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The hidden dangers of falsified and substandard medicines: developing countries are most affected by the illegal trade
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract
When talking about health risks in developing countries, many people think of events such as the Ebola virus epidemic in 2014 and 2015 in West Africa. The effects of trade in falsified and substandard medicines are far less known. Developing countries are particularly affected since they are easy ta... mehr
When talking about health risks in developing countries, many people think of events such as the Ebola virus epidemic in 2014 and 2015 in West Africa. The effects of trade in falsified and substandard medicines are far less known. Developing countries are particularly affected since they are easy targets for the illegal trade due to insufficient regulations and controls as well as limited access to health care. The health and (socio-)economic consequences are severe. Moreover, criminal networks make large profits, usually without having to fear any significant punishment. The German government can push for a stronger focus on the issue at the World Health Assembly in May 2019. Germany’s bilateral engagement should, above all, support developing countries in making drug supply chains safer. (Autorenreferat)... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Afrika; Afrika südlich der Sahara; Entwicklungsland; Kriminalität; organisierte Kriminalität; Medizin; WHO; Verbrechensbekämpfung
Klassifikation
Kriminalsoziologie, Rechtssoziologie, Kriminologie
Freie Schlagwörter
Zugang zu Medikamenten; pharmazeutische Produkte; Fälschung; illegaler internationaler Handel; Wirkung/Auswirkung
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2019
Erscheinungsort
Berlin
Seitenangabe
25 S.
Schriftenreihe
SWP Comment, 25/2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2019C25
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
Lizenz
Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung