Counterfeit medical equipment on the rise during Covid-19 pandemic

Pharmaceutical products confiscated in the past two years constitute 1.3 per cent of goods smuggled into the country. [iStockphoto]

The country has witnessed an influx in counterfeit medical supplies and equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to the Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA), face masks top the list of the counterfeits, with counterfeit masks worth over Sh20 million seized and several suspects arrested and charged in court.