Tens of thousands in Africa die each year because of fake, counterfeit medication

Almost half the fake and low-quality medicines reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) between 2013 and 2017 were found to be in sub-Saharan Africa. They are reputed to be cheaper, but at best they are ineffective and at worst toxic. [Courtesy]

When Moustapha Dieng came down with stomach pains one day last month he did the sensible thing and went to a doctor in his hometown of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital.