Table 3.
Negative impacts of counterfeit antimalarials
S. No. | Negative Socio-cultural-clinical-Public Health Impacts |
---|---|
1. |
Economic sabotage |
2. |
Therapeutic failure |
3. |
Increase the risk of emergence and spread of resistance strains |
4. |
Undervalue the trust/confidence on healthcare stakeholders |
5. |
Loss of trust on healthcare systems |
6. |
Adverse side-effects |
7. | Even death |