Fake drugs kill over 700,000 every year 
 
London, 08 Sept-(ANA)-A new report from the International Policy Network has highlighted the shocking burden of fake drugs in less developed countries.

Fake tuberculosis and malaria drugs alone are estimated to kill 700,000 people a year. That’s equivalent to four fully laden jumbo jets crashing every day. 
 
The report lays bare the ballooning problem of counterfeit and substandard drugs, which can constitute one third of the drug supply in certain African countries.

These dodgy drugs result in unnecessary death and increased levels of drug resistance. (ANA)

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