mPedigree to Track Meds in Africa

Ethan Zuckerman, an activist for economic development in Africa and a research fellow from the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, reports about a new project called mPedigree, to fight pharma fakes in the developing world with cellular phones: [via
MedGadget]

"The project, called mPedigree, seeks to build a system first in Ghana, and then throughout Africa, that tracks drugs from their original producers all the way to the pharmacy shelves, allowing each buyer in the chain to ensure that they're dealing with a legimate product, thanks to RFID tags"

emily | 8:01 PM | Barcode Technologies / RFID Tags / NFC |
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