On 22 May 2026, Fight the Fakes Alliance – of which IFPMA is a member – delivered a statement on substandard and falsified medicines at the 79th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva.

Fight the Fakes Alliance strongly welcomes the recommendation of the Member State Mechanism on Substandard and Falsified Medical Products (SFMPs) to strengthen the involvement of technical experts and people with lived experience in its working groups. The inclusion of non-State actors brings specialized expertise, operational insight, and credibility, strengthening global efforts against SFMPs.

We reiterate our call for WHO to continue its work in this area and reaffirm our readiness to support and engage with the Mechanism and its members.

a joint statement BY: