Fight the Fakes Alliance – a group dedicated to tackling the menace of falsified medicines – has called upon national governments to replenish the funding for a key initiative that helps to protect patients in low- and middle-income countries. "If the replenishment is not met in full, then countries could be forced to procure non-quality-assured medicines instead," said Fight the Fakes in a statement issued today. "The demand could lead to the increase of substandard and falsified medicines reaching patients through illegitimate or illegal ways." The organisation says that every year, fake malaria and tuberculosis medicines kill 700,000 people, with antimicrobials the category of drugs most prone to substandard and falsified products. 💊We're concerned that if the @GlobalFund doesn't reach its target of $18 billion, #fakemeds might spread instead of the quality medicines traditionally provided by the Fund.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 13, 2022 15:25 UTC