Harmful Fake Medicines Concern BURS

BURS acting commissioner general, Segolo Lekau told The Monitor Botswana is amongst countries that have cases of falsified medications.  “This is a very serious challenge that is not only harmful to the economy but also to the health of our people,” he said. 

According to Lekau, the latest statistics from World Health Organisation, estimates that more than 10% of all medicines, amounting to more than $30.5 billion, in low- and middle-income countries, including Botswana, are substandard or falsified.