28 Mar 2018

Bougainville worried by illegal medical drug sales

From , 4:03 pm on 28 March 2018

PNG's autonomous region of Bougainville is trying to clamp down on businesses illegally selling prescription drugs.

PNG has been experiencing a prescription drug shortage over the past year but the Bougainville Health Secretary Clement Totavun told Don Wiseman, there has been a surge in Chinese owned businesses illegally selling drugs, such as anti-biotics.

Flag of autonomous region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

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