In 2020 the UN launched an online campaign to commemorate the United Nation’s (UN) 75th anniversary, asking the public to fill out a survey in which they should express their dreams for the world and changes they would like to see in years to come. In line with this theme, Read more…
Fight the Fakes’ member U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) has recently launched a number of valuable materials to help identify substandard and falsified COVID-19 vaccines, which are free to the public. Substandard and falsified vaccines erode the public’s trust in vaccines and hinder our ability to control the COVID-19 pandemic. To help Read more…
The International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) has development of a policy paper on national traceability systems for medical products with a strong focus on interoperability. Interoperability is key in the fight against fake medicines as it enables common technical denominators that facilitate the exchange and use the information on medicines Read more…
In face of the current Covid-19 pandemic, the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) has been developing several Medical Product Quality Reports about substandard and falsified (SF) COVID-19 medical products and COVID-19 vaccines, which include data from scientific literature, public alerts and warnings, and lay press from across the world. These monthly Read more…
The World Health Organisation is celebrating the 74th World Health Assembly this week (24 May – 1 June) which will have a decisive impact on the global health agenda ahead of us. Fight The Fakes used this important occasion to put the spotlight on the dangers that the proliferation of Read more…
Fight The Fakes Alliances’ member U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) recently hosted an online workshop on ‘Combatting Substandard and Falsified medicines during COVID-19 pandemic’. In this workshop, composed of 6 sessions, USP experts and other relevant actors gave an overview of the work they carried out to detect substandard and falsified medicines during current Read more…
Fake COVID-19 vaccines erode public trust in much-needed jabs and encourage vaccine hesitancy. No one likes to be scammed — but fake medication takes that uneasy feeling to another level because counterfeit medicines can kill or cause terrible complications and disabilities. That is why basically every country in the world Read more…
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…