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Launching an e-learning program on the counterfeiting of medicines
[By staff reporters]
Because with every passing day, men, women and children, your loved ones, even yourself, can be victims of counterfeit medicines.
Thousands of lives are at stake; especially with drugs produced in China. That is why the International Institute of Research Against Counterfeit Medicines (IRACM) is launching an electronic learning program on the counterfeiting of medicines.
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OBJECTIVES OF THE CAMPAIGN
• To promote and support the fight against trafficking in counterfeit medicines.
• To protect the health of patients by training and informing people.
Today, to fulfil these front line health objectives, IRACM needs you and your network to disseminate this e-learning on your digital media.
Why Counterfeit Medicines?
Check out the image below; need we say more?
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