The most important questions about substandard and falsified (SF) medicines – all answered in our new one-page fact sheet! What is the difference between falsified and substandard medicines? Where is the greatest prevalence of SF medicines? Which medicines are being falsified? How can you detect SF medicines? What can you Read more…
Our partner the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) just released the new guide ‘Travelling with Medications‘ which provides advice on navigating medication regulations, importing controlled substances, packing medication for travel, and how to safely find medication abroad. It includes a section on how to ensure that the Read more…
The World Health Organisation endorsed the establishment of a World Patient Safety Day to be held annually on 17 September! The uplifting news came as a result of the WHA7.6 Resolution ‘Global Action on Patient Safety’ passed on May 28, 2019 at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. This first year’s theme focuses Read more…
Fight the Fakes partner NCD Alliance is dedicating this week (2-8 September 2019) to raise awareness about Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and highlight the importance of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Taking action under the flag ENOUGH. Global Week for Action on NCDs and UHC, the organisation encourages the global health community Read more…
A coalition of the world’s leading health and rights organizations including Fondation Botnar, Women Deliver, PATH, and the Partnership on Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health released a new report on August 12 – International #YouthDay – titled: “Health & Technology: What do young people think?” Fight the Fakes contributed Read more…
Two new reports were released last week focusing on the prevalence and impact of illicit trade on people’s well-being with both reports also highlighting the detrimental implications of falsified medicines. The report ‘Mapping the Impact of Illicit Trade on the Sustainable Development Goals’ released by the Transnational Alliance to Combat Read more…
You didn’t have time to attend our side event at the World Health Assembly in Geneva in May? No worries – you can watch the highlights video now on YouTube! In less than 4min you will hear our key speakers and panellists talk about the role of youth and digital Read more…
Since our successful side event during the World Health Assembly in Geneva at the end of May, our campaign and the issue of falsified medicines has received great attention the media! First and foremost, a lengthy article in the Guardian ‘Fight the fakes: how to beat the $200bn medicine counterfeiters’ Read more…
A new infographic by our partners Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) and the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP Global) helps explain the deadly impact counterfeit medicines have, where they come from, and how they contribute to microbial resistance. Find the full infographic, ready to download here!
Adebayo (left), aged 21, with his friend Peter at the Centenary celebration of alma mater- King’s College Lagos I grew up in a relatively small town in Nigeria with my parents and sister. My mother worked as a banker in IT programming and my father was an automotive engineer – Read more…