Fake medicines put patients and the general public at risk. Patients believe they are receiving genuine treatment, but instead they are getting potentially dangerous products that could increase resistance to real treatments, and cause further illness, disability or even death.
Fight the Fakes is a campaign that aims to raise awareness about the dangers of fake medicines. The campaign gives a voice to those who have been personally impacted and shares the stories of those working to put a stop to this threat to public health. It seeks to build a global movement of organizations and individuals who will shine light on the negative impact that fake medicines have on people around the globe and to reduce the negative consequences on individuals worldwide.
Fight the Fakes partners endorse the campaign and share the belief that coordination among all actors involved in the manufacturing and distribution of medicines is vital to tackle this public health threat.
As part of this effort, Fight the Fakes www.fightthefakes.org is collecting and sharing the stories of those who are impacted by fake medicines and are speaking up. The website also serves as a resource for organizations and individuals who are looking to support this effort by outlining opportunities for action and sharing what others are doing to fight fake medicines.
Active Citizenship Network has decided to join in September 2014 because the campaign allows you to give continuity in a supranational dimension to an activity in the field of drug counterfeiting and accurate information, who has been committed Cittadinanzattiva at level Italian.
To contribute to the growth of civic dimension in Colombia to reach a higher and better level of protection of the rights of users in the field of public services and health care. With this ambitious goal, in January 2009 Cittadinanzattiva embarked for Latin America, ready to export to protect the rights and promotion of civic participation from the top of a thirty-year experience, but also aware of the delicacy of the challenge which has been called to.
Interview with Cruz María Esquivel, President of Corporación Tribunal de Derechos de Cartagena de Indias, who can update us about the activities that are carried out by the protection centers opened in the city thanks to the collaboration among civic society, United Nations, Cittadinanzattiva and local institutions.
Interview with Larry Javier Laza Barrios, coordinator of the Primary Care Centre in the neighborhood of “La Esperanza”, the healthcare provider that hosts the Tribunal for Patients’ Rights of Cartagena.
Interview with Nayibe Flòrez Hernandez, Director of the Legal Advice Center of the Fundaciòn Universitaria Tecnològico Comfenalco who tells us about the students commitment in the Tribunal for Patients’ Rights of Cartagena back office.
From Law student to advisor for the rights protection: interview with Rafael who can tell us his experience as active citizen at the Tribunal for Patients’ Rights of Cartagena.
The Charter highlights 12 rights to make the protection of patients’ health effective and it is the result of citizens will. It was proclaimed in 2011 as activity of the project “Derechos y Desarrollo” with the contribution of Cittadinanzattiva.
The handbook is written to formalize ideas, principles, procedures and actions supporting the work of citizens engaged in civic participation and rights’ protection, which took place in Colombia through the project “Derechos y Desarrollo”.
Interview with Alberto Andres Henao Ramirez, young University student who is also a promoter of “Causa por la Refundación del Chocó”. He knew us because of our work in other Colombian areas (San Juan de Pasto, capital of the Nariño district and Cartagena de Indias, capital of the Bolívar district). He wishes there could be a new mission of Cittadinanzattiva in Quibdó, capital of Chocó district. Read more (EN – ES – IT version).
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Interview with Gladys Lavagnino, President of "Dimensiones de Derechos Humanos", association of Buenos Aires in contact with the international network of Cittadinanzattiva, Active Citizenship Network.