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WHO: 1 in 10 medical products are fake

Different Kinds of vitamins and tablets on a green leaf isolated on a white background. [Photo: Courtesy]

An estimated one in every 10 medical products circulating in low and middle-income countries are either substandard or counterfeit.

According to a new report by the World Health Organisation, about 10.5 per cent of products in these countries fail to treat or prevent disease.

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