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A report in UK-based news- paper The Guardian at the end of last year cited China as a possible source of the counterfeit drugs in certain African countries that are impeding the battle against malaria. As much as a third of anti-malaria drugs in Tanzania and Uganda are fake or substandard， the article said， and most are believed to have originated in China and India. Chinese reporters have since carried out investigations in Tanzania and Uganda to assess quality control standards applicable to imported anti-ma- laria drugs. They found that Chinese anti-malaria drugs entering Africa through national overseas aid programs or foreign trade undergo strict supervision procedures in both China and the importing countries， and that they stand up to the most stringent of tests and inspections.
Chinese Medicines Welcomed
“I have no idea on what evidence the Guardian report is based. Its accounts are far-fetched，” was the comment of chief of the Tanzania Malaria Control Program Mohamed Ali. Imported anti- malaria drugs undergo a stringent inspection and management process， according to Ali. As the drugs are mainly air freighted， they come under the supervision of the Tanzania food and drugs authority.
“Chinese-made anti-malaria drugs are effective， fast-acting and have few side-effects，” said Doctor Bushari of the Mmoja Hospital in Dar es Salaam， capital of Tanzania. “I use Chinese drugs myself and recommend them to my patients.”
Charys Nuhu Ugullum， acting chief of Tanzania’s food and drugs authority， praised China’s contributions to Tanzania’s battle against malaria and to the country’s healthcare system. Ugullum said that he has always found Chinesemanufactured anti-malaria dugs to be effective. He is looking forward to cooperating with Chinese practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine. Ugullum also confirmed that China is helping Tanzania achieve its goal of independently producing anti-malaria medicine by working with the country on the construction of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.
Jasson Urbach， South African director of Africa Fighting Malaria， said during an interview that China-made drugs are of good quality and competitively priced. They generally include the herbal extract artemisinin， which destroys malarial parasites in human hosts.
Chinese commercial counselor in Uganda Ouyang Daobing confirmed that anti-malaria drugs provided by China have saved the lives of millions of Africans. Those containing artemisinin entered the Uganda market at the end of the 1990s. Compared with traditional Western anti-malaria pharmaceuticals， whose primary active ingredient is quinine， those containing artemisinin are easier to use， cheaper and have fewer side-effects. The Chinese government has provided a total 1，737，790 boxes of anti-malaria drugs since 2006 through its aid program to Uganda.
Chinese Medicines Welcomed
“I have no idea on what evidence the Guardian report is based. Its accounts are far-fetched，” was the comment of chief of the Tanzania Malaria Control Program Mohamed Ali. Imported anti- malaria drugs undergo a stringent inspection and management process， according to Ali. As the drugs are mainly air freighted， they come under the supervision of the Tanzania food and drugs authority.
“Chinese-made anti-malaria drugs are effective， fast-acting and have few side-effects，” said Doctor Bushari of the Mmoja Hospital in Dar es Salaam， capital of Tanzania. “I use Chinese drugs myself and recommend them to my patients.”
Charys Nuhu Ugullum， acting chief of Tanzania’s food and drugs authority， praised China’s contributions to Tanzania’s battle against malaria and to the country’s healthcare system. Ugullum said that he has always found Chinesemanufactured anti-malaria dugs to be effective. He is looking forward to cooperating with Chinese practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine. Ugullum also confirmed that China is helping Tanzania achieve its goal of independently producing anti-malaria medicine by working with the country on the construction of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.
Jasson Urbach， South African director of Africa Fighting Malaria， said during an interview that China-made drugs are of good quality and competitively priced. They generally include the herbal extract artemisinin， which destroys malarial parasites in human hosts.
Chinese commercial counselor in Uganda Ouyang Daobing confirmed that anti-malaria drugs provided by China have saved the lives of millions of Africans. Those containing artemisinin entered the Uganda market at the end of the 1990s. Compared with traditional Western anti-malaria pharmaceuticals， whose primary active ingredient is quinine， those containing artemisinin are easier to use， cheaper and have fewer side-effects. The Chinese government has provided a total 1，737，790 boxes of anti-malaria drugs since 2006 through its aid program to Uganda.