Analysis of reports over a five year period – from 2005 to 2010 – indicates that counterfeit medicines increased by 122% while diversion and theft increased by 66%. Improvements in surveillance, including detection of security breaches, data collection, analysis, and dissemination are urgently needed to address the public health need to combat the global counterfeit...
Read moreGeneva, 24 April 2015 −A report entitled Innovation for a healthier world – how the research-based vaccine manufacturers are contributing to the Decade of Vaccines Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) shows how the pharmaceutical industry is bringing innovation to close the immunization gap while stressing the importance of reaching the 20% of children who are...
Read moreThis IFPMA video illustrates what biotherapeutics are all about. They are typically derived from living organisms and are made by genetically engineering DNA. A high level of precision is required in the commercial manufacturing process to produce a consistent product each time. Every step we take in the production of these medicines requires highly controlled...
Read moreThe human cost of malaria affects countless families worldwide – including my own. As a young man, my grandfather suffered with the disease whilst serving with British troops in India. He described it as having ‘stolen a year of his life’, but that his long illness paled in comparison to the suffering of the local...
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