On 22 October 2025, the Fight the Fakes Alliance, in partnership with the World Patients Alliance, convened global leaders, experts, and patient advocates for a high-level webinar on one of the most urgent health threats facing the African continent: substandard and falsified medicines. The event, “Combating Substandard and Falsified Medicines in Read more…
We are excited to invite you to the flagship webinar hosted by Fight the Fakes Alliance during Fight the Fakes Week. Webinar: Deadly Deceptions: The Rise of Falsified Weight Loss Medications and How to Fight Back Date: Friday, 5 December 2025 Time: 5:00 – 6:00 pm CET / 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Read more…
The Fight the Fakes Alliance is pleased to announce its two newest Goodwill Ambassadors, Dr. Chantelle Bailey and Razi Miliani. Together, our two new Ambassadors share a commitment to protecting patients, strengthening health systems, and fighting falsified medicines. Learn more about them below! Dr. Chantelle Bailey currently serves as the Read more…
Issue 7 of SF Pulse is out now! The issue highlights the following: Inadequate Legal Frameworks: On the Center for Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights blog, Komal & Aarish Alam argue that India’s legal and regulatory systems are not well-suited to address the proliferation of substandard medicines. An Urgent Call: Read more…
Fight the Fakes Alliance is excited to welcome the new World Health Organization “Training toolkit on substandard and falsified medical products”. This comprehensive resource is a vital step forward in empowering health professionals and stakeholders globally to detect, respond to, and prevent the harmful impact of falsified and substandard medicines. Read more…
The Fight the Fakes Alliance is delighted to have Wilson Chandomba, CSCL – Founder and Managing Consultant CMCOMMS Supply Chain Quality Assurance, as a Fight the Fakes Alliance Goodwill Ambassador. A certified health and humanitarian supply chain leader and advocate for end-to-end supply chain integrity, Wilson brings a wealth of Read more…
A major investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) has revealed that vital chemotherapy drugs—used to treat common cancers such as breast, ovarian, and leukemia—are failing quality tests and putting patients in over 100 countries at risk. The study analyzed 189 samples of seven widely used cancer drugs: cisplatin, Read more…
Issue 6 of SF Pulse is out now! The issue highlights the following: FtFA Academic Chair Oksana Pyzik issues a powerful call alongside the 78th World Health Assembly to hold those responsible for producing and distributing falsified medicines accountable. Writing for ENACT, researcher Aimé Raoul Sumo Tayo argues that despite recent progress, Read more…
Fight the Fakes Alliance delivered a statement during the 78th World Health Assembly, on Monday, 26 May 2025, agenda item 13.5, echoing the points previously raised at World Health Organization Executive Board meeting. In response to the WHO’s report evaluating the Member State Mechanism on Substandard and Falsified Medical Products—and Read more…
Michael Schmitz, US Pharmacopeia, has officially been elected as FtFA’s new Vice-Chair starting 18 May 2025. Mike succeeds Geraldine Lissalde-Bonnet as one of our two Vice-Chairs, joining our Chair, Andrea Vassalotti, and fellow Vice-Chair, Chris Goetz, on the leadership team. Mike Schmitz brings extensive experience in international health policy and Read more…