Because fake drugs are a real danger to health, Sanofi has launching an information campaign on counterfeiting to raise awareness among Air France‘ travelers about the dangers of counterfeit medicines and the best way to protect themselves.
Today begins the 2014 National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) conference in New York City. NHSMUN represents 40 years of engaging students from all over the world in high level debate, teaching them first-hand about the United Nations and international diplomacy. This years’ ‘United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’ (UNODC) student committee will debate the issue of fraudulent medicines as one of their topics. Fight the Fakes is very excited to see young Read more…
We are proud to announce Malaria Consortium as a new Partner of the Fight the Fakes campaign! Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profits specialising in the prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases. They are on the frontline of malaria initiatives, with 95% of their staff working on the ground to strengthen health systems, change behaviours, improve disease prevention and treatment and spearhead international advocacy. Counterfeit drugs for malaria Read more…
We are proud to announce the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership as a new Partner of the Fight the Fakes Campaign! The RBM Partnership is a global framework to implement coordinated action against malaria, comprised of over 500 partners including national governments, development partners, the private sector, NGOs and foundations and academic institutions. RBM works to scale up the impact of therapeutic interventions and sustain malaria control over time. Half of the world’s population is Read more…
We are proud to announce the Global Pharma Health Fund (GPHF) as a new Partner of the Fight the Fakes Campaign! GPHF is a charitable organisation that works within international development assistance to improve healthcare and detect counterfeit medicines using the GPHF-Minilab™. GPHF-Minilab™ is a mobile laboratory for rapid drug verification that enables health facilities responsible for drug purchase, storage and distribution to protect themselves and patients against the danger of counterfeit medicines consumption. GPHF-Minilab™ Read more…
We are proud to announce the Dutch Malaria Foundation as a new Partner of the Fight the Fakes Campaign! The Dutch Malaria Foundation is a non-for-profit that aims to control malaria worldwide in order to structurally improve health, reduce poverty and stimulate economic development. Africa and Asia are hit hardest by malaria with over 1 million deaths due to the disease every year; every 45 seconds, a child dies of malaria. The Dutch Malaria Foundation Read more…
Counterfeit medicines are unsafe and ineffective. The World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) works to address the growing threat of counterfeit medicines to patient safety and public health. Included in their toolkit for healthcare professionals you will find: An overview of the situation on counterfeit medicines and the role of healthcare professionals (HPCs) A model report for HPCs who wish to report an incident of counterfeit medicines A visual inspection checklist for medicines An information leaflet Read more…
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