On 5 April 2024, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe invited Chad to sign and ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving threats to public health, known as the MEDICRIME convention. This invitation is valid for five years from its adoption.

This request to join the MEDICRIME convention demonstrate the strong desire of Central African States to strengthen the fight against the scourge of falsified medical products, of which their populations are victims. The Council of Europe welcomes this growing mobilisation of African states in favour of the MEDICRIME Convention.

The invitation to Chad to join the convention represents the culmination of long-term work launched by the Chadian authorities and supported by close collaboration between the OPALS Foundation (Pan-African Health Organization), the Humanitarian Center for Pharmacy Professions (CHMP) along with the Secretariat of the Committee of the Parties to the MEDICRIME convention within the CRIMFAMED Project, financed thanks to a voluntary contribution made by France.