IRACM AND TATTALI-IYALI FOUNDATION TOGETHER AGAINST FAKE MEDICINES IN AFRICA
On November 23, 2013, in Niamey (Niger) was signed the Declaration of Niamey by four First Ladies of sub-Saharan Africa. This event is the first step of recommendations and actions that will be implemented in the coming years.
20 international and regional leading experts including Interpol, World Customs Organization, Foundation Chirac and United Nations AIDS participated in the event and over 1,600 local guests among whom the highest representatives of Niger and the African countries have attended the conference.
“Cette conférence a d’abord permis de mieux appréhender le phénomène de la contrefaçon de médicaments. Un phénomène qui s’aggrave et constitue une menace directe contre les Etats de la région et leurs populations. Une menace du point de vue de la santé publique, et une menace du point de vue de l’ordre public, compte tenu de l’emprise que le crime organisé transnational tente ainsi d’acquérir.
Cette réunion a mis en évidence une volonté commune de développer véritablement une approche régionale associant à tout le moins les Etats représentés ici aujourd’hui par leurs Premières Dames.” – Bernard Leroy, Director of IRACM
International Institute of Research Against Counterfeit Medicines (IRACM) and Tattali-Iyali Foundation, chaired by H.E. Dr. Lalla Malika Issoufou Mahamadou, First Lady of Niger and President of the Foundation, have initiated and organized the conference and the signature of the Declaration.
In the presence of Prime Minister of Niger and the Minister of Public Health of Niger, the Declaration of Niamey was signed Saturday, November 23, 2013 by:
– Mrs Lalla Malika Mohamadou Issoufou, First Lady of Niger and President of Tattali-Iyali Foundation,
– Mrs Chantal Compaore, First Lady of Burkina Faso,
– Mrs Chantal Djotodia, First Lady of the Central African Republic,
– Mrs Aminata Maiga Keita, First Lady of Mali.
The First Lady of Equatorial Guinea was represented by the Vice Minister of the Department of Culture and Tourism, Guillermina Mekuy Mba Obono.