Substandard and falsified medical products<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/em>by members of the Fight the Fakes Alliance.<\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/p>\nHonourable chair, distinguished delegates,<\/span><\/p>\nOn behalf of the World Heart Federation,\u00a0International Alliance of Patient Organizations, International Council of Nurses,\u00a0International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations, Medicines for Malaria Venture, and US Pharmacopeia\u00a0and supported by\u00a0Fight the Fakes Alliance,\u00a0w<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>hank you for the opportunity to\u00a0<\/span>make this statement<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAs members of t<\/span>he Fight the Fakes<\/span>\u00a0(FTF)<\/span>\u00a0Alliance<\/span>, we are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>deeply concerned about the rise of s<\/span>ubstandard and falsified\u00a0<\/span>(SF) medical products\u00a0<\/span>during<\/span>\u00a0the on-going COVID-19 pandemic<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>W<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0call for increased efforts of member states, regulatory agencies, law enforcement, and stakeholder<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0to tackle th<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>ever-growing<\/span>\u00a0issue.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nF<\/span>ake medicines<\/span>\u00a0not only\u00a0<\/span>threaten patient safety<\/span>\u00a0but undermine trust in healthcare systems, fuel antimicrobial resistance, and obstruct the goal of achieving\u00a0<\/span>UHC<\/span>\u00a0by 2030.\u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>he pandemic has\u00a0<\/span>renewed focus on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the devastating impact<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>SF medical products\u00a0<\/span>on people<\/span>\u2019s well-being.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nDuring the\u00a0<\/span>pandemic, criminals circulated\u00a0<\/span>SF<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>protective equipment, diagnostics,\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>potential treatments<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Numerous countries have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>approved COVID-19 vaccines and initiated\u00a0<\/span>inoculati<\/span>on<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0first reports of falsified vaccines circulating have<\/span>\u00a0also<\/span>\u00a0started to emerge. With the growing<\/span>\u00a0demand to contain the pandemic and<\/span>\u00a0swiftly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>vaccinate<\/span>\u00a0health care workers and high-risk groups, the<\/span>\u00a0threat of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>falsified\u00a0<\/span>vaccines<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>i<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>omnipresent<\/span>\u00a0globally<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWe, the members of t<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>FTF<\/span>\u00a0Alliance<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>representing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>health care professionals, manufacturers, wholesalers, researchers<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and patients<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>around<\/span>\u00a0the world<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>strongly urge people\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0not purchase alleged COVID-19 vaccines from online sources or street vendors. You will be notified by your local or national authority if you are eligible for a vaccin<\/span>e<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIn the fight against the fakes, w<\/span>e firmly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>commit<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>stepping up<\/span>\u00a0our\u00a0<\/span>advocacy<\/span>\u00a0efforts, building capacity to respond to SF medical products,\u00a0<\/span>ensuring global standards in healthcare are met,\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>foster<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>collaborative action with\u00a0<\/span>relevant\u00a0<\/span>stakeholders.<\/span>\u00a0It\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0imperative<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0the global health community\u00a0<\/span>come together<\/span>\u00a0to ensure that people everywhere\u00a0<\/span>can<\/span>\u00a0access safe<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>high-quality medicines<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is a statement made at the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board on Agenda item 10: Substandard and falsified medical products\u00a0by members of the Fight the Fakes Alliance. Honourable chair, distinguished delegates, On behalf of the World Heart Federation,\u00a0International Alliance of Patient Organizations, International Council of Nurses,\u00a0International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2991,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"event":[197],"project-campaign":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-3148","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Addressing substandard and falsified medical products at #EB148 - World Heart Federation<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n\t \n