It is undeniable that fake medicines are a growing threat to public health. This February, customs in Le Havre seized 2.4 million doses of counterfeit medicines disguised as tea. In 2012 Swiss companies were implicated in the distribution of counterfeit versions of the cancer drug Avastin. The struggle to prevent Read more…
I am Embele Patience Fominyen, Station Manager of Radio Health International for the past 4 years. I have always loved social work and had a perfect opportunity to blend this with communication, which I studied at university. Health themed radio is a new concept in Central Africa where there is Read more…
The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) examines the impact of counterfeit medicines to public health and organised crime. According to the office: Counterfeit pharmaceuticals are among the counterfeit products with the greatest potential of harm for consumers’ health. Counterfeit medicines have become a highly profitable criminal Read more…
Today, on World Malaria Day, the Fight the Fakes campaign commends the global health community for progress made in the control and elimination of malaria with a ringing Thunderclap! To join in our efforts to raise awareness of this issue, please support our World Malaria Day Thunderclap message: “Huge progress has been Read more…
