Africa - Voice of America: Report: Counterfeit Anti-Malaria Drugs Common in Africa, Asia

Africa - Voice of America africa

Report: Counterfeit Anti-Malaria Drugs Common in Africa, Asia May 22nd 2012, 16:15 ​​A new study says a flood of fake or poor quality anti-malaria drugs throughout Africa and Asia over the last decade poses a major risk in the effort to combat the mosquito-borne disease. The report by the U.S. National Institutes of Health says an analysis of data collected from 21 sub-Saharan African nations discovered that 35 percent of anti-malarial drugs failed chemical testing because they were poorly manufactured, while another 20 percent were bogus. In a similar analysis of ... Media files: 4713C5F9-6ECB-4EC0-BE27-3F668351678B_cx0_cy23_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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