New technology makes it easier to authenticate medication. Patient would scratch panel - just like a lottery ticket with number on the drug - each drug has a different number. Patient sends a text message with the number, and get a response instantly...
Helen : Hello. This is Real English from BBC Learning English. Im Helen. Chen Li : 大家好,我是陈藜. 今天我们要学的是什么词语呢? Helen : Todays word is counterfeit C.O.U.N.T.E.R.F.E.I.T counterfeit. Chen Li : Counterfeit. 就是一个词,解释一下意思好么...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 16 May 2007 Adequate health care remains unavailable to most of India's citizens, especially in rural areas. Even those fortunate enough to have access to good care, however, cannot be certain that a prescription from a reli...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 08 February 2007 The World Intellectual Property Organization or WIPO estimates counterfeiting and piracy is costing the global economy more than $100 billion a year. Surveys by big business put a much higher figure of more th...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 12 November 2006 Hawkers in piracy in Abidjan A seminar was held last week in Senegal on stamping out counterfeit goods trafficked throughout Africa. These include a growing trade in tampered medical drugs and pirated music a...
By Carolyn Weaver Uganda 15 June 2006 watch Uganda Fake Drugs report Stopping the sale of counterfeit and substandard drugs is a priority for many developing countries, including Uganda. Not only are low-quality and fake drugs harmful when they fail...