Iraq: Fake drugs a danger to public health, says UN official
A number of counterfeit medicines being imported into Iraq across its vast borders are endangering the lives of Iraqis, especially people with chronic illnesses, a top United Nations health official has told Adnkronos International (AKI).
"A large number of such drugs are entering the country, " said the UN World Health Organization Representative to Iraq Naeema al-Gasseer.
"Drugs for chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer are at the greatest risk of being counterfeited or having expired," Al-Gasseer told AKI.
25 August 2008