The document summarizes initiatives to combat counterfeit medicines in various countries. It finds that healthcare professionals' roles are often unclear and they are not always at the forefront of counterfeiting issues. The WHPA campaign aims to strengthen advocacy for investing in healthcare professionals' education and capacity to detect, report, and prevent counterfeits. It establishes dialogue between stakeholders to share knowledge and resources and initiate cost-effective solutions. The WHPA Call to Action and toolkit provide strategies and resources to build comprehensive regional plans against counterfeiting through increasing professional capacity, regional cooperation, collaborative practice, and improved collaboration with authorities.
8. Main elements of the WHPA Call to ActionÂ
adapted in Africa, Central America and Asia
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⢠4 key strategies for the basis of a
4 key strategies for the basis of aÂ
comprehensive regional action plan againstÂ
counterfeiting of medical products:
counterfeiting of medical products:
â Increase capacity of healthcare professionals
â Foster regional cooperation initiatives
Foster regional cooperation initiatives
â Strengthen collaborative practice
â Impro e collaboration ith health and
Improve collaboration with health andÂ
enforcement authorities plus other keyÂ
stakeholders
9. WHPA toolkit and other campaignÂ
resources www.whpa.org/counterfeit_campaign.htm
⢠Campaign folder, FAQsÂ
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and introduction
⢠5 fact sheets for healthÂ
professionals, advocatesÂ
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and patientsÂ
⢠Counterfeit medical
Counterfeit medicalÂ
product sampleÂ
reporting form
⢠2 posters and 3Â
postcards
⢠WHPA Joint Statement