It’s a tropical disease spread by mosquitoes that kills hundreds of thousands of people a year.
According to the World Health Organisation, malaria kills around 400,000 people a year. And a further 116,000 lives are lost because of fake medicines.
A German start-up authentic.network has come up with a solution with a novel anti-counterfeiting code based on advanced blockchain technology.
The project, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, was announced by Frank Theeg, founder and co-CEO of authentic.network, during an official visit to Africa.
According to WHO estimates, up to 80 per cent of all medicines in Africa are counterfeit medication.
Source: https://www.htworld.co.uk/news/green-tick-project-announced-to-identify-fake-malaria-drugs/