Fight the Fakes partners the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) hosted on 27 May an event at the 69th annual World Health Assembly (WHA69).
The event was made up of a panel discussion with speakers from IPSF, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and the Tanzanian Food and Drugs Authority, and moderated by Catherine Fiankan Bokonga. See speaker biographies here. Interventions were made from the floor from Fight the Fakes partner the University College London School of Pharmacy, the Ministries of Health of Nigeria and Senegal, and the World Health Organization secretariat.
Fight the Fakes thanks all participants and attendees for taking part in such a fruitful discussion. Here some highlights.
And we begin! Discussion on fake medicines at #WHA69. pic.twitter.com/RWMX1qA2uI
— Fight the Fakes (@FightTheFakes) May 27, 2016
“Fake anti-malarials contribute to nearly 450,000 preventable deaths every year” @IPSForg @FightTheFakes #WHA69 — ICN (@ICNurses) May 27, 2016
#SSFFC side event in full swing in room IX at #WHA69 #IPSFatWHA #IPSFaware pic.twitter.com/UZgBR3owfs
— IPSF (@IPSForg) May 27, 2016
#fakemeds @UNGeneva @WHO @Tanzania @Cyntia_IFPMA @IFPMA #WHA69 pic.twitter.com/8iZ7EzmkRz — Cat Fiankan Bokonga (@catfiankbok) May 27, 2016
Sharing stories about fake medicines is a key part of @FightTheFakes campaign! Thanks all who contributed! #WHA69 pic.twitter.com/uCp1iACl9X
— Fight the Fakes (@FightTheFakes) May 27, 2016
Kudos to @IPSForg initiative with #ProjectX to @FightTheFakes #WHA69 #SSFFC – have a look! pic.twitter.com/6tp62I9LIk — IFPMA (@IFPMA) May 27, 2016
Students can play a significant role by increasing awareness of #fakemeds and innovation @FightTheFakes #WHA69 https://t.co/NeFb4cwVqT — Une (@Une_Kon) May 27, 2016
One of greatest evils in the world is selling a “medicine” that you know is fake to a desperately ill person #WHA69 https://t.co/F5dtd3wTqa
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) May 27, 2016
Zuzana Kusynová @FIPCongress explains collaboration among health professionals to develop tools and drive advocacy against #fakemeds #wha69
— Fight the Fakes (@FightTheFakes) May 27, 2016
Work on #SSFFC has to be in the interest of #publichealth and the good of #patients says @MSF_access #WHA69 — Fight the Fakes (@FightTheFakes) May 27, 2016
Glad I could share my story to help raise awareness on this global issue. Keep up the great work! https://t.co/bDy9GbMMwp
— Andrea Bomo (@AndreaBomo) May 27, 2016
As a founder/founding org,seeing how diverse&big @FightTheFakes grew it’s fulfilling.Stop #fakemeds @IPSForg @IFPMA pic.twitter.com/GQg8dwxkIQ — Mario Ottiglio (@MarioOttiglio) May 27, 2016
that's a wrap on #WHA69… thank you @FightTheFakes for the amazing opportunity for the committee of @UCLFightsFakes to attend
— Kari Leung (@KariiLeung) May 27, 2016
