Falsified and substandard medicines trafficking: A wakeup call for the African continent
While great effort is being placed on reducing disease burdens in Africa, the circulation of falsified and substandard medicines in the continent are reversing the hard-won gains. This commentary provides insights on the high (and increasing) burden, impact and threat that falsified and substandard...
Main Authors: | Yusuf Hassan Wada, Abdullahi Abdulrahman, Musabu Ibrahim Muhammad, Vivian Chiemerie Owanta, Pearl Udoka Chimelumeze, Garba M. Khalid |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-06-01
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Series: | Public Health in Practice |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535222000167 |
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