One in Ten Medicines Are Fake In Developing Countries

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One in Ten Medicines Are Fake In Developing Countries

According to a research by WHO, one in ten medical products sold in developing countries are either fake or substandard. The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed a huge medical issue in low and middle income countries.

This means people in these countries are consuming medicines that fail to cure or prevent diseases. Not only is it a waste of money but these medicines circulated can cause severe health problems.

WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says, “Substandard and falsified medicines particularly affect the most vulnerable communities.” Giving an example Dr. Tedros explains, “Imagine a mother who gives up food or other basic needs to pay for her child’s treatment, unaware that the medicines are substandard or falsified, and then that treatment causes her child to die. This is unacceptable. Countries have agreed on measures at the global level, it is time to translate them into tangible action.”

The WHO has received 1500 cases of falsified and substandard products. Out of these, the most common cases are of antimalarials and antibiotics.

Dr. Mariângela Simão from WHO said, “Substandard or falsified medicines not only have a tragic impact on individual patients and their families but also are a threat to antimicrobial resistance, adding to the worrying trend of medicines losing their power to treat.”

This is just a small part of a much larger problem. Due to globalization, it is hard to regulate the medical products. Many of these false medicines are manufactured and packed in different countries. They are then shipped to the final destination where the medicines are assembled and distributed. Tracking the facilitators are hard because of the use of offshore companies and bank accounts to fund the sale of fake medicines.

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