Central Africa faces rising threat from counterfeit and trafficked medicines
The report says 71% of recorded incidents were falsified products and 1 in 3 were found in regulated supply chains.
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Central Africa faces rising threat from counterfeit and trafficked medicines
Countries in central Africa face a major public health threat from trafficking in medicines, fuelled by a gap between healthcare needs and access to safe, affordable medicine, the UN warned on Tuesday.
Libreville – The UN has warned of health threats from trafficking in illegal drugs in Central Africa, which represents a "significant threat to public health," says a report published today by the UN Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today warned that drug trafficking in Central Africa, fuelled by difficulties in accessing health care, constitutes a "great threat to public health".
Counterfeit medicines a health, economics and security risk; UN warns that armed groups can take over medicines, sell or charge transportation fees; benefits can finance conflicts and undermine rule of law. Source of original article: United Nations / United Nations (news.un.org). Photo credit: UN. The content of this article does not necessarily reflect [...]
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Antibiotics, malaria treatments, painkillers, opioids. More than 250 tonnes of medical products were seized over six years in Central Africa. Behind those numbers is an illicit market that thrives not simply despite the region’s fragile health systems, but in part because of them.
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