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 |