The CRS – Caribbean Regulatory System – will strengthen the current national regulatory capacity to improve the quality of pharmaceutical products and ensure safe access to medicines. The CRS was set up by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in collaboration with CARICOM (the Caribbean Community Secretariat of 20 countries) and the World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization. It is thought that the fake market share in the Caribbean could be as high as 30%. A recent report reveals that Haiti, Trinidad and Jamaica are believed to be the region’s biggest importers of illicit medicines from India. Guyana (often included as part of the Caribbean) was seen as a transshipment point for illicit medicines coming out of Brazil.
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