Afghanistan to use blockchain platform to control drug counterfeiting

The Government of Afghanistan is preparing to implement the blockchain platform called Opera with the aim of controlling counterfeit drugs, an illegal action that affects supply chains in the country.

The information was provided by the company Fantom, this Monday which indicated that the execution of the pilot test will carry out the tracking of 50,000 units of hand sanitizer, 10,000 joint creams, 10,000 Kofol tablets and 10,000 foot creams of Dioacare.

According to the official source, the local security agencies managed to seize 100 tons of medications, which has an expiration date of 2017. This procedure will allow the creation of an unalterable audit trail in order to avoid drug manipulation.

Greater control

This will not be the only control mechanism that will be implemented by the authorities of Afghanistan. The country’s health system will also be submitted to the blockchain platform through a hospital medical record management system.

The company’s chief information officer, Michael Kong, says that the next management system “should require that entries in the system be made correctly from the beginning, and should hold malicious operators accountable for erroneous entries. The biggest problem in developing countries is identifying where the problem is and having strong evidence to apply it, ”Kong reported.

K.Villarroel

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