Sierra Leone: Le 500m Counterfeit Drugs Destroyed
Sierra Leone's Pharmacy Board Friday destroyed over Le 500 million fake and counterfeit drugs.
The destruction exercise took place at the Central Medical Stores compound, New England Ville in Freetown.
The destruction was aimed at eradicating fake, substandard and counterfeit drugs nationwide.
Health and Sanitation Minister, Abator Thomas noted that the exercise is another mile stone in the board's history, as the event is a warning to unscrupulous businessmen to desist from importing or smuggling fake and counterfeit drugs into the country.
By Ibrahim Tarawallie
2 July 2007