PRESS RELEASES & STATEMENTS
ICN Statement about falsified medicines at WHO 144th Executive Board
The ICN is particularly emphasized the need to see the issue of falsified medicines as ‘a symptom of a larger problem’, namely a lack of access to high-quality, affordable and effective healthcare. The Council is encouraging the Member State Mechanism to engage with our campaign and to foster collaborative action with important stakeholders in the fight against fake medicines.
PRESS RELEASES & STATEMENTS
IPSF Statement about falsified medicines at the WHO 144th Executive Board
IPSF is lending its voice to over 350,000 pharmacy students and recent graduates in 90 countries worldwide and as members of Fight the Fakes campaign want to ‘raise awareness on the dangers of falsified medicines and empower people to act on this issue’. Further collaboration with WHO to drive forward the endeavours of its Member State Mechanism is seen as critical as IPSF believes in a ‘holistic approach encompassing collaboration between all stakeholders involved in the Read more…
UPDATES
The EU Falsified Medicines Directive – improving patient safety and fighting #fakemeds in Europe!
On 9th February the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) (Directive 2011/62/EU) will have finally entered its concluding phase for making the medicines supply chain safer from falsified medicines based on legal measures and through the European Medicines Verification System. According to the regulation all the prescription medicinal products need to carry the following safety features on their external packaging. A 2D matrix code that contains a unique serial number. It looks something like this Fight the Read more…
PRESS RELEASES & STATEMENTS
UPDATED – Fight the Fakes voiced at the WHO Executive Board 144th meeting
The World Health Organisation’s Executive Board (WHO EB) is currently holding its 144th session from 24 January until 1 February in Geneva to discuss its 13th General Programme of Work and to review a proposed new five-year WHO strategy for action on Health. We are very excited that this year’s WHO EB is also focusing one of their sessions on substandard and falsified medical products! The agenda item 6.2 will be on 30th February, and Read more…
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Raising awareness for World Cancer Day this 4th February
Fight the Fakes marks World Cancer Day on 4th February and supports the call for more equity in cancer care and making global cancer burden reduction a global priority. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world estimating 9.6 million deaths 2018. However 30 to 50 % of cancer deaths are preventable and the way to improve this is by engaging further efforts into prevention Read more…
STORIES
Winning the battle against falsified anti-malarials is helping consumers make better decisions – Kwasi Boateng, USP Ghana
Background: When Fight the Fakes heard the great news of how the percentage of falsified anti-malarials had dropped from 31% in 2009 to 1.5-2% in 2018 in Ghana, we wanted to know more. USP Ghana country manager, Mr Kwasi Boateng tells how the work of many hands had led to achieving this great result. The success in reducing falsified anti-malarials in Ghana was made possible thanks to the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in Ghana and the Read more…
UPDATES
A Fight the Fakes Review of 2018
First of all, a big thank you to everyone for your continuous and courageous support in the fight against fake medicines! Your support means a lot to us as 2018 has been a truly eventful and successful year: with our very 1st Fight the Fakes week, pick up in The Lancet no less, our “localisation” project in Ghana, and more and more people joining our campaign to inform and raise awareness about #fakemeds. Read on Read more…
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Join the Fight the Fakes Week between 3-9 December and celebrate #PSD2018 on 7 December
The Fight the Fakes Week takes place from 3-9 December and it’s the first time it’s being organised. What are you doing for Fight the Fakes Week? Discover our activities on FightTheFakes.org/week. We have created small infographics for you to share on your social media channels to make sure the message reaches everyone! This week we raise awareness about #fakemeds and we are backed by the voice of patients. Use our messages or write your own, Read more…
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Why Fighting Fake Meds Means Fighting AMR
Drug resistance is under the spotlight these days, as World Antibiotic Awareness Week takes place from 12-18 November and the Wellcome Trust holds its Second Call to Action on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) on 19-20 November. You might have heard of the public health threat of AMR. But do you also know how falsified medicines can spread drug resistance? We have created small infographics for you to share on your social media channels to make sure everybody Read more…