Fake and poor quality malaria drugs risk crisis in Africa, warn scientists

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Fake and poor quality malaria drugs risk crisis in Africa, warn scientists

Report calls for measures to prevent circulation of counterfeit and sub-standard medicines that threaten millions of livesHopes of controlling malaria in Africa could be wrecked by criminals who are circulating counterfeit and substandard drugs, threatening millions of lives, scientists are warning. They are calling for public health authorities to take urgent action to preserve the efficacy of the anti-malarials now being used in the worst-hit areas of the continent.