Consumer Protection in LAC I – How World Consumer Rights Day 2007 Was Celebrated
Friday, April 13th, 2007As I mentioned in my introduction to my series on consumer protection in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), March 15 was World Consumer Rights Day (yeah, yeah, you mentioned before that I’m late!). To commemorate, here The Temas Blog starts a five-part series by looking at how consumer organizations in LAC celebrated the day.
Fighting the Growing Menace of Counterfeit Drugs
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007Have you ever bought medicine at a pharmacy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)? I'm not talking about the big, sophisticated ones you might find in Buenos Aires or Rio de Janeiro. I'm speaking of those small ones in places like Santo Domingo or small towns in the Central American countryside, which are often […]