A major investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) has revealed that vital chemotherapy drugs—used to treat common cancers such as breast, ovarian, and leukemia—are failing quality tests and putting patients in over 100 countries at risk. The study analyzed 189 samples of seven widely used cancer drugs: cisplatin, Read more…
Issue 6 of SF Pulse is out now! The issue highlights the following: FtFA Academic Chair Oksana Pyzik issues a powerful call alongside the 78th World Health Assembly to hold those responsible for producing and distributing falsified medicines accountable. Writing for ENACT, researcher Aimé Raoul Sumo Tayo argues that despite recent progress, Read more…
Fight the Fakes Alliance delivered a statement during the 78th World Health Assembly, on Monday, 26 May 2025, agenda item 13.5, echoing the points previously raised at World Health Organization Executive Board meeting. In response to the WHO’s report evaluating the Member State Mechanism on Substandard and Falsified Medical Products—and Read more…
Michael Schmitz, US Pharmacopeia, has officially been elected as FtFA’s new Vice-Chair starting 18 May 2025. Mike succeeds Geraldine Lissalde-Bonnet as one of our two Vice-Chairs, joining our Chair, Andrea Vassalotti, and fellow Vice-Chair, Chris Goetz, on the leadership team. Mike Schmitz brings extensive experience in international health policy and Read more…
Fight the Fakes Alliance (FtFA) hosted a reception event alongside the 78th World Health Assembly on Wednesday, 21 May 2025. Andrea Vassalotti, Chair of FtFA, opened the reception which was then punctuated by short interventions from international organizations and civil society, including FtFA members World Patients Alliance and US Pharmacopeia. Read more…
Held at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, DC, the 2024 symposium welcomed ~ 103 attendees who shared insights and assessed progress. It charted a collective course of action to combat the threat posed by substandard and falsified drugs. Through enlightening keynote addresses and interactive discussions, the event emphasized Read more…
Issue 5 of SF Pulse is out now! The issue highlights the following: A call to World Health Organization to expand its existing Prequalification of Medicines Programme, which helps ensure enforcement of quality standards for a wide range of medical products. How counterfeiters are now successfully replicating packaging QR codes Read more…
Geneva, Switzerland | February 26, 2025 The Fight the Fakes Alliance is excited to extend the warmest welcome to Fondation Pierre Fabre and the Italian Center for Coordinated Research (CRC) in Precision Medicine and Chronic Inflammation at the University of Milan as our newest members, as of January 2025. These Read more…
This statement was delivered by the World Heart Federation on behalf of Fight the Fakes Alliance at the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board: Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, The World Heart Federation, supported by the Fight the Fakes Alliance, welcomes the independent evaluation of the Member State Mechanism on Read more…
Issue 4 of SF Pulse is out now! The newest issue dives into five topics including: A deep dive into how Johnson & Johnson starts thinking about anti-counterfeiting needs well before the product launch. An article by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime highlighting the risks that an increased Read more…