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War against fake drugs intensified in Kenya

Counterfeit pharmaceutical products PHOTO: COURTESY

Powerful cartels dealing in counterfeit pharmaceutical products are threatening the lives of people in Kenya and across the globe.

Experts meeting in Mombasa on Friday said the cartels targeted the Mombasa port because of its strategic position and its huge hinterland, and called for stringent measures to counter the trade.

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