Jakarta, Sept. 22 -- The National Foods and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) and the Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI) partnered up to strengthen efforts in curbing pharmaceutical and cosmetic violations and taking down global syndicates through a workshop here on Monday.

Head of BPOM Taruna Ikrar stated that the workshop is aimed at improving staff's skills, particularly the investigators, so they can better identify and address the violations. He stressed the urgency of the initiative, given the many products, either legal or illegal, entering Indonesia through its borders.

Moreover, he cited WHO, saying that it is estimated that one in 10 medical products in developing countries or low-income countries are substandard or falsifie...