In the midst of South Africa’s ongoing healthcare problems — rising drug prices, medicine shortages and a strained public health system — there is a quieter, more insidious crisis unfolding: the proliferation of counterfeit and substandard medicines.
These fake drugs are not just a nuisance; they are a public health emergency. They kill, they disable and they erode trust in our healthcare system. Despite the growing threat, our national response remains dangerously inadequate.
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