Oper@tion Hippocr@tes is a project which aims to develop and strengthen expertise in tackling the trade of fake medicine through internet. The project facilitates the exchange of best practices and develops common trainings for financial investigators and financial criminal analysts, notably based on the “training of trainers” principle to improve Read more…
This week hundreds of experts and professionals dedicated to the advancement of the specialty of travel medicine gather in Québec City, Canada, for the 14th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM). Our partner the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) is at the conference, sharing its experience in making the Read more…
The World Health Organization and its member states have identified substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/falsified/counterfeit (SSFFC) medical products as a serious risk to patients and public health, and in 2012 set up the Member State mechanism to align national efforts against these dangerous products. Reports on the mechanism thus far show achievements made at global regional and Read more…
We are proud to announce the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) as a new partner of the Fight the Fakes campaign! IAMAT is an organization that aims to make the world a safer, healthier place to travel in. By providing impartial health information and a worldwide network of English-speaking Read more…
With the proliferation of illegal online pharmacies, Fight the Fakes partner the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP Global), an international non-profit organization, has launched “Buy Safe Rx”, a new campaign to educate consumers about the potentially life-threatening health and financial risks associated with buying prescription medicines online from illegal sellers and provide Read more…
Each year millions of people die through consuming counterfeit medicines. In May 2014 9.6 million fake and illicit medicines were detected within an Interpol operation. Counterfeit medications are no longer uniquely an issue within developing countries; as through increasing online trade, more developed nations are affected as well. As such, Read more…
The spread of drug resistant strains of the malaria parasite in the Greater Mekong Subregion of Southeast Asia is a growing global issue, which threatens to undermine the great progress made in tackling the disease over the last decade. This is a threat that requires each person exposed to malaria Read more…
My name is Muhammad Hamid Zaman and I am a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and International Health at Boston University. I grew up in Islamabad, Pakistan. There were plenty of stories about counterfeit and fake medicines all around me. It was, unfortunately, accepted as one of the many problems that Read more…
On April 24th, the International Conference organized by the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) in the framework of the European Project “Fakeshare – Sharing intelligence and science about fake medicines and illegal websites” was held in Rome. The event involved more than 130 representatives from both national and international institutions involved Read more…
This article was originally published in Devex. To view the original, click here. It can happen to anyone By David Benton // 25 April 2014 Cambodian drug inspector Nuth Tith checks for counterfeit drugs at a pharmacy near the Thai-Cambodian border. Photo by: Gates Foundation / CC BY-NC-ND As nurses, Read more…