摘要
RECENTWestern media reports blaming China for the flood of counterfeit malar- ia drugs sent to Africa have once again highlighted a major health problem on the continent. Malaria remains the main cause of death for children under five in Sub-Saharan Africa. and costs the continent an estimated $12 billion in lost productivity each year. Counterfeit anti-malaria medicines are contributing to deaths across the world and also leading to drug resistance - putting billions of people at risk. According to a World Health Organization （WHO） study, an estimated one third of the drugs used worldwide to combat malaria are substand- ard. This is a critical problem, particularly serious in Africa. where Tanzania and Uganda have the highest number of malaria cases in the world.
RECENTWestern media reports blaming China for the flood of counterfeit malar- ia drugs sent to Africa have once again highlighted a major health problem on the continent. Malaria remains the main cause of death for children under five in Sub-Saharan Africa. and costs the continent an estimated $12 billion in lost productivity each year. Counterfeit anti-malaria medicines are contributing to deaths across the world and also leading to drug resistance - putting billions of people at risk. According to a World Health Organization （WHO） study, an estimated one third of the drugs used worldwide to combat malaria are substand- ard. This is a critical problem, particularly serious in Africa. where Tanzania and Uganda have the highest number of malaria cases in the world.
