The Medicrime Convention is the only international legal instrument that has made it a criminal offence to produce and distribute fake medical products or commit similar crimes. Developed by the Council of Europe to protect public health, the Convention was adopted on 8 December 2010. It provides for the enforcement of Read more…
On December 2nd, Fight the Fakes participated in the International Alliance of Patients’ Organisations (IAPO)’s campaign for Patient Solidarity Day. By sharing IAPO’s message on social media, we show our strong support to patient empowerment through awareness raising, the theme for this year’s Day. Educating the general public about the dangers Read more…
This article was originally publish in International Alliance of Patients’ Organization Patient Solidarity Day heightens the campaign against falsified medicines by “Fight the Fakes” Thursday, 14 December 2017 One in ten medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries is either substandard or falsified, according to latest WHO figures. It Read more…
PRESS RELEASE Fight the Fakes welcomes WHO reports on global impact of substandard and falsified medicines Wednesday 29 November 2017, Geneva – Fight the Fakes, the global campaign against falsified medicines, welcomes the World Health Organization’s (WHO) release of two reports 1 highlighting the scope and impact of falsified medical Read more…
For the first time in 10 years, WHO is publishing two reports on substandard and falsified medical products. The first details the impact of falsified medicines in low- and middle-income countries and a second report highlights the potential financial and public health impact caused by falsified medicines: Study on Read more…
Fight the Fakes partner International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) is participating in the 3rd Biennial Scientific Conference on Medical Products Regulation in Africa, taking place in Accra, Ghana on November 27th – 30th. Organized with other organizations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the NEPAD Agency Read more…
Fight the Fakes partner the International Institute of Research Against Counterfeited Medicines (IRACM) launched in October the first video game on falsified medicines in France, called “Blake Carter 2.0”. Players take on the role of Blake, an undercover policeman in a South-American drug trafficking cartel, whose mission is to uncover which type Read more…
The global rise of antibiotic resistance is leading to untreatable infections which can affect anyone, anywhere, of any age. This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week and at Fight the Fakes we’re raising awareness about the role of fake medicines. Fake medicines can increase the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and lead Read more…
Fight the Fakes partners the European Healthcare Distribution Association (GIRP) and Medicines for Europe are co-hosting the Safer Europe Without Falsified Medicines conference, organized in the context of the Estonian Presidency of the EU Council. The event takes place on November 8th and 9th in Tallinn, Estonia, and looks into the implementation of Read more…
The Partnership for Safe Medicines has released a new report on counterfeit drugs made of fentanyl and often illegally imported, which have been found in 40 U.S. states and have provoked death in more than a dozen of them in the past two years. Those medicines are usually made into fake Read more…