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Study: 20% of Medicines in Africa Either Substandard or Fake

Study: 20% of Medicines in Africa Either Substandard or Fake

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The Facts

  • According to a recently published study, one-fifth of medicines in Africa could be substandard or fake and can result in failed treatments and preventable deaths.According to a recently published study, as much as one-fifth of medicines in Africa could be substandard or fake, resulting in failed treatments and preventable deaths.

  • Researchers from Ethiopia’s Bahir Dar University reviewed 27 studies and analyzed about 7,508 medicine samples. At least 1,639 samples failed quality tests, indicating that substandard and falsified medicines are prevalent in Africa.


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