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WHO steps up action against fake medicines

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, December 7th, 2003

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a drive against counterfeit drugs in Southeast Asia, where it is feared that millions of people are being duped by fake and potentially dangerous drugs that are supposed to treat AIDS, malaria, and other killers.

The U.N. health agency said the initiative, launched at a meeting in Vietnam, mirrored action recently taken in Africa and was in response to pleas from governments anxious to combat the criminal gangs behind the fake drug industry, which is worth an estimated US$32 billion globally.

"Combating low-quality or illegal medicines is now more important than ever," said Dr. Lee Jong-wook, WHO...

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