A recent comment written by Oksana Zirka Pyzik (UCL Fight the Fakes academic chapter founder and lead) published by nature reviews highlights how poor-quality or fraudulent medicines are causing extensive humanitarian and economic harm, particularly in Africa. Authors claim these products are a global problem that requires a coordinated cross-border response, including enhanced regulatory capacities and surveillance, reporting and education.
Read the full comment here.
King’s College London Fight the Fakes will host a webinar about the response to substandard and falsified (SF) medical products in francophone Sub-Saharan African countries with Raffaella Ravinetto, PharmD, PhD, Head of the Public Health Read more…
The first issue of our newsletter, SF Pulse, is out! 💊 SF Pulse is a bi-monthly newsletter that aims to elevate important issues and relevant stories shaping the ongoing fight against substandard and falsified medical Read more…
Join us in confronting a critical issue that affects communities across Africa. Pharmacy students from Guinea, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar, and Ivory Coast have come together to expose the harsh truth about fake and substandard Read more…