This is a statement made at the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board on Agenda item 10: Substandard and falsified medical products by members of the Fight the Fakes Alliance. On behalf of the World Heart Federation, International Alliance of Patient Organizations, International Council of Nurses, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Read more…
New Curriculum Guide and Competency Framework A curriculum guide to support educators in ensuring that pharmacists are better able to prevent substandard or falsified (SF) medicines and medical products from reaching patients has been published by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO). In Read more…
More and more reports of falsified COVID-19 vaccines are being reported around the world. With COVID-19 vaccines being approved for use in different parts of the globe, the scale and complexity of their manufacture, allocation and distribution globally will be unprecedented. This will also present corruption risks that may Read more…
UNODC publishes policy paper on substandard and falsified COVID-19 Vaccine risks. With COVID-19 vaccines being approved for use in different parts of the globe, the scale and complexity of their manufacture, allocation and distribution globally will be unprecedented. This also present’s corruption risks that may threaten vital public health goals. Read more…
Adam Aspinall, Chair of the Fight the Fakes Alliance and Senior Director of Access and product management at Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) explained the importance of the Alliance’s work as reports of substandard and falsified medicines continue to increase. As counterfeiters become increasingly tech savvy, more and more unsuspecting Read more…
On 7 December 2020, we officially launched the Fight the Fakes Alliance. With 16 member organisations representing the biopharmaceutical industry, pharmacists, wholesalers, researcher and patients, the Alliance is uniquely positioned to holistically address the rising burden of substandard and falsified medicines. Read more about the launch of the Alliance in Read more…
This article was originally published on SciDevNet on 14 December 2020. New alliance seeks to fight ‘plague’ of fake medicines One in 10 medical products in developing countries is substandard or falsified — WHO COVID-19 has resulted in a surge in falsified medical products Collaboration and transparent reporting needed Read more…
The original article was originally published on Health Policy Watch on 7 December 2020. New Alliance Formed To Fight Fake COVID-19 Vaccines & Medicines – In Wake Of Interpol Warning Of Looming Threat The approval of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine candidate last week in the United Kingdom is stoking fears that Read more…
Our academic partner the University College London (UCL) is celebrating this year’s Fight the Fakes Week by hosting various events throughout the week: Zoom discussion with Dr Patrick Hymel, CEO of Medsnap, Neil Walsh, UN Chief of Cybercrime, Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism Department at UNODC, and Oksana Read more…
A broad alliance, a crucial mission: A new multi-stakeholder association to combat falsified medicines Seven years since its first activities as a grass-roots advocacy campaign, Fight the Fakes announces the creation of the Fight the Fakes Alliance, a new non-profit association with its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The coronavirus pandemic Read more…