Indian Government Turns to Blockchain to Crackdown on Fake Drugs

in #bitcoin7 years ago

Rupees-pills-India-760x400.jpg

An influential Indian government think tank is reportedly working on a blockchain proof-of-concept (PoC) solution to crackdown on the country’s chronic counterfeit drug supply.

The National Institute of Transforming India (NITI Aayog), the country’s foremost policy-making body and think tank, is looking to complete the PoC by the year’s end ahead of a real-world rollout in 2019, according to local publication Factor Daily.

According to a 2017 report released by the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 20% of medicines sold in India are found to be sub-standard or falsified. The report also suggests that 35% of counterfeit drugs sold globally come from India, underlining the significant problem at hand

Sort:  

Hi @jahid254039
Excellent article. I subscribed to your blog. I will follow your news.
I will be grateful if you subscribe to my blog @nepeso
Good luck to you!