The World Bank1 and other
groups say about2
40 percent of the drugs in parts of Africa and South America are either3 counterfeit
or of poor4
quality. Experts5
say the use of such6
medicines7 can lead8 to treatment9 failure10 and even11 death12.
Experts
working to stop13
this counterfeit drug14
traffic15 met recently16 in
Washington. Louise Shelley heads17
the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center at George Mason
University in Virginia. LOUISE SHELLEY: "We're focusing much more18 on narcotics trafficking rather than19 on counterfeits
that can do harm20
to many more individuals than consuming of illicit drugs."
She says only21 an organized
international effort22
can deal with23
this kind of24
organized crime. LOUISE SHELLEY: "I think WHO, I think the law enforcement25
community, I think consumer26
organizations, civil society everybody has a role27 in demanding28
greater quality control."
DR. MARGARET
HAMBURG: "You have no assurance29
of the safety30,
efficacy or quality of those products." Margaret Hamburg heads the Food
and Drug Administration. The FDA controls the safety of drugs and food products
in the United States. Recently, the FDA took
action against31 thousands32
of Internet businesses33
selling34 illegal
medical products.
Dr. Patrick
Lukulay is with the United States Pharmacopeia, an organization that sets35 quality
controls for medicines. He says there
must be36 an international effort. DR. PATRICK LUKULAY:
"In the US, 80 percent of active ingredients come from37 either China or India into the US, so
US companies38 are
vulnerable39."
ANDREAS
SEITER: "In India you have about 10,000 manufacturing40 companies so although41 the Indian regulators are making investments it's difficult to catch up." Industry expert
Andreas Seiter says many countries need to strengthen44
their rules45. The
World Health46
Organization's Michael Bates says many health experts do not understand the
problem.
MICHAEL
BATES: "This is a complex international
trade47. And we need greater information on the scale and
the scope48, and
the harm and the economic damage49
that is being done by50
this issue51 to convince52 those policy makers53 to commit resources54 to
tackle55 it."
I'm Christopher Cruise.
Vocabulary
1.
World Bank =
banco mundial
2.
About =
aproximadamente
3.
Either…or = ou….ou
4.
Poor = pobre
5.
Experts =
Especialistas
6.
Such = tais
7.
Medicines =
medicamentos
8.
can lead =
podem levar a
9.
treatment =
tratamento
10.
failure =
falha
11.
even = até
mesmo
12.
death = morte
13.
stop = deter,
interromper
14.
counterfeit
drug = remedio (droga) falsificado
15.
traffic =
tráfico
16.
met recently
= encontraram-se recentemente
17.
heads =
chefia, lidera
18.
focusing much
more = focando muito mais
19.
rather than =
ao inves de
20.
can do harm = podem fazer mal
21.
only =
somente
22.
effort =
esforço
23.
deal with =
lidar com
24.
kind of =
tipo de
25.
law enforcement = “aplicação da Lei”,
instutuições da Justiça
26.
consumer =
consumidor
27.
role = papel
28.
demanding =
exigir
29.
assurance =
garantia
30.
safety =
segurança
31. took action against = tomou atitude contra
32. thousands = milhares
33. businesses = negócios
34. selling = vendendo
35. sets = estabelece
36. there must be = deve haver
37. come from = vem de
38. companies = empresas
39. vulnerable = vulneráveis
40. manufacturing = fabricação
41. although = embora
42. regulators = reguladores
43. catch up = alcançar, pegar
44. strengthen = fortalecer
45. rules = regras
46. Health = saúde
47. international trade = Mercado internacional
48. scope = âmbito, alcance
49. damage = dano
50. is being done by = está sendo feito por
51. issue = questão
52. convince = convencer
53. policy makers = dirigentes politicos
54. commit resources = comprometer recursos
55. tackle = enfrentar
