Counterfeit drugs and national security [electronic resource] / Brian D. Finlay
Language: English Publication details: Washington, DC : Stimson Center, 2011Description: 1 PDF-file (13 p.)Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: The deadly implications of counterfeit drugs are well understood to be a central challenge to the integrity of public health systems around the globe, as well as a direct threat to our individual health and welfare. What is less understood is that the profits from this sinister crime are increasingly being co-opted by an array of organized criminal groups and terrorist entities as a means by which to fund their nefarious operations around the world. As such, counterfeit pharmaceuticals pose a direct threat to national and international security.
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| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| SIPRI Library and Documentation | CD127 G11_916 | Available | G11/916 |
February 2011.
Title from cover screen (viewed Mar. 8, 2011).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 13).
The deadly implications of counterfeit drugs are well understood to be a central challenge to the integrity of public health systems around the globe, as well as a direct threat to our individual health and welfare. What is less understood is that the profits from this sinister crime are increasingly being co-opted by an array of organized criminal groups and terrorist entities as a means by which to fund their nefarious operations around the world. As such, counterfeit pharmaceuticals pose a direct threat to national and international security.
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