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The growing threat of SFs featured in an article by newspaper Swissinfo

On July 4, 2024, Swissinfo published an article on the growing problem of fake medicines on their front page. The article quotes a number of Fight the Fakes Alliance (FTFA) members including the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) and the Alliance itself.   The piece highlights that counterfeit drug sales have become one of the fastest-growing criminal enterprises in the world. It is estimated to be worth between USD$200 billion and USD$432 Read more…

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SFs featured at Global Health Security Conference in Sydney

Fight the Fakes Alliance member, Adam Aspinall, recently attended the Global Health Security Conference in Sydney on behalf of Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV). At the conference, a forum that engages stakeholders to help achieve a healthier and safer world, Aspinall discussed the need to protect against substandard and falsified medical products on multiple occasions. During a breakfast meeting organized by the Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP) looking at how lessons from other Read more…

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Let’s Talk about the Fakes: Webinar with Dr. Asma Buanz

King’s College London Fight the Fakes will welcome Dr. Asma Buanz in its next webinar about SFs on Thursday, 20 June! The issue of substandard and fake medical products (SFs) has been on the rise with e-commerce platforms providing easy access to such products, and there is an increased need for detection technologies to be broadened and strengthened to curb this trend. In this talk, Dr. Asma Buanz will look into the “detect” element of Read more…

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SF Pulse | May 2024

Our second SF Pulse Issue is out! SF Pulse is a bi-monthly newsletter that aims to elevate important issues and relevant stories shaping the ongoing fight against substandard and falsified medical products (SFs). Read the full issue here: https://bit.ly/3WJlWDL

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Substandard and Falsified (SF) Medical Products in Francophone Sub‑Saharan African Countries with Raffaella Ravinetto

King’s College London Fight the Fakes will host a webinar about the response to substandard and falsified (SF) medical products in francophone Sub-Saharan African countries with Raffaella Ravinetto, PharmD, PhD, Head of the Public Health Department, and a professor in pharmaceutical public health, at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium. Time & Location 25 Apr 2024, 12:00 – 13:00 About the Event The next speaker in King’s College London Fight the Fakes series Read more…

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Bad Medicines From the Streets: Unveiling the Reality in Africa

Join us in confronting a critical issue that affects communities across Africa. Pharmacy students from Guinea, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar, and Ivory Coast have come together to expose the harsh truth about fake and substandard medicines. Many of these students were once victims, and now, armed with knowledge, they are fighting back. Watch the video below and stand with us during Fight the Fakes Week. Together, we can make a difference! 💊 #FightTheFakes #StopFakeMedsAfrica Many Read more…

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Online event – Africa together against substandard and falsified medicines

We are organizing a flagship online event on 7 December 2023 to mark Fight the Fakes Week taking place from 4th to 10th December 2023. This week-long event presents a significant opportunity for us to come together and raise awareness about the pressing issue of substandard and falsified medicines. Under the theme of ‘Africa Together Against Substandard and Falsified Medicines‘ and the Call to Action ‘Africa – Speak Up – Stand Up’, we aim to unite Read more…

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