UN Report: Up To 500,000 People Killed Annually In Sub-Saharan Africa By Fake Medications – CDM – Human Reporters • Not Machines

According to data from the United Nations (UN) Office on Drugs and Crime it is estimated that up to half a million people are killed each year in Sub-Saharan Africa by counterfeit medications. Of the total deaths, 267,000 are thought to be tied to substandard or falsified antimalarial medications, with an additional 169,271 deaths linked to falsified or substandard antibiotics used to treat severe pneumonia in children.