U.S. Agency Uncovers Sale of Stolen, Expired Drugs in Kenya
For the last five years, Kenya has been on the radar in terms of counterfeit products, with the latest development taking the country by a storm yet again...
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A joint operation led by the United States Agency for International Development’s Office of Inspector General (USAID OIG) has busted stolen and expired medical supplies in Kenya, resulting in two arrests and the shutdown of at least four pharmacies.
- Thousands of medical commodities were seized, including over 2,000 co-trimoxazole antibiotics traced to KEMSA.
- The operation involved the USAID OIG, Kenya's Pharmacy and Poisons Board, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
- Investigators discovered illegal schemes and regulatory violations that put patients at risk, with some medicines suspected of being diverted from United Nations programs and smuggled across borders.
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