Counterfeit medicine campaign under way
The Ministry of Health, with support from the United States, yesterday launched a national public outreach campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of counterfeit and substandard drugs, which officials said posed a “serious threat” to public health. The campaign features a poster with the slogan, “counterfeit medicine kills, while real medicine heals”, which will be displayed in pharmacies across the country. The poster was the winning entry in a contest that drew more than 2,000 applications. …
