Countries should think about ways to make the necessary technological, legislative and financial adjustments as quickly as possible to guarantee the availability of quality assured essential drugs.

In that context, Interpol is an essential element and has a significant role to play in the campaign against counterfeits and we hope it will be able to take the lead in this area.

International police action against the factories and distribution networks should be as uncompromising as that applied to the pursuit of narcotic smuggling.

People don't die from carrying a fake handbag or wearing a fake t-shirt. They can die from taking a counterfeit medicine.

The most frustrating thing is that I want to always buy the best thing, the thing that does the most stuff.

I actually think we're still in the first inning. The changes are coming fast and furious, but I think it's going to evolve so much more over the next five years. Organizations that have been set up to deliver news and information in a very specific manner for the last 50 years need to evolve and need to evolve quickly.