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IP Outreach in Practice > IP Crime

Overview

Organizer: United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP)
Country/Territory: Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Language: English
Khmer
Lao
Thai
Vietnamese
Focus: Medicine Counterfeits
Outreach Tools: Exhibitions, Films / Videos, Print / Radio / TV PSAs
Target Audience: Consumers, General Public

Details

"Pharmacide" public service announcements (2009) to raise awareness about the dangers of counterfeit medicines: show the lifecycle of a counterfeit drug from production to the dealer to the victim; note that "counterfeiting is a crime against humanity, against you" and urge citizens to always use a licensed pharmacy when purchasing medicines


Documentary: "Combating Counterfeit Medicines: on the frontlines in Southeast Asia" (2009)


"Pharmacide" exhibition explaining and raising awareness about the dangers of counterfeit drugs; features the works of 11 leading Cambodian artists, including Chhim Sothy, Hen Sophal and Hanh Ratha; each painting, sculpture or image conveys the artist's interpretation of the harmful effects of counterfeit drugs, often combining symbols of death and healing (until July 17, 2010)

Links

http://www.prweb.com/releases/usp_counterfeit-medicine/global_health/prweb3016574.htm

http://www.usaid.gov/

http://www.usp.org/

http://www.usp.org/audiences/regulator/index.html#DQI

http://www.youtube.com/uspharmacopeia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoyPJiDzosM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlTuy6t8YQg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jue0_G8j3mY

[Date Added/Updated: Jun 30, 2010]

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