Anti-Counterfeit Drug Campaign to Launch Monday
The US Embassy and the Ministry of Health will launch a national public awareness campaign Monday highlighting the dangers of counterfeit drugs, embassy and ministry officials said yesterday. “We want to focus on being able to raise awareness because it is known that using counterfeit drugs leads to exacerbating health problems,” said US Embassy spokesman Sean McIntonsh, adding that the campaign will be funded by the US State Department. Chou You Sin, secretary of state of the Ministry of Health, said that “30,000 to 40,000 posters that raise awareness on the dangers of counterfeit and substandard medications will be delivered for display to state clinics, private clinics and pharmacies in Cambodia. Sin Somuny, executive director of MEDICAM, a membership organization of health NGOs, said that while raising awareness is a positive step toward curbing counterfeit medications, more needs to be done. …
