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Africa: Unknown Unknowns Hamper Global Malaria Fight
UNIRIN, 9 June 2014
Some 60 percent of countries where malaria is endemic lack solid information about the quality of available drugs to treat the deadly disease, according to a new study. Read more »
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Nigeria: Hotlines Set Up to Check for Counterfeit Medicines Nigeria, India
AlertNet, 13 May 2014
Social enterprises in India and Nigeria have come up with text messaging services to help patients check that their medicines are safe and are not products of the counterfeit drugs… Read more »
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Kenya: Drug Companies Must Make Quality Medicines
The Star, 3 February 2014
One does not need to spend a lifetime in the global health-care sector to appreciate that substandard or counterfeit drugs are a major public-health hazard. These bogus products… Read more »
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Liberia: Govt Cracks Down On Fake Drugs
VOA, 11 November 2013
Liberia is cracking down on the sellers of fake or expired pharmaceutical drugs, but has met some resistance from people, especially in rural communities, who say these black… Read more »
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Africa: The Killer Curse of Counterfeit Drugs
Africa In Fact, 1 November 2013
In June 2012 Angolan customs agents found more than they bargained for when conducting a routine check on containers shipped from China to the country's capital, Luanda. Read more »
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Zambia: Weed Out Fake Medicines
Times of Zambia, 6 August 2013
THE revelation by the Health Workers Union of Zambia that there is a dramatic increase of fake malaria drugs and antibiotics on the market is disturbing and must be given careful… Read more »
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Uganda: Authority Denies Importing Fake Drugs
EA Business, 13 January 2013
Uganda's National Drug Authority (NDA) has denied importing fake medicines for malaria from India and China. Read more »
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Nigeria: Combating Drug Counterfeiting With Technology
This Day, 2 September 2012
As drug manufacturers and end users grapple with the proliferation of counterfeit drugs in the country, the new collaboration among the stakeholders over the use of technology in… Read more »