Counterfeit drugs in the global South
| April 24, 2007- Artist: Facundo Fernandez, Dora Akunyili
- Title: Dangers of fake malaria drugs
- Genre: Blues
- Length: 23:38 minutes (21.64 MB)
- Format: Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Show Notes:
According to the World Health Organization, malaria kills more than one million people per year, mostly children living in Africa.
Malaria is treatable but a growing trade in fake medicines is preventing effective treatment and killing many infected patients.
We talk with Facundo Fernandez about his research into the detection of counterfeit anti-malaria drugs.
We also speak with Dora Akunyili, a pharmaceutical scientist and director-general of Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.
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