On 22nd June 2021, the high-level roundtable on ‘The African Medicines Agency : Vision and Strategy for the African Continent’ officially launched the African Medicines Agency Treaty Alliance (AMATA). This multi-stakeholder alliance has been set up to advocate for the ratification and implementation of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty and for meaningful Read more…
Fight The Fakes is happy to invite its members and allies to the ‘The African Medicines Agency: Vision and Strategy for the African Continent’ event on Tuesday, June 22, 15h CET. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of international cooperation. Promoting the consultation, development and implementation of a common strategy among Read more…
WHA74 STATEMENT Global strategy and plan of action on public health and innovation and intellectual property (agenda item 13.4); substandard and falsified medical products (item 13.6); and standardization of medical devices nomenclature (item 13.7). IPSF on behalf of the constituency group, supported by Fight The Fakes Alliance, thank you for the Read more…
WHA74 STATEMENT Global action on patient safety Agenda Item 13. 1 The International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations, the International Pharmaceutical Federation, the International Hospital Federation, the World Medical Association, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations and all the other member organizations of the Fight the Fakes Alliance, welcome and endorse the Read more…
Fight The Fakes’ member U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) has recently published a suite of resources and tools to detect substandard and falsified COVID-19 treatments. The supply and demand imbalances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has created a surge in substandard and falsified treatments and these resources aim to assist manufacturers, regulators, and quality control laboratories in helping Read more…
The Fight the Fakes flagship event ‘Old Problem, New Foes – Time to act against falsified medicines and vaccines for COVID-19‘ is taking place on the side-lines of the 74th World Health Assembly, on 25 May 2021, 13:00 – 14:00 PM CEST. Now let’s spread the word and #FightTheFakes on social media! Read more…
In the last few months, we have witnessed a steady increase in reports of fake Covid-19 medicines and vaccines reports all around the globe. It is an alarming situation, especially in those countries with fewer resources where Covid-19 is affecting the population hardest. The GS1 Executive Dialogues is a unique Read more…
Nurses: A Voice to Lead A vision for future healthcare Each year International Nurses’ Day encourages us to reflect on the crucial role nurses play in the promotion and protection of public health. However, this year it is more important than ever to give them the support and recognition they deserve. Read more…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI6hHJG5pGk Fighters, it’s time to act against the growing threat of falsified products produced and sold as treatments and vaccines for COVID-19! Reports of falsified and substandard products sold as COVID-19 treatments and vaccines continue to increase at a worrying pace across the globe, hindering efforts to contain the pandemic, Read more…
Malaria is a disease that can be prevented and treated…when using the right medicines!