cancer drugs Stories

Four-country study finds worrying issues with cancer drug quality in Africa
The Conversation  |  Oct 26, 2025

The combination of high demand and low capacity for regulatory oversight in a market renders it vulnerable to substandard and falsified medical produc...

Cancer now one of Kenya's leading killers, claiming 75 lives daily
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

According to the National Cancer Institute of Kenya, more than 45,000 people are diagnosed with cancer each year, and at least 24,000 die from the dis...

One in six cancer drugs in Kenya, Ethiopia found to be substandard
DW News  |  Jul 01, 2025

Across Africa, cancer medications have been found to be substandard or counterfeit. That means people are being given medicine that may not work, or t...

PPB recalls cancer drug Flurasted 500 (5-Fluorouracil) Injection, Batch No. HHP24017
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 05, 2024

All healthcare practitioners and dispensing pharmacies directed to immediately stop the use and sale of the batch.

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