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The cooking oil, the face cream, the medicine for your child. Learn how to spot a fake, and what to do when you find one.
Fake medicines in Africa: what the evidence says
How common are fake medicines in Africa? WHO, UNODC and published studies on how many medicines fail and who dies, plus recent alerts from six countries.
How to protect your product from counterfeiters in Africa
For companies selling in Africa: product registration, trademarks at national offices, ARIPO and OAPI, customs recordal, packaging and reporting fakes.
KEBS Standardization Mark: what it means and how to verify it
What the KEBS Standardization Mark and other KEBS marks mean, how to verify a permit number by SMS, and how to report counterfeit goods in Kenya.
How to report a fake product: who to contact in your country
What to keep and who to contact about a fake medicine or product in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda or any other country.
Fake food and drinks: the signs to look for
How fake and adulterated food and drinks reach markets in Africa, real cases from six countries, and the signs on the seal, label, dates and taste.
How to get a NAFDAC registration number for your product
The NAFDAC registration process for your company: the NAPAMS portal, the documents NAFDAC asks for, inspection, timelines and how long a certificate lasts.
National Drug Authority (NDA) Uganda: how to verify a medicine or drug shop
What Uganda's National Drug Authority does, how to verify a registered medicine, pharmacy or drug shop, how to report a fake, and the UNBS Q-mark.
Fake and original skincare: how to tell them apart
How to tell fake skincare from the original: packaging, seals, smell, price, seller and registration, plus the risks of mercury and hydroquinone creams.
What is TMDA? How to verify medicines in Tanzania
TMDA regulates medicines and medical devices in Tanzania, and TBS handles food and cosmetics. Learn how to verify a registered product and report a fake.
How to know if a pharmacy or patent medicine shop is licensed in Nigeria
How to verify that a pharmacy or patent medicine shop in Nigeria is licensed by the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, and why licensed premises matter to you.