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Week of April 18, 2009

Fake Malaria Drugs
A pharmacy in the Karaikoo neighborhood of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Photo by Gretchen Wilson.
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Malaria is endemic in Tanzania. Infection rates in the East African nation of 38 million are among the world's highest.

Malaria is relatively easy to treat –- and drugs are available. But in Tanzania, and in much of the developing world, there's an obstacle: counterfeit drugs. Counterfeiting malaria and other pharmaceuticals is a growing business worldwide. And, as Gretchen Wilson reports from Dar es Salaam, people with malaria often fall victim to these predators.

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