Indonesia on Friday ordered an immediate overhaul of the food and drug monitoring agency, a month after police uncovered a syndicate selling fake imported child vaccines to hospitals, pharmacies and clinics over the past decade.
The scandal sparked a public uproar and exposed major government deficiencies in ensuring drug safety amid a boom in Indonesia’s health industry.
Investigators continue to unravel how widespread the reach of a drug-making ring that sold fake booster vaccines for hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough to health facilities in Jakarta and the island of Java.
