The Committee of the Parties of the MEDICRIME Convention held its seventh Plenary meeting (28-29 November 2023).

During this meeting, the MEDICRIME Committee adopted both a Guidance Note on the term “counterfeit” and the MEDICRIME Strategy 2024-2025 to combat falsified medical products. Moreover, other issues were discussed, such as:

• The protection of public health in times of pandemic;
• A survey on falsification of medical products for veterinary use;
• The 24/7 Network to strengthen international cooperation in criminal matters.

19 Parties (out of 23) to the MEDICRIME Convention, 5 observers (out of 8) and 2 international organisations exchanged information, experiences and good practices to fight against the falsification of medical products and other similar crimes.

Following the successful event organised in Brescia, Italy, Parties have agreed to strengthen its work to encourage signatory countries to accede to the MEDICRIME Convention. Moreover, the work to accommodate the MEDICRIME convention into national legislation from Côte d’Ivoire has also been welcomed and encouraged to other countries.