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The Fight the Fakes Alliance and its members work to effectively tackle the growing global burden of substandard and falsified medicines to safeguard public health and strengthen health systems.
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“Pharmaceutical crime during the COVID-19 pandemic” – Conference in Poland for FTF Week
Our academic partner the Medical University Warsaw is hosting a conference on the topic of “Pharmaceutical crime during the COVID-19 pandemic” on the occasion of this year’s FTF Week! It will take place online on Wednesday, 9 December 2020, from 3-7pm! The University is planning to hold second event in Read more…
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King’s College London hosting exciting webinar series for FTF Week!
During this year’s Fight the Fakes Week, our academic chapter, Kings College London will be hosting a series of exciting webinars to help raise awareness about the dangers of substandard and falsified medicines – through the pandemic and beyond! The webinars will explore different aspects of the issue of Read more…
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World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020
The World Antimicrobial Awareness Week aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to stop the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections. The theme for this year’s World Antimicrobial Awareness Week is “United to Read more…
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16-19th November: Bringing the fight against #fakemeds to the Geneva Health Forum
Geneva Health Forum 2020 This year’s virtual Geneva Health Forum will take place on the 16-19th November. Fight the Fakes will have a virtual booth to raise awareness on the dangers of substandard and falsified medicines to a wider audience. To visit our booth and enjoy the forum register Read more…
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World Health Summit session on “Fighting Falsified and Substandard Medicines during the COVID-19 Crisis”
The World Health Summit session entitled “Fighting Falsified and Substandard (SF) Medicines during the COVID-19 Crisis” took place on the 27th of October and explored the challenges the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic placed on stakeholders to control and combat rising levels of SF medicines. Although the pandemic has exposed how widespread Read more…
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Fight the Fakes statement at UNODC’s COP10
Fight the Fakes was invited to deliver a statement during the 10th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Thank you very much to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for the invitation! You can read our full Read more…
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Fake medicines are costing lives – and COVID-19 is making a bad situation worse
Originally published by the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy on the 28th July 2019. It’s estimated that 1 in 10 medical products in developing nations are substandard or falsified – a problem that the COVID-19 pandemic has exaggerated. That’s where Fight the Fakes comes in, a global campaign to Read more…
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GS1 Healthcare Online Summit 17-19 November 2020
Our newest partner, GS1 will be hosting a 3 day online summit, which will serve as an online global conversation, bringing together the global community of healthcare stakeholders in a new fast paced and interactive format. Secure and robust medical supply chains increase patient safety and improve the traceability of Read more…
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Fight The Fakes partners with the World Heart Federation to Use Heart to Beat #CVD
On the 29th of September, which officially marks World Heart Day, the World Heart Federation will be launching the 4th phase of their World Heart Day campaign where they’re asking the world to “Use Heart to beat cardiovascular disease (CVD)” for loved ones and societies to tackle the effects of Read more…