Liberia currently faces an existential health threat due to the prevalence of substandard and expired drugs and other medicinal products across the country, the Managing Director of Liberia Medicine and Health Product Regulatory Authority (LMHRA), Luke L. Bawo, has alarmed. He highlighted a concerning reality where approximately 45% of medicines and health products in Liberia are either expired or substandard, posing a significant health threat to the population. "Liberia faces an existential health threat. "Approximately 45% of medicine or health products circulating in Liberia here are either expiring commodities or substandard," he noted. "It is our mandate to ensure the quality, safety, and efficacy of health commodities in circulation in Liberia," he said.

Source: Daily Observer July 16, 2024 22:43 UTC