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STORIES

Fake medicines, an awful deception

My name is Quentin Duteil and I am a 21 years old French pharmacy student. I began pharmacy studies 5 years ago, passionate about helping people in need fight their disease. To be honest, I’ve never been that interested in the research and development of medicines, but much more by Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 10 yearsApril 16, 2015 ago
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Value your health— steer clear of street medicines

The Greek word φάρμακον (pharmakon) once meant both the substance that cures or the substance that kills. Depending on the quality and quantity of the mixture, as well as the use, it was either a remedy or a poison. The word has lost its ominous meaning, except when it comes Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 10 yearsFebruary 23, 2015 ago
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Helping consumers in Kenya steer clear of fake medicines

I am a 27 year old consumer advocate born and raised in Kenya. I am the founder of Campaign for Safe Medicines in Kenya, an initiative against fake and substandard medicines through awareness creation and consumer empowerment. Every now and again, there is a story in the Kenyan media about Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 10 yearsJanuary 13, 2015 ago
STORIES

Message de Sidi Touré sur les médicaments de la rue

(French/English) Alors qu’on les achète pour se soigner, les médicaments de la rue tuent. Nombreux sont ceux qui achètent leurs médicaments au bord de la route car ils sont meilleur marché. Dans de nombreux cas, c’est un parent ou une connaissance qui vous conseille de tenter le coup. Il est Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 11 yearsSeptember 2, 2014 ago
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Taking action to stop the rising threat of fake medicines in Uganda

Update: Dr. Thomas Egwang has launched a campaign, EquipmentAgainstFakes, to help raise funds for his lab’s purchasing of equipment for detecting fake medicines. Click here to see what you can do to help! My name is Dr. Thomas Egwang, and I am the Senior Scientist at Med Biotech Laboratories in Uganda. Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 11 yearsJuly 7, 2014 ago
STORIES

Fake medicines threaten eradication of malaria in the Mekong Region: More research is needed!

My name is Marie Lamy and I am conducting a doctoral study at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. I am researching the institutional mechanisms to regulate and prevent the availability of fake medicines in the Greater Mekong Region of Southeast Asia, comprised of Myanmar, Thailand, Lao, Cambodia, Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 11 yearsJune 30, 2014 ago
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In the fight against fake medicines, everyone has a role to play

My name is Andrea Bomo and I am 24 years old. I am a journalist from Cameroon currently based in Birmingham. I was born and raised in Cameroon where I founded Akouma TV, a Yaounde-based production company which aim is to give a platform to Cameroonian artists, creatives and entrepreneurs Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 11 yearsJune 5, 2014 ago
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Making Sure Everyone Gets the Message

I am Embele Patience Fominyen, Station Manager of Radio Health International for the past 4 years. I have always loved social work and had a perfect opportunity to blend this with communication, which I studied at university. Health themed radio is a new concept in Central Africa where there is Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 11 yearsMay 16, 2014 ago
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Model United Nations Delegates Tackle Fake Medicines

My name is Vittoria Grasso and I am a Venezuelan student studying economics at Bocconi University in Milan. This year I got the opportunity to be the Model UN (MUN) Director for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime at the National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN). I Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 11 yearsMarch 31, 2014 ago
STORIES

Fake ED Pills in Singapore Kill

I am an endocrinologist. This is a story reflecting the human suffering caused by illegal erectile dysfunction pills (“ED pills”).   The young man lies there on the hospital bed. His vital signs are normal, he is still sleeping and has a feeding tube coming out from his nose. I Read more…

By Fight the Fakes, 11 yearsDecember 17, 2013 ago

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