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SAHPRA declares SA cancer medicines safe amid African drug scare [SOUND]

# The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority says all locally available cancer medicines meet the required quality, safety, and efficacy standards. This after the Lancet Global Health study found poor-quality anti-cancer drugs in countries like Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, and Cameroon. SAHPRA spokesperson Yuven Gounden confirms that the specific brands flagged in the study are not registered or sold in South Africa:

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