UN: SAHEL AWASH WITH COUNTERFEIT MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH UNDER THREAT

On 7 February, OCCRP reported that nearly half of the medical products circulating in the Sahel might be substandard or falsified, undermining the already strained healthcare system and posing a severe threat to public health in the region.  Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, known as the Sahel, are among the poorest countries in the world and their populations suffer from high incidence of malaria, pneumonia, cholera and other life-threatening diseases.  According to the UN report, a lack of formal supply of medical products coupled with low purchasing power have given rise to an illicit pharmaceutical economy.

https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17301-un-sahel-awash-with-counterfeit-medicine-public-health-under-threat

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Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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