Headlines are filled with different brand of medicines being counterfeited in many developing countries; Studies are bursting with statistics showing 1% of medicines in the United States are fraud while global production claims 30%.

​Africa always seems to be the target of counterfeiting. Is it because of the lack of awareness among African people? Or perhaps the stereotype tagged in the general outlook of the continent as being poor and illiterate?

It is highly understandable that an international organization operated by private institutions and highly acclaimed individuals are being doubted of their reputation.

Jakarta is always included in the number of articles which discusses counterfeit drugs.

When talking about drug counterfeiting, developing and less developed countries are the first in line to being victimized.

The Peterson Group is a non-profit organization/group information website and watchdog of counterfeit and illegal drugs. To organize awareness and action in the battle against counterfeit drugs, the group shaped the organization to make people informed mostly in cities like Singapore, Taipei Taiwan, Beijing, China, Victoria Hong Kong, Jakarta, Indonesia and on almost most part of Malaysia.