The urgent need for African research collaboration on medicine quality.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 41519782.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41467-025-67430-z and PMC identifier 12800327.
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Abstract
Substandard and falsified medicines threaten African health systems, yet research on this crisis is fragmented and concentrated in few countries, predominantly led by Global North institutions. Building African-led research capacity is essential for evidence-based policy.