WHO welcomes SA’s National Action Plan to combat substandard medical products [SOUND]

# The World Health Organisation has welcomed the launch of South Africa’s five-year National Action Plan to combat the serious threat posed by substandard and falsified medical products. This initiative positions the country as a leader on the African continent in the fight against fake and poor-quality medicines. WHO’s Hiiti Sillo says at least one in ten medical products in low- and middle-income countries, including South Africa, is substandard or falsified: