During the International Aids Conference in Amsterdam, Dr Iain Barton, healthcare strategy executive at Imperial Logistics, gave a warning that more action is needed against the scourge of fake medicine in Africa.
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According to the most recent World Health Organisation (WHO) data, a tenth of all medicine in low and middle-income countries is counterfeit or sub-standard quality. This situation is particularly dreadful in sub-Saharan Africa, an area that makes up 42% of the total amount of fake and sub-standard medicine.