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  For the first time in 10 years, WHO is publishing two reports on substandard and falsified medical products. The first details the impact of falsified medicines in low- and middle-income countries and a second report  highlights the potential financial and public health impact caused by falsified medicines: Study on the public health and socioeconomic impact of substandard and falsified medical products, which examines estimates of the prevalence and cost of the issue WHO Global Read more…

Fight the Fakes partner International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) is participating in the 3rd Biennial Scientific Conference on Medical Products Regulation in Africa, taking place in Accra, Ghana on November 27th – 30th. Organized with other organizations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the NEPAD Agency and the African Union Commission (AUC), this year’s conference will look into “sustaining the momentum” for regulatory harmonization in Africa. Programmes such as the African Read more…

Fight the Fakes partner the International Institute of Research Against Counterfeited Medicines (IRACM) launched in October the first video game on falsified medicines in France, called “Blake Carter 2.0″. Players take on the role of Blake, an undercover policeman in a South-American drug trafficking cartel, whose mission is to uncover which type of new traffic the cartel has invested in to make more money. Through solving puzzles, avoiding traps and gathering clues to arrest traffickers, players gradually get Read more…

The global rise of antibiotic resistance is leading to untreatable infections which can affect anyone, anywhere, of any age. This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week and at Fight the Fakes we’re raising awareness about the role of fake medicines. Fake medicines can  increase the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and lead to drug resistance in life-saving medicines, for example, drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) or malaria.  If a medicine contains only a part of the correct dose, Read more…

Fight the Fakes partners the European Healthcare Distribution Association (GIRP) and Medicines for Europe are co-hosting the Safer Europe Without Falsified Medicines conference, organized in the context of the Estonian Presidency of the EU Council. The event takes place on November 8th and 9th in Tallinn, Estonia, and looks into the implementation of the safety features of medicinal products in Europe by governments and stakeholders as well as its challenges. By February 2019, all EEA countries should indeed run IT-based Read more…

Fight the Fakes partner, the World Medical Association (WMA) will gather in Chicago from October 11-14 for its Annual General Assembly. The event will include committee meetings and debates with a keynote speech of Dr. Antoni Fauci, an American immunologist and head of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The Assembly will also appoint by Dr. Yoshitake Yokokura, President of the Japan Medical Association, as WMA’s President for 2017/2018. The WMA represents physicians of all specialties Read more…

Fight the Fakes partner the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) will host its 77th International Congress in Seoul, Korea from September 10-14, 2017. During the four days, the event will bring together international pharmacy professionals and pharmaceutical scientists to discuss the need for high quality help and advice. The program includes a variety of symposia and sessions demonstrating the potentials of technology, education and practice innovation for health care systems. The congress provides an excellent opportunity to Read more…