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Fight the Fakes will be in Ghana the second time this year to do what it does best: Raise awareness about falsified medicines at the Wellcome Trust Call to Action on Antimicrobial Resistance from 19-20 November. The focus will be specifically on fake antibiotics and their role in spreading antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR is recognized as one of the most challenging global health threats today, and fake antibiotics can be a significant contributor to spreading Read more…
Ahead of Patient Solidarity Day (PSD) 2018, Fight the Fakes partner the International Alliance of Patients Organizations (IAPO) is organizing a webinar called: Joining the global fight against fake medicines to ensure safe medication and healthcare for all on 7 November 2018, from 5pm CET. The aim is to teach patient advocates from all over the world how they can fight falsified medicines. The webinar will be an opportunity for you to find out more about Read more…
The fight against substandard and falsified medical products in Africa was brought to the highest levels last Wednesday, 26 September, at an UN General Assembly High-Level side event in New York. Organized by the Republic of Benin and the Republic of Zambia, as well as the African Union Commission and the World Health Organisation, the event showcased best examples of how to eliminate fake medicines. Entitled “The fight for quality medicines in Africa – stopping falsified, Read more…
On #WorldHeartDay Fight the Fakes, together with our partner, the World Heart Federation, wants to raise awareness about the threat of falsified cardiac medicines. A study of ten sub-Saharan African countries by Antignac et al. put fake cardiac medicines in the spotlight and shows you how dangerous fake medicines can be for your heart. You can find the study here. #Fakemeds will break Read more…
On Saturday 21st July 2018, IAPO member Mary Lynne Van Poelgeest-Pomfret of World Federation of Incontinent Patients represented IAPO and the Fight the Fakes campaign at the 22nd International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam at the Imperial Health Sciences’ Pre-Conference Side-Event. Here she joined a multi-stakeholder panel within which a stimulating discussion took place around the topic of patient-level transparency in the delivery of antiretrovirals therapies in Sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on the importance of patient empowerment in regards to quality Read more…
Deaths caused by falsified medicines containing dangerous and illegal substances are on an alarming rise in the United States. Fight the Fakes partner The Partnership for Safe Medicines is making great efforts to tackle this epidemic-like matter. On 7 June 2018, during the 2018 Interchange conference, they joined forces with another Fight the Fakes partner, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) and the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI). Together they formed Read more…
Fight the Fakes is thrilled to be highlighted as a valuable global actor in tackling the problems related to falsified medicines in this Healthcare Global magazine article. Under the title of “Leveraging technology and education in the high-stakes fight against fake medicines” the article describes the critical and increasing problems related to falsified and substandard medicines. Patient safety is critically threatened by fake medicines, which can cause further illness, disability or even death as they deceit. The Read more…
Miriam Haendler, student at the UCL School of Pharmacy, was the deserved winner of the photo contest held during the UCL Fight the Fakes & Commonwealth Pharmacists Association event on the Global Impact of Substandard and Falsified Medicines in London. Participants shared a photo to best capture the global health threat caused by fake medicines. Here’s the winning photo, chosen by our jury. Growing up in Germany, Miriam moved to London for her studies where Read more…
According to a new survey conducted in April 2018, many African citizens consider themselves not well informed about the dangers of falsified medicines. The survey aimed to highlight patient perceptions of falsified medicines in different parts of the world. Over 2,500 participants in Egypt, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Kenya and South Africa were questioned, with a stunning 97% of respondents thinkking they do not have enough knowledge to protect themselves from fake medicines. However, most of Read more…
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