NAMIBIA has not reported any incidents of substandard or falsified tuberculosis drugs which, according to an international report, is widely used in at least 17 countries, including southern African states.
"To date we have no evidence of any substandard anti-tuberculosis medicines in Namibia. Nevertheless, vigilance is necessary, since at times unregistered medicines may be illegally brought into the country and find their way into mainly the informal market," said the deputy permanent secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Dr Norbert Forster.
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