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Kyoto Crime Congress agrees declaration to tackle growing crime threats including falsified and substandard medical products

On 7 March 2021 began the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Kyoto, Japan, with the aim of renewing global cooperation against crime to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and recover from the pandemic. The Kyoto Declaration was adopted during the event where governments agreed to concrete actions to advance responses addressing crime prevention, criminal justice, rule of law and international cooperation. The fight against falsified and substandard medicines was specifically Read more…

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Update on COVID-19 linked substandard and falsified medical products from IDDO – December 2020

The latest ‘Medical Product Quality Report – COVID-19 Issues’ from Medicine Quality Research Group, Centre of Tropical Medicine & Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine and the University of Oxford from December 2020 highlights the rise of substandard and falsified medicines linked to COVID-19. Throughout 2020 the MQM Globe database tracked and identified over 469 relevant articles from English sources reporting incidents linked to COVID-19 medical products. Those articles included at least 534 different incidents in 60 different countries. Over Read more…

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Fight the Fakes at AHAIC 2021 Virtual Conference

The AHAIC 2021 conference will take place from 8th to 10th March this year, hosted by Amref Health Africa. This African-led global convening is expected to attract over 1,800 delegates from over 40 countries, to discuss systems and innovations needed to enable Africa to achieve Universal Health Coverage. With a virtual format and under the theme “Decade for Action: Driving Momentum to Achieve UHC in Africa”, AHAIC 2021 is co-convened by Amref Health Africa, Africa CDC, Read more…

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UPDATE: Let’s Talk About Fakes Seminar Series by King’s College London Fight the Fakes

Fight The Fakes’ Academic/Youth chapters never cease to amaze us! We are delighted with their energy and dedication in the fight against substandard and fake medicines.  King’s College London Fight the Fakes chapter has organised a seminar series on fake medicines. The upcoming seminar – 26th May at 15h CET – will have John Hertig, Vice-Chair and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Butler University, talking about how to keep patients safe when they are Read more…

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Call to Heads of State of the African Union to Ratify the African Medicines Agency Treaty

PRESS RELEASE Patients, product development partnerships and private health sector representatives call for the rapid ratification of the African Medicines Agency Treaty to speed up timelines to vaccines and medicines approval London / Geneva, 5 February 2021 – On the eve of the 34th African Union Summit, two years after the Treaty to establish an African Medicines Agency was agreed, over 40 leading organizations who represent hundreds of thousands of patients, product development partnerships, youth Read more…

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World Health Organization 148th Executive Board Statement

This is a statement made at the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board on Agenda item 10: Substandard and falsified medical products by members of the Fight the Fakes Alliance. On behalf of the World Heart Federation, International Alliance of Patient Organizations, International Council of Nurses, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations, Medicines for Malaria Venture, and US Pharmacopeia and supported by Fight the Fakes Alliance, we thank you for the opportunity to make this Read more…

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FIP & WHO Pharmacy Curriculum Guide on Substandard and Falsified Medicines

New Curriculum Guide and Competency Framework A curriculum guide to support educators in ensuring that pharmacists are better able to prevent substandard or falsified (SF) medicines and medical products from reaching patients has been published by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2017, the WHO estimated that one in 10 medicines in low- and middle-income countries was SF, risking harm to people and reducing the quality of Read more…

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The Fight Against Fake COVID-19 Vaccines Ramps Up

More and more reports of falsified COVID-19 vaccines are being reported around the world.   With COVID-19 vaccines being approved for use in different parts of the globe, the scale and complexity of their manufacture, allocation and distribution globally will be unprecedented. This will also present corruption risks that may threaten vital public health goals. These risks include the entry of substandard and falsified vaccines into markets. The high demand and shortfall in supply of Read more…

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New UNODC Policy Paper on COVID-19 Vaccines

UNODC publishes policy paper on substandard and falsified COVID-19 Vaccine risks. With COVID-19 vaccines being approved for use in different parts of the globe, the scale and complexity of their manufacture, allocation and distribution globally will be unprecedented. This also present’s corruption risks that may threaten vital public health goals. These risks include the entry of substandard and falsified vaccines into markets.  This ever-growing issue must be identified and mitigated to help advance access to safe Read more…

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Alliance Launch Interview With Chair Adam Aspinall

Adam Aspinall, Chair of the Fight the Fakes Alliance and Senior Director of Access and product management at Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) explained the importance of the Alliance’s work as reports of substandard and falsified medicines continue to increase. As counterfeiters become increasingly tech savvy, more and more unsuspecting consumers are being exposed to substandard and falsified medicines.  In the interview, Adam discusses the Alliance’s renewed mission and the next steps. You can read Read more…

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