CORE MANDATE AREAS
AGA-AFRICA
Combating Counterfeit Drugs The sale of counterfeit drugs is a huge global challenge. According to The World Health Organisation (WHO), counterfeit drugs are “a product that is: deliberately and fraudulently mislabeled with respect to source and/or identity.”
About 800,000 deaths a year in Africa are linked to the counterfeit drug trade, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). According to a report of the World Economic Forum 2011, the size of the world’s counterfeit drug market was around $200 billion, the second biggest illegal market after marijuana, cocaine and opium. Counterfeit products may include: products with the correct ingredients or with the wrong ingredients, without active ingredients, with incorrect quantities of active ingredients or – with fake packaging. HOW AGA-AFRICA WORKS WITH YOU Supports for public awareness programmes. Promotes the adoption & enforcement of strong anti-counterfeiting laws. Collaborates with counterfeit drug actors to deter and detect counterfeit drugs globally. Facilitates site visits to best in class anti-counterfeit drugs facilities Supports public meeting / counterfeit drug detection technology forums.
(L-R) Lindsay Kipkemoi, Chukukere Unamba-Oparah, John Edozie, Pierre Souverain, Dr. Fred Sioi, Markus Green ESQ and Patrick Holt during the two day Combating Counterfeit Drugs on 6th 8th February, 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. ANNUAL REPORT 2019 | A YEAR OF ROBUST ENGAGEMENTS
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