Blog - Safe medicine saves lives (14 January 2022)

Summary

In this blog, Roohil Yusuf, Global Pharmacy Advisor at Save the Children, looks at the different factors involved in providing access to life-saving medication, including planning, sourcing, use and management of medicines. She tells the story of Habibah, a three-year-old girl from Nigeria, who was able to access medication for Severe Acute Nutrition and tuberculosis at one of Save the Children's treatment centres.

She also looks at the dangers of counterfeit and expired medicines, and explores how organisations can take steps to prevent poor quality, counterfeit or expired medicines being given to patients.