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Preventing falsified medicines from entering the supply chain: Fight the Fakes welcomes GS1 as a new partner

15 July 2020, Geneva/ Switzerland – Fight the Fakes (FTF) is delighted to announce that GS1 is joining the campaign, and will be bringing its wealth of knowledge and expertise on healthcare standards to the campaign. Originally set up in 2013 by 10 organizations, FTF now counts 41 partner organizations, representing doctors, nurses, pharmacists, patients, civil society, manufacturers, wholesalers, and industry. Substandard and falsified medicines are an ever-growing problem with the World Health Organization having Read more…

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Launch of a global education programme to combat COVID-19 scams and #fakemeds!

The Youth IGF Movement, created by Yuliya Morenets, has teamed up with our partner, the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacy in the EU (ASOP EU), and supported by three French global healthcare companies Ipsen, Sanofi and Servier, to educate the youth about the risks of buying fake medicines online, in particular in relation to increasing number of COVID-19 online scams. The campaign, called “We rely on you. We rely on youth”, will comprise a series of educational debates across the Read more…

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Sign up for the upcoming webinar on the rise of fake medicines during COVID-19!

Our partner, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) will host a webinar “The Rise of Substandard & Falsified Medical Products during the COVID-19 Pandemic” on 18 June at 3pm CEST. Among the panellists are various representatives of Fight the Fakes’ member:  Oksana Pyzik, Senior Teaching Fellow & Global Engagement Lead, UCL School of Pharmacy – the UK Maryam Jetha, UCL Fight The Fakes Student Co-Lead, UCL School of Pharmacy – the UK Mike Isles, Executive Director of Read more…

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A Poison Pill

In our world today, fake commodities are the norm. Walking around the streets of Nairobi, Kenya, one can come across many counterfeit designer items going for less than two dollars. It does not just apply to global brands but local brands as well. Up until two years ago, I had encountered all these fakes but one; medicines. My experience with falsified medicine was quite a brutal one. I normally get severe period cramps, so bad Read more…

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NEW OP-ED ALERT! Fighting misinformation during COVID-19

  In a new opinion piece by Howard Catton, CEO of the International Council of Nurses, he highlights the importance of investing in nurses and the broader health workforce to protect communities against the dangers of substandard and falsified medicines, particularly during the COVID19 pandemic as rumors and misinformation run rife.  Healthcare professionals, such as nurses, are on the front line of treating patients with COVID-19 and are vital in the fight against substandard and Read more…

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Fight the Fakes members’ COVID-19 activities

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has seen unprecedented efforts from governments, civil society, industry and individuals from all over the world. Fight the Fakes members are also greatly engaged in COVID-19 efforts ranging from awareness raising about the virus, sharing interviews and vlogs with health care workers, providing guidance on travelling, publishing statements on misinformation and falsified COVID-19 medical products, and much more.  Find an overview about our members’ response to COVID-19 here!

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On April 25th- World Malaria Day – Raise Awareness because #ZeroMalariaStartsWithMe

April 25 marks World Malaria Day and Fight the Fakes is raising awareness on the importance of Malaria elimination!  Our partner RBM Partnership to End Malaria,  joins the World Health Organisation to promote “Zero Malaria Starts With Me”, a grassroots campaign that aims to keep malaria high on the political agenda, mobilize additional resources, and empower communities to take ownership of malaria prevention and care. In these unprecedented times, anti-malaria programmes across the world are suffering Read more…

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Fake meds & COVID-19 – A call for broader engagement on this critical issue!

More and more reports of falsified COVID-19 medical products are emerging on a nearly daily basis from all around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) also just issued a falsified medical product alert for falsified chloroquine products circulating in Cameroon, Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The drug, originally to treat malaria, has been identified as a potential coronavirus treatment, however there is no scientific proof of its effectiveness and safety yet. On Read more…

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Fight the Fakes official statement to COVID-19

Fight the Fakes has issued an official statement to the ever-growing number of reports of falsified medicines, vaccines and cures for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). To date, there are no approved medial products to treat or cure COVID-19 and any advertisement of such products is deliberately fraudulent. Stay safe and do not purchase or consume any “COVID-19 medicines”!  Click on the picture below to download our official statement!  

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Fight the Fakes welcomes three new partners to speak out against the global health threat posed by substandard and falsified medicines

Fight the Fakes welcomes three new partners to speak out against the global health threat posed by substandard and falsified medicines 6 April 2020, Geneva/ Switzerland – Fight the Fakes (FTF) is delighted to announce that three new partners will join the campaign’s awareness raising efforts against the dangers of substandard and falsified medicines: King’s College London, the Medical University of Warsaw and the Polish association ‘Stop Illegal Pharmaceuticals’. With the world currently grappling to Read more…

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