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The African Medicines Agency Treaty Alliance (AMATA) launch

On 22nd June 2021, the high-level roundtable on ‘The African Medicines Agency : Vision and Strategy for the African Continent’ officially launched the African Medicines Agency Treaty Alliance (AMATA). This multi-stakeholder alliance has been set up to advocate for the ratification and implementation of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty and for meaningful engagement with patients and other relevant parties, in all aspects of the Agency framework. The AMA represents, for many countries, the promise of the development Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 5 yearsJune 25, 2021 ago

EVENTS

The African Medicines Agency: Vision and Strategy for the African Continent

Fight The Fakes is happy to invite its members and allies to the ‘The African Medicines Agency: Vision and Strategy for the African Continent’ event on Tuesday, June 22, 15h CET. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of international cooperation. Promoting the consultation, development and implementation of a common strategy among African countries, the African Medicines Agency will provide an essential technical support in the prevention and the fight against emerging diseases. Moreover, it represents, for Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 5 yearsJune 11, 2021 ago

PRESS RELEASES & STATEMENTS

WHA74 joint statement on agenda items 13.4, 13.6 and 13.7.

WHA74 STATEMENT Global strategy and plan of action on public health and innovation and intellectual property (agenda item 13.4); substandard and falsified medical products (item 13.6); and standardization of medical devices nomenclature (item 13.7). IPSF on behalf of the constituency group, supported by Fight The Fakes Alliance, thank you for the opportunity to make this statement. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a global surge in reported falsified medical products including personal protective equipment, diagnostic tests and Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 5 yearsJune 2, 2021 ago

PRESS RELEASES & STATEMENTS

WHA74 Statement on Global action on patient safety – Agenda Item 13. 1

WHA74 STATEMENT Global action on patient safety Agenda Item 13. 1 The International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations, the International Pharmaceutical Federation, the International Hospital Federation, the World Medical Association, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations and all the other member organizations of the Fight the Fakes Alliance, welcome and endorse the decision made by the 148th Session of the Executive Board on 21 January 2021 to recommend that the 74thWorld Health Assembly consider and adopt the WHO Flagship Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 5 yearsMay 26, 2021 ago

INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS

USP’s resources and tools to protect the supply chain of SF COVID-19 health products

Fight The Fakes’ member U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) has recently published a suite of resources and tools to detect substandard and falsified COVID-19 treatments. The supply and demand imbalances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has created a surge in substandard and falsified treatments and these resources aim to assist manufacturers, regulators, and quality control laboratories in helping to ensure quality COVID-19 treatments are being procured, produced, and distributed. For their creation, USP collaborated with public health organizations, pharmacopeias, regulators, and manufacturers to help Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 5 yearsMay 21, 2021 ago

SOCIAL MEDIA ASSETS

Social media toolkit for ‘Old Problem, New Foes – Time to act against falsified medicines and vaccines for COVID-19’

The Fight the Fakes flagship event ‘Old Problem, New Foes – Time to act against falsified medicines and vaccines for COVID-19‘ is taking place on the side-lines of the 74th World Health Assembly, on 25 May 2021, 13:00 – 14:00 PM CEST. Now let’s spread the word and #FightTheFakes on social media! We invite you to use our messages and download the visual assets from below. Ready to use messages: Share on facebook Raising awareness about #fake Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 5 yearsMay 19, 2021 ago

EVENTS

3rd GS1 Executive Dialogue – Securing Trust in the Global COVID-19 supply chain – 26 May 2021

In the last few months, we have witnessed a steady increase in reports of fake Covid-19 medicines and vaccines reports all around the globe. It is an alarming situation, especially in those countries with fewer resources where Covid-19 is affecting the population hardest. The GS1 Executive Dialogues is a unique opportunity to get essential practical information to successfully implement GS1 standards in the pandemic context. This 3rd edition will be focused on learnings from concrete standards Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 5 yearsMay 17, 2021 ago

EVENTS

Nurses: A Voice to Lead – A vision for future healthcare.

Nurses: A Voice to Lead A vision for future healthcare Each year International Nurses’ Day encourages us to reflect on the crucial role nurses play in the promotion and protection of public health. However, this year it is more important than ever to give them the support and recognition they deserve. Nurses devote all their efforts to the promotion of public health and without them, we certainly would not have come so far in the fight Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 5 yearsMay 10, 2021 ago

EVENTS

Old Problem, New Foes – Time to act against falsified medicines and vaccines for COVID-19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI6hHJG5pGk Fighters, it’s time to act against the growing threat of falsified products produced and sold as treatments and vaccines for COVID-19! Reports of falsified and substandard products sold as COVID-19 treatments and vaccines continue to increase at a worrying pace across the globe, hindering efforts to contain the pandemic, putting lives at risk, and inciting vaccine hesitancy. The exponential use of antimicrobials and countries falling short of medicines supplies could encourage criminals to produce Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 5 yearsMay 7, 2021 ago