Thought a state to raise decades off and. Hello im christine want to welcome to news africa its good to have your Company Africa is battling a deadly flood of medicine its so rampant that some experts have called it a Public Health emergency. Just about hoff a fake medical products reported globally between 20132017 were sold in africa. Now the problem is particularly acute in west africa away 7 countries from the region are currently. Representatives from. Senegal uganda ghana and the gambia are gathered in total ill be putting some questions to the World Health Organization in a moment but 1st we go to kenya where the lives of 2 families weve met have been devastated by fake medicine its been a year since below 18 month old son passed away memories of a baby boy are still vivid so are the nightmares of losing him when he got sick son to a local chemist for help he was given an injection his skin color changed soon after in a Public Hospital he died in his mothers arms. One of the doctors pulled me aside and said your child has been injected with fake drugs fake drugs. They did blood tests which revealed that the drug. Was fake. And. This is the. Bill says she is just one of many here in the slum of methodic who have been affected by counterfeit medicine a friend millicent is convinced her son was also treated with fake medicine as she calls it rather than helping him the drugs ended up paralyzing her once playful boy she says 7. From the moment he received an injection. Talking. Walking when his old bodies stop working properly still today thats why hes this way. Who 2 women share their grief they say they dont only blame the counterfeit medicine for the fate of the sons but also of the people of ministering and distributing it weve invited to the old Health Organization on to the program to help us understand this crisis ema cook is the w h os directs her for Regulation Office ins and ive a health a technologies welcome to deeds every news africa evil when it did these fake medicines come from such sam it unfolds fight medicines come from all over the worlds its basically anybody who thinks that they can make a bit took money by trying to end to this markets when theyre or when theres a lot of a portable safe an effect at madisons lets talk about those people who are entering the small could as you put it ought they knowingly killing people all is that in attempts to off a cheaper alternatives in the way of generics what exactly is this practice they to certain being i want a not an attempt to offer cheaper alternatives its a chant to make money out Hope Products that they ate the that i honestly dont know whether they know how about they are but they know that there are that they are not reputable products of good quality the w. H. O. Say at that 42 percent off the fake drugs of bull reported in the wool but seems when he thought scene and 2017 were in africa why is this continent a new course have market for this business well africa is particularly vulnerable because of of porous borders weak governments and we regulate 3 systems. Its also vulnerable because there is a lot of access to good quality medicines because they just arent affordable in all the countries and that makes it particularly challenging. For patients but also. A lucrative market for rogue operators a group of west african countries are gathered in the top of these capital no may what should they be doing to stop the distribution authentic medicines in these countries. So i think one of the most important things that theyre doing is recognizing that theres a problem and making the world aware that this is a serious issue for patients in africa and worldwide we need strong regulate 3 systems we need we need strong governance to combat this problem one of the one of the possible solutions to this is the creation of the African Medicines Agency which was signed up last year w. H. O. Is very supportive of this initiative because we think it will help in the problem against substandard until its applied medical products what do you say to people who are asking the question how can i put how can i identify false medicine or fake medicine i think the 1st thing is to be aware. If it looks strange think about it check with your pharmacist check with your doctor check with your regulate Free Authority at dont buy in street markets and in our of the on the w. Nature thank you thank you. Now getting back to africa this man does exactly that stuff so michael bang is the 1st african Plastic Surgeon in Beverly Hills california and highly sought off of by celebrities america is where he makes his money his home country guyana as well as other african countries is a way he donates it and his surgical skills thats why hes a Nonprofit Organization called ryssdal africa caught up with doctor. From ghana to Beverly Hills and back what matters most to 47 year old Plastic Surgeon michael especially in ghana is support for the vulnerable. Like for a patient suffering from acid burns disorders nursery this is. 12 years ago bang established the foundation restore which provides less privileged families free medical screenings and surgery we have been to over 7 Different Countries we have going to 1000 surgeries if we have to put a monetary if we go in it and so 50000000. 00 i have personally put in about half and half a 1000000. 00 my whole money to get to restore to where it is today and to come back home to help people to be able to give advice and do free surgery you know nothing comes close to that and im you know its a privilege and ive been a privilege to do it get to it. Grew up in a 2 and a half hour drive northwest from guyana capitol across this is the house he lived in as a teenager before traveling to the United States for medical studies. His family takes pride in his desire to give back in the room to formal commies and so does the right distance and now hes been starved country and separately let to know does the from the who ends up with. A band has done plenty of facelifts for hollywood slow. Berties and hes carried out controversy all surgery like the removal of ribs to streamline the waist he says he does all that not for the fame but to bring joy. I dont do this for glory for to myself i do it is to help people who are not happy about this situation. Feels good it feels good to be able to put a smile or somebodys face. To remember to do liposuction to do a tummy tuck to do a face layer to do a breast lived all these out there is the house because peoples comfort is these kind of procedures sustain bangs work with his foundation and his desire to help many more families in africa. Now its to northwest nigeria the state. Violent conflict has been the rule for decades local defense militias have fought with an armed group nicknamed the bandits steal has been. Turned in and both sides all showing optimism about an end to the fighting. In this local Government Office in northwest nigeria local farmers organized into citizens militias are cautiously laying down their arms. After years of spiralling conflict over land and resources between 1000 farmers and food is a fragile peace deal appears to have been reached. In exchange for ending hostilities local authorities in the region promised new Employment Opportunities for the militia members and the socalled through on the bandits. We should. Know to keep. This in response to what we are doing this. Now would be a normal peters mere months ago a son was a wanted man for 8 years he led a force of over a 1000 socalled bandits camping out and planning raids from the regions dense forests he insists that he only got involved as a matter of selfdefense but you need to look at. What they set fire to my village and killed my parents but. What were we supposed to do just wait and let them carry on the take my ass not. That he and many of his fighters have now handed in their weapons and the government amnesty program. Passed on has already seen improvements to his daily existence. My. Mother just a little before you never would have seen me here. I was living in the bush with my men today the different communities coexist. And i can move around freely. Despite the peace deal some local farmers in the city since militias admit to keep a hold of some of their old weapons they still fear that hostilities may 1 day return. 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