March 20, 2012: Our articles and comments on the recent spate of deaths caused by substandard drugs in Pakistan have generated a discussion on the Center for Global Development’s blog. To follow the discussion, please
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March 09, 2012: The new Regional Director of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization convened a high level expert meeting on health priorities in Cairo on March 1-2 just after assuming office. Heartfile President, Dr. Sania Nishtar was amongst the select group of experts invited to reflect...
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March 06, 2012: 125 deaths were recently reported in Pakistan as a result of fatal bone-marrow suppression subsequent to contaminated substandard drug intake. These drugs were available to the poor free of cost from a public cardiology pharmacy. Our analysis of the situation has just been published in
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Published in The News International on March 06, 2012:
Currently, there is just one drug quality testing laboratory in each province but most are either inoperative or lack infrastructure, equipment, or qualified competent and experienced staff. It is critical that the government invests as well as attracts investments in this area.
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Pakistan's deadly cocktail of substandard drugs. The Lancet - 5 March 2012. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60277-3
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Published in The News International on March 05, 2012:
In 1937, more than a hundred people died in the United States as a result of using a drug formulated with a toxic solvent in what came to be known as the Elixir Sulfanilamide Tragedy. The incident was a wakeup call for...
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