conclave 2011 in New Delhi, India

Woods visits Ft. Jackson Army base in South Carolina to speak with the Army Chaplains Corp concerning Africa and religious tensions

May 2011, Express Pharma, India - Interview with Tom Woods, Mumbai, India

'We need to accompany track and trace with a solution that authenticates'

Apr 2011, India's Pharmaceutical Safety Measures. Read Article from Pharmabiz

Dec 2010, "Made in India, Faked in China" The American - by Roger Bate and Tom Woods

Sept 2010, "Winning in Africa: A Strategy for Success," Tom Woods is hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan Flagler School of Business

Apr 2010, Kenya: Rounding the Corner Back to Democracy - World Politics Review  - by Tom Woods

May 2009, Threading the Needle: How to give Zimbabwe the boost it needs without propping up Mugabe. Foreign policy - by Tom Woods

Mar 2009, Woods Looks at Need for a Zimbabwe Stimulus Package

Feb 2009, Tom Woods Speaks at the U.S. Naval Academy on The Future of U.S.-Africa Relations

Oct 2008, Into Africa: Bush Initiatives That Deserve Continuing Support - The Heritage Foundation

Apr 2008, U.S Leadership on Zimbabwe is Needed Now More Than Ever - National Review Online

Feb 2008, New Hope for Zimbabwe - The Washinton Times

Watch & Listen:

Tom Woods  - GS1 Global Forum Brussels, February 20, 2010

African Traceability Plenary Session

Tom Woods interviewed on PBS Newshour

Fake Medicines in Africa - December 14, 2017



Dan Rather Reports - Season 5 premier focuses on Woods International's work on access to safe medicines.

"The Mysterious Case of Kevin Xu" First aired prime time. (iTunes download)

Woods International helps Nigeria deploy life-saving portable technology to protect against falsified medicines. Watch the Video!

American Enterprise Institute conference on falsified and substandard medicines supported by Woods International

Apr 2009, Woods offers remarks on South Africa's national election at the Cato Institute

Feb 2009, Woods Discusses Zimbabwe's Power Sharing Government on Canadian TV

Dec 2008, Woods Hosts Discussion on the Future of U.S.-Africa Relations with Andrew Natsios and Walter Kansteiner, C-Span; Heritage Foundation Coverage.

Nov 2008, Woods Appears on Live Al Jazeera Election Night Coverage - Impact of Elections on U.S.-Africa Relations

Jun 2008, Woods discusses the Zimbabwe elections on C-SPANs Washington Journal

Jun 2008, Tom Woods discusses the Zimbabwe elections on CNNs Anderson Cooper 360

Jun 2008, Future of Sudan hosted by Tom Woods