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Combating Counterfeit Drugs
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.”
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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.
