WHO To Review Impact Of Mechanism For Tackling Substandard & Falsified Drugs
Executive Summary
Recent incidents of illness and death caused by contaminated cough syrups show that there is a need to review the “member state mechanism” that is intended to coordinate efforts to tackle poor quality medical products, the World Health Organization says.
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