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Published January 07, 2020 / Public health

Cécilia Attias denounces trafficking for fake medicines in Le Parisien

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Le Parisien published this Sunday, December 22, an article signed by Cécilia Attias, Advisory Board Member of the Brazzaville Foundation, in which she denounces the lack of interest in the fight against the "health and human drama" represented by trafficking of fake medicines.

Caption: Op-ed signed by Cécilia Attias and published in Le Parisien, © Le Parisien.

"This catastrophic situation, in which medicines worsen patients' health, is still very real in many countries. This is particularly alarming in some African countries where, according toOrganisation , falsified medicines account for 30-60% of medical products, compared with less than 1% in developed countries with effective legislation, awareness-raising and law enforcement tools".

 

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