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Africa's counterfeit drug crisis

Health Ministry employee taking part in an operation to empty shops selling fake medicine during a raid monitored by police officers against shops selling counterfeit drugs at the Adjame market in Abidjan on May 3, 2017. [AFP]

Medicine intends to alleviate pain and discomfort for the patient while prolonging life. But in the least of situations, medical drugs are meant to do no harm or cause the least of it, while eliminating - where possible, the malady afflicting the person.

These principles underscore why medical practice is one of the most regulated sectors globally, governed by international, regional and national laws.

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