AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMedicine Safety: A UN report warns that illicit medicine trafficking is a major public health threat in Central Africa, including Gabon. Authorities seized at least 251 tonnes of medical products across the region between 2020 and 2025, including antibiotics, antimalarials and painkillers. The trade includes counterfeit, substandard and unapproved drugs, as well as medicines diverted from legal supply chains, and can cause treatment failures, poisoning and avoidable deaths. UN agencies say gaps in access to safe, affordable medicines help fuel the market and call for stronger health and law-enforcement cooperation.
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