This article was originally published in Devex. To view the original, click here. It can happen to anyone By David Benton // 25 April 2014 Cambodian drug inspector Nuth Tith checks for counterfeit drugs at a pharmacy near the Thai-Cambodian border. Photo by: Gates Foundation / CC BY-NC-ND As nurses, we deliver up to 80 percent of all health care services worldwide so it is crucial we are aware of the potential risks to patient Read more…
Fake medicines are one of the most complex and challenging results of globalization in healthcare delivery. This new infographic, based on the report “Counterfeit Drug Penetration into Global Legitimate Medicine Supply Chains” shows us some of the key findings. View the infographic in full by clicking on the image.
Our Fight the Fakes partners Fondation Chirac and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), in partnership with DIA, will host a workshop on counterfeit medicines titled “Integrated approach against fake medicines” on 29 April in Dakar, Senegal (see here for program in EN and FR). The workshop will be held on margins of the 4th African Regulatory Conference (ARC)- Moving Towards Regulatory Harmonization to Enhance Access to Medicines in Africa, 27-28 April 2015. An absent or weak national Read more…
This report is part of a 17 article series in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene which can be found here in full.
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene released on 20 April 2015 a special supplement that includes 17 articles on falsified and substandard medicines. This special issue, titled, “The Global Pandemic of Falsified Medicines: Laboratory and Field Innovations and Policy Perspectives,” covers a range of findings on the state of substandard medicines around the world. Several articles suggest policy interventions, including an international framework and the adoption of stricter national laws against drug counterfeiting. Read more…
The issue of drug resistant malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion is an urgent one. We need to see every case as an emergency and to act quickly. Our most effective drugs are under threat and the only way to address this is to eliminate the disease. Charles Nelson, Chief Executive of Malaria Consortium On the occasion of World Malaria Day 2015 (25th April), Fight the Fakes partners Malaria Consortium and the Roll Back Read more…
On the streets of Bangkok, fake medicines are being sold openly… Watch 101 East investigation of the multi-billion-dollar trade in fake medicines, a trade with a higher profit margin than heroin trafficking, and links to organized crime. Reporter Trevor Bormann speaks with medicine peddlers, investigators, government officials and the victims of this crime in Thailand and the Philippines, sharing what is being done to curtail this illicit and sophisticated trade. 101 East is Al Jazeera’s Read more…
Mr. Marc Gentilini and Ms. Cyntia Genolet a of Fight the Fakes partners Fondation Chirac and IFPMA give their take on the global menace of fake medicines. The interviews cover questions such as: What are fake medicines and where can they be found? Why is the illicit market for fake medicines thriving? What can we do to protect people from fake medicines? Watch the video for clarity around these questions and more. And see more interviews with the experts on our Fight Read more…
Fakeshare.eu & Fight the Fakes partner the Pharmaceutical Security Institute, among other organizers, are hosting The Fakecare Demonstration Workshop, on April 23rd 2015, in Rome. The workshop will discuss recent developments in combating the online trade of fake medicines, as well as the production and dissemination of knowledge, counterstrategies and tools to fight the rising threat, across the European Union. The Fight the Fakes campaign is delighted to provide its perspective and knowledge on the Read more…
From 12 to 19 April 2015, Qatar will serve as home for the 13th UN Crime Congress, bringing together governments, policy-makers, and experts to make tackling transnational organized crime an international priority. As stated by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), “effective criminal justice systems and respect for the rule of law are crucial for achieving sustainable development.” Fake medicines are a dangerous crime- and one that affects people’s well-being, a key Read more…
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