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Killer counterfeits: How fake malaria drugs claim 100,000 lives every year
06 Jul 2025 11:32 GMT
… Chonyi during the 2015 World Malaria Day celebration. [File, … isolated and awareness about counterfeit drugs remains low among the …
READ: Study: Fake malaria drugs risking lives
The falsified … over drug resistance in malaria treatment
“The medicine distribution …
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Can AI Help Stop the $400B Counterfeit Drug Crisis?
22 Apr 2025 17:07 GMT
… discussing the concept of counterfeit drugs. This is something I … with protecting us from counterfeit drugs, it has been estimated … now 60% of these counterfeit drugs are for life-threatening … AIDS, TB, cancer, and malaria. Hence, their extraordinary potential …
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NAFDAC exposes new counterfeit drugs circulating in Nigeria
16 Apr 2025 09:01 GMT
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday alerted the public of the presence of counterfeit Artemether/Lumefantrine tablets circulating under the brand name Aflotin 20/120 in Nigeria.
The agency said on …
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Porous Borders, Ports Aiding Counterfeit Drug Importation – NAFDAC Boss
23 Feb 2025 10:19 GMT
… need to cross-check?
Anti-malaria, anti-biotics and children’s … health and nutrition year. Anti-malaria, antibiotics, and oxytocin-like medicines … where they are selling these counterfeit drugs. Are we at risk in …
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Ghana’s Multifaceted Battle Against Malaria: Progress and Persistent Challenges
25 Apr 2025 10:24 GMT
… health communities observe World Malaria Day, Ghana remains entrenched … , and Oti regions, Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) provides monthly antimalarial … Strengthening health infrastructure, curbing counterfeit drugs, and fostering political will are …
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Fake drug cartels are killing Nigerians
01 Aug 2025 18:13 GMT
… , particularly those intended to treat malaria and bacterial infections. In Nigeria … sentence for offences related to counterfeit drugs is 15 years, with fines … can either continue to treat counterfeit drugs as an episodic problem or …
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Africa's counterfeit drug crisis
09 Sep 2024 03:25 GMT
… industry, Kenya faces challenges with counterfeit drugs. While the Pharmacy and Poisons … for patients affected by substandard malaria medications costs between 12 and … education about the risks of counterfeit drugs and implementing stricter penalties for …
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Pharmacy Board acts to curtail sale of counterfeit drugs.
26 Aug 2024 02:12 GMT
… monitoring tours nationwide to curb counterfeit drug sales. Although estimating the scale … is believed that counterfeit drugs for pneumonia and malaria may kill around 250 … by criminal gangs, making the counterfeit drug industry valued at approximately $200 …
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Global firm takes over Goodlife Pharmacy, eyes manufacturing
30 Jul 2025 03:02 GMT
… rise in the use of counterfeit drugs, as well as smuggling.
Fight … class.
Despite the proliferation of counterfeit drugs, CFAO Healthcare argues that there … Africa, which is higher than Malaria-related deaths.
With nearly 150 …
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Examining factors that frustrate Nigeria’s malaria eradication efforts
14 Jan 2025 10:19 GMT
… Nigeria“.
Cultural perceptions about malaria, traditional healing practices and … dispense substandard or counterfeit drugs. This aggravates malaria recurrence.
The Nigerian … .
“Strengthening adherence to malaria treatment guidelines among healthcare …