My husband went to peru because of the crisis that i wondered if he hadnt gone there we would have died of hunger one of them. Displaced this week to dublin. This is state of the news that ruka coming up in the next 15 minutes the fake drugs destroyed lives in africa memory is all this mother has left off to her baby it was injected with counterfeit medicine she was one of thousands of victims. And needs the god name Plastic Surgeon who makes big bucks in the us and gives back millions to africans who need reconstructive surgery. Weapons by the hundreds being turned into nigerian authorities but a peace deal in. A state to raise decades off and. Hello im Christine Wonderwall come to africa its good to have your Company Africa is battling a deadly flood of counterfeit medicine its so rampant that some experts have called it a Public Health emergency the World Health Organization says just about hoffas a fake medical products reported globally between 20132017 were sold in africa now the problem is particularly acute in west africa way 7 countries from the region are currently meeting over the issue representatives from congo senegal uganda ghana and the gambia. 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 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. 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. Is so interesting its. Says she is just one of many in the slum of my fighting 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 and waves soon then and from the moment he received an injection he stopped talking. With his top walking when i can make it with his old buddies stop working properly because still today thats why hes this way the 2 women share their grief they say they dont only blame the counterfeit medicine for the fate of their sons but also the people of ministering and distributing it. Weve invited the World Health Organization on to the program to help us understand this crisis email cook is the w h os director for regulation off medicines and other Health Technologies welcome to news africa evil where do these fake medicines come from substandard tools but medicines come from all over the world its basically anybody who thinks that they can make a bit of money by trying to enter this market when there or when theres a lot of a portable safe and effective medicines lets talk about those people who are entering this market as you put it all they know we need killing people or is that an attempt to offer cheaper alternatives in the way of generics what exactly is this practice it is certainly not not an attempt to offer cheaper alternatives its an attempt to make money out of products that they think that. I honestly dont know whether they know how about they are but they know that there are they are not reputable products of good quality. The w. H. O. Say it that. 42 percent of the fate drugs have been reported in the world between 20132017 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 weak regulate free 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 i think medicines in these countries. So i think one of the most important things that theyre doing is recognizing that there is a problem and making the were aware that this is a serious issue for patients in africa and wrote why we need strong regulate free 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. Y. 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 korea authority that dont buy in street markets and interrupt the on the w. H. O. Thank you thank you. Now getting back to africa this man does exactly that stuff so michael being is the 1st african Plastic Surgeon in Beverly Hills california and highly sought after by celebrities america is where he makes his money his home country guyana as well as other african countries is way he donates it and his surgical skills thats 3 hes a Nonprofit Organization called ryssdal africa course with dr. From ghana to Beverly Hills and back what matters most to 47 year old Plastic Surgeon michael oban especially in ghana is support for the vulnerable. Like for a patient suffering from acid burns this site is not ready for this it isnt. 12 years ago bang established the foundation restore which provides less privileged families free medical screenings and surgery we have been to have a 7 Different Countries we have done over 1000 surgeries reply to put a monetary a figure on it and so the 50000000. 00 ive personally put in about half and a half a 1000000. 00 momente 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 honor and a privilege to do what we have to obey and grew up in a 2 and a half hour drive north west from guyana its capital 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 do more complete answer the right distance and now hes been such a come true in a separate electoral vote does the from the who ends up in. A band has done plenty of facelifts for hollywood. Celebrities 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. So it feels good it feels good to be able to put a smile as somebodys face and to remember to do liposuction to do a tummy tuck to do a face live to do a breast lived all these are there is the hells bells peoples confidence 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. A violent conflict has been the rule for decades local defense militias have fought with an armed group nicknamed the bandits now a peace deal has been. Turned in and both sides are 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 native farmers and fulani f. A. S. T. Herders a fragile peace deal appears to have been reached. In exchange for ending hostilities local authorities in this unfair region of promised new Employment Opportunities for the militia members and the socalled fulani bandits. Who should we pose with you know to keep any planning or any order missing which is to what we are doing in this and hes advised thats why would we be in Norman 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 taking us and i thought. That he and many of his fighters have now handed in their weapons under the governments amnesty program. Our son has already seen improvements to his daily existence. To my how one will not. Admit that 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 and the citizens militias admit to keeping hold of some of their old weapons they still fear that hostilities may 1 day return. And thats it for now from africa you can catch all our stories on our website and facebook. Day to day well leave you with these pictures of south africas most prolific contemporary artists currently on show at the new museum of black civilization and senegal cop enjoy see you next time. Call on the road with our remaining superheroes. My mission is clear. And. Explore germany. And. Everything else theres a lot going on in. Germany tried and tested. What secrets lie behind. Discover new adventures in 360 degree. How to explore an aging board. There are 2 sides of. The w. World heritage 3 sixtys getting out now. The tomato. Come lets time its happened around munich thingy hall at merion class
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