Addressing the growing problem of counterfeit medicines in Ethiopia
Minilab training in Addis Ababa for pharmacists from Ethiopia and Sudan Determining quickly and reliably whether a medicine is counterfeit or authentic, and how much active ingredient it contains: The...
Ethiopian Berbere accepted by UK, rejected by Germany
For the first time since banning the product in 2016, Britain allowed two containers of hot pepper from Ethiopia into their country. However samples from three hot pepper exporters...
One in ten medicines in developing countries are counterfeit – WHO
An estimated 1 in 10 medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries is either substandard or falsified, according to new research from WHO. This means that people are taking...
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He fled his native country with his group, the Walias Band, in 1981 and now drives a cab in Washington DC, in which he...
