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Fighting the Fakes for World Malaria Day

Photo by AMISOM via Iwaria World Malaria Day reminds us, as if we had ever forgotten, that fatal diseases that have afflicted humanity long before COVID-19 are still responsible for hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths each year. It is a time to reflect that, in a world where heart-breaking images of children suffering from famine, war and neglect can spur us into action, the devastating impact of malaria on the youngest infants in sub-Saharan Read more…

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Victoria Amponsah’s Story (repost from 2013)

The day Victoria Amponsah was diagnosed with malaria she also learned that she was two months pregnant. She left the hospital with a prescription for an anti-malarial drug and, like patients anywhere else in the world, went to a local pharmacy believing that the medicine she purchased would treat her condition. Victoria bought what she thought was a genuine, effective drug, but that was not the case. Her condition quickly worsened and within hours she Read more…

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Update: Medical Product Quality Report from IDDO on COVID-19 vaccines – February & March issues

According to the Medicine Quality Research Group, Centre of Tropical Medicine & Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine and the University of Oxford’s Medical Product Quality Report – COVID-19 vaccine issues from March 2021, between 12th March 2020 and 5 th March 2021 76 reports of diverted or SF COVID-19 vaccines from 28 countries appeared in the press. When the vaccines were stated as unauthorised copies of approved vaccines, they were copies of products from Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Read more…

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IFPW Foundation’s 2021 Virtual Benefit – 29-30 April 2021

Every year our founding member IFPW Foundation organises its central fundraising event, thanks to which also the mission of Fight the Fakes is being supported! This year the benefit will take place online which means that you too can participate to learn more about the initiatives that IFPW Foundation is committed to.  Register here Proceeds will directly support the continuation of global efforts by the IFPW Foundation to improve access to safe and effective medicines Read more…

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Fight the Fakes Alliance at GS1 Healthcare Online Summit, 20-22 April 2021

The GS1 Healthcare Online Summit is a 3-day event (20-22 April 2021) organised by GS1, who is one of the founding members of the recently launched Fight the Fakes Alliance. The event offers the opportunity to understand how global standards are being used across all parts of the healthcare supply chain – to help enable traceability and authenticity of products, in hospital clinical and supply processes, and in distribution. Fight the Fakes Alliance will be Read more…

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World Health Day celebrated under the theme of Health Equity

Today, on 7 April, the global health community is celebrating World Health Day under the theme of Health Equity, proposed by the World Health Organisation (WHO).  The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified social, economic, and health inequities. Living a healthy live, and getting easier access to health services more than others, depends on where you are born, live, work, and age. Much needs to be done in order to fight the enormous differences that exist between countries and communities, in relation Read more…

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Counterfeit Medicines in Africa webinar on April 7th, 2021, organised by APDA, African Pharmaceutical Distribution Association

Fight the Fakes invites you to a webinar dedicated to #fakemeds in Africa The webinar will take place on 7 April 2021, from 6:00 pm CET, and is organised by the African Pharmaceutical Distribution Association.  Don’t miss the presentation from Adam Aspinall, Senior Director, Access and Product Management, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and Chair of Fight the Fakes Alliance. AGENDA Lahcen Senhaji, Welcome Blaise Nodem, Executive Director APDA – About APDA Adam Aspinall – Read more…

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Fight the Fakes made it to Forbes magazine!

Dr Judy Stone, Infectious Disease specialist, recently talked about Fight the Fakes work and the risks of fake medicines in Forbes magazine.  The author started the article by describing the grim situation of the black market for fake Covid-19 vaccines and vaccination cards which has been rapidly growing worldwide, increasing by more than 400% just over the last year, according to CheckPoint. People have been taking advantage of crisis and vulnerable people for years, producing and selling Read more…

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WHO Policy paper on traceability of medical products

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently published a policy paper bringing together the available knowledge around existing traceability systems with the aim to support national regulatory authorities in setting up and ensuring an efficient traceability of medical products. A strong system able to trace medicines in real-time along the supply chain will have a positive impact on the early detection of falsified and substandard medicines, allowing also for appropriate responses. If implemented the right Read more…

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Déclaration officielle sur la COVID-19 et les produits médicaux falsifiés

Alliance Fight the Fakes: Déclaration officielle sur la COVID-19 et les produits médicaux falsifiés L’Alliance Fight the Fakes est profondément préoccupée par la menace importante que la pandémie de COVID-19 fait peser sur les progrès de la santé mondiale. L’impact à long terme de cette crise sur notre société n’est pas encore clair, mais d’autres conséquences plus immédiates sont déjà visibles. La pénurie de médicaments et de vaccins liée à l’épidémie de coronavirus a conduit Read more…

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